Roughneck ROU68004 Round Micro Shovel 150x690mm/6x27'', Black

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The short length of the shovel makes it ideal for gardeners who prefer working while seated or on their knees. The soft grip D handle feels comfortable in your hand and the sharp blade cuts easily through whatever material you are digging through. Pretty obviously hardwood and plastic are cheaper – they serve their purpose and they also reduce weight but it would be pretty unreasonable to consider these a lifetime tool Digging or moving material – big difference

Large and hefty shovels have their place among your garden tools. They are useful for moving large amounts of soil or compost, digging large holes, making trenches and removing deep-rooted weeds. But if you use the micro shovel for its intended purpose, then it is really easy to use. The small size and lightweight build allows you a lot more precision compared to a regular handle. That’s what makes the micro shovel great for tasks like tending a raised garden or weeding around delicate plants.

Cons

Compared to specialised shovels such as those with square or tapered blades, rounded shovels are more versatile. They can handle a wide range of tasks, including lifting and moving soil, digging holes, making trenches, uprooting weeds and more.

This is a decent No2 budget shovel with a wooden handle. Don’t worry, not the kind that’ll splinter you, it’s nice and smooth. You only need to look at the outward taper and raised shoulders to realise this is design to grab big full shovels or sand and cement, or dirt. You won’t want to be digging with this, it’s the wrong tool. Scooping soil, compost or some other material from a bag. The smaller blade easily fits through the opening and you can hold the shaft in one hand. Next Day products are available across most of the UK, however, restrictions apply in certain areas postcode area: But there are some tasks that require the precision and ease of use of a lighter and smaller shovel. This is where micro shovels come in. Tending to small or raised garden beds where the wide blade of a regular shovel would make work difficult.People sometimes confuse spades for shovels but they couldn’t be further apart in terms of how to use them effectively. Spades are designed to be used only for digging only, whereas shovels can be used for a dig (if the tapered kind), after the dig, generally for lifting, and moving material (I’m always using mine to move pea shingle).
Some shovels in this review consist of a handle, shaft, and scoop – others just a continuous single piece of steel. I’ve mixed opinions on the shafts made from wood (as you’ll see when reading the article). Different types of shovels The shaft is made from fibreglass, a strong yet lightweight material. Unlike wooden shafts, fibreglass is less likely to snap and it’s more weather-resistant. It’s also much lighter than a metal shaft. Draper is a tool brand known for offering decent tools at sensible mid range prices. The Draper offers you strong, long lasting quality for a bargain price.
This is about 106cm long – ignore the listing that’s wrong and confusing – I should know, I use one! The square mouth builder’s shovel is made up of a Y-Dee handle which has proven pretty reliable so far and a hardwood shaft and very rarely have I known one of these to fail but obviously not as strong as a steel shaft. The thing is this is a good 70% cheaper than an all steel shovel though so pretty sensible value but I can’t recommend it over the Silverline GT30 No. 2 Shovel on price. If you’ve never thought about adding a micro shovel to your collection of gardening tools, it’s more useful than you think.