Breaking a shovel can render it pretty useless but it can easily be given a new lease of life by replacing the shaft and handle. A variety of different types of shafts and handles are available from garden centres or online.
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Repairing a metal shovel's broken wooden shaft and handle
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Chip off any caked on cement or concrete using a metal cold chisel
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Chip off any caked on cement or concrete using a metal cold chisel
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Use a drill with a grinding attachment to remove any stubborn bits of cement
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Use a drill with a grinding attachment to remove any stubborn bits of cement
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Use a drill with a grinding wheel attached to grind down the head of the metal stud
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Use a drill with a grinding wheel attached to grind down the head of the metal stud
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Use a drill with a grinding wheel attached to grind down the head of the metal stud
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Using a cold chisel and club hammer lever the metal shoulder away from the wooden shaft
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Clamp the wooden shaft into a metal vice and remove the shovel
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Clamp the wooden shaft into a metal vice and remove the shovel
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Clamp the new wooden shaft and handle into a vice and fix metal shovel onto shaft making sure that the shovel and handle are aligned correctly
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drill a pilot holes and screw shovel onto wooden shaft
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Repairing a broken garden tool with new wooden shafts and handles