I found an old shovel last month. Kind of a scaled-down longhandled shovel that looks like it was made for kids. Maybe 2/3 scale compared to a normal one. The handle was mostly rotted and was rusted up pretty good. Took a file to the cutting edge and it is made from some good steel. Figgered it was worth saving. Found a handle that would work at the hdwe store for $9.00. Took some re-profiling and sanding the laquer finish off and a few coats of BLO to get 'er in using shape. Handy little bastid......
Not only were shovels made with good steel, they were made of thinner steel that lent itself to a lighter and handier tool.
