10th June 2013, 08:19 AM
Jack Wrote:[SIZE=2]The shovel is one of the practitioners most useful tools. It can be used to get rid of spoil, straighten a section (though a spade is better).[/SIZE]
I always found that with a bit of practice, the flat blade of a shovel always made a straighter and cleaner section than a spade.
Jack Wrote:But remember to take the strength and direction of wind and the looseness of the spoil into account or you may end up with sand in your face
..or somebody elses.
DINOSAUR Wrote:Think you accidentally skipped over the first bit? Picking the right shovel? Very important!
Indeed. There's a whole lesson in that topic alone, plus the selection of most sorts of tools. WHS or Marshalltown for instance.
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Senior Consultant
Vader Maull & Palpatine
Archaeological Consultants
A tremor in the Force. The last time I felt it was in the presence of Tony Robinson.