Just couldn't.....
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Ferrous
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Tony, no not stainless. 3/16" plate for the blade, 11/4" for the handle, and a piece of 1" cold rolled to connect the blade to the handle. Then some primer. guess I ought to paint it and put an edge on it also.
minirevolver
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it would be cool to coat the handel in truck bed liner or powder coat ....just a thought.... nice digger
hobbes_lives
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Nice work. 
Janster
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...........looks functional enough, but I think you made it too big. You can move a lot of material with that thing. I always go for smaller shovels so I do not move too much material in each scoop! Takes a little longer,but I don't mind, I'm retired .
RelicHound
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I made one as well...took me a bit longer than 30min tho. worked on it for about a week 20min a day at work,I modeled mine after my dads ground shark,mines got a wider blade by about 1/2" and is 30" long,I only serrated one side but plan to do both sides. I also put a "push pad" on it like the ground shark,got mine by cutting the heel off an old boot 
I was gonna buy one of them lesche relic pro shovels this weekend,I like that design a bit better than the ground shark and don't have the material to make one. yours look great...good job!
I was gonna buy one of them lesche relic pro shovels this weekend,I like that design a bit better than the ground shark and don't have the material to make one. yours look great...good job!
Nice work
You just have to have a little extra respect for someone who makes it himself.
Gil
You just have to have a little extra respect for someone who makes it himself.
Gil
darthcual
Full Member
Nice but Too Big in my opinion. Looks like a construction workers shovel, not a relic hunter.
Ferrous
Elite Member
Actually it is 1" longer than the Predator Mauler. I thought i would try it. If it's too long I'll cut it down or make another.
Critter
Elite Member
That looks really Pro. Now I know how where your name comes from! Very Nice. 
Bennym
Elite Member
I think that's one fine digger ! I don't think it's too big for out in the woods... sometimes that little extra leverage is a help especially in a rocky area....
If it only took you 30 minutes and you used scrap ... damn you could be selling 'em !
One fine job..... even if I had a welder.... and I worked on it for.... oh say 7 hours a day.... It'd still take me like 2 months to come up with something that even looked close to that !
Yup... I'm pretty handy ! :spin: :tumble:
If it only took you 30 minutes and you used scrap ... damn you could be selling 'em !
One fine job..... even if I had a welder.... and I worked on it for.... oh say 7 hours a day.... It'd still take me like 2 months to come up with something that even looked close to that !
Yup... I'm pretty handy !
:spin: :tumble:
headhunter
Senior Member
nice job
