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[gumpus]

What kind of shovel?

A carbon fiber shovel with fine edges.

Seriously, after googling I think it's called a regular digging shovel.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/CRAFTSMAN-...VtvzjBx0LMwNXEAQYECABEgIY7_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[lowangle al]

That would be a spade tip shovel. It is more of a finesse shovel as opposed to a square tip which is better for power.

 

[yellowcanoe]

That would be a spade tip shovel. It is more of a finesse shovel as opposed to a square tip which is better for power.

When I taught a beginner beginner class I issued closet dowels. It actually was a valuable lesson as it taught there was never a need to feel up crapts Creek! And the dowels were friggin cheap. But don't you think a posthole digger would be even better?

 

[lowangle al]

That is a good lesson that everyone should be aware of. The post hole digger is a good idea if you are tandem and it will come in handy in camp at potty time.

 

[gumpus]

That would be a spade tip shovel. It is more of a finesse shovel as opposed to a square tip which is better for power.

So a square tip shovel is called a spade and a pointy tip shovel is called a spade tip. OK, got it.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Blue-Hawk-20-in-Wood-Short-handle-Garden-Spade/3605800

 

[lowangle al]

That thing isn't even a shovel, it's a spade. We always called the "pointy" shovels spade tips at work. I thought it had to do with them being shaped like a spade, as in a playing card.

 

[scoutergriz]

So a square tip shovel is called a spade and a pointy tip shovel is called a spade tip. OK, got it.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Blue-Hawk-20-in-Wood-Short-handle-Garden-Spade/3605800

funny, I worked in construction for decades and would call that a plain shovel, to me a spade has a point....

 

[Jim Dodd]

Before ping pong paddles, Nessmuk, pudding sticks and the Piragis catalogue, native paddlers used the one arm paddling technique I mentioned above.

That's the technique I use.

I saw a paddle made without a shaft, It had a strap, and a cut out for the hand. To me it was just a gimmick, and an excuse for not having the skill to use the trick in your pic Glenn !

Thanks Glenn.

 

[latremorej]

Always called the square ones "transfer" shovels as they are not meant for digging but transferring material from one place to another. Spade shovels are for digging

 

[Black_Fly]

Duck bill shovel was likely the inspiration for the otter tail paddle.

 

[latremorej]

Duck bill shovel was likely the inspiration for the otter tail paddle.

Hahahaha

possibly!