I have a few shovels and hard tine rakes with broken handles and noticed a replacement handle is more expensive than a shovel.
I have a post hole digger and a sharpshooter that have 1.25" 16ga steel tubing handles so I don't throw the tools away but I am sure a lot end up in landfills.
So what's behind the cost, lower demand for handles due to cheap throwaway tools?
Hmm. I think I've broken maybe 1 handle in my lifetime. IMHO maybe they're breaking because the owner's trying to do more with the tool than it can logically handle.. Ya think?
