Building your own beach scoop
As Mud says, "ya gotta try making your own scoop sometime in your life". Over a long winter spell I built this one out of boredom. Have about $100 invested in this and most of that was for the guy who welded it for me. You can buy the SS sheet and tube for $15 to $20. Main part of scoop is made out of 14 gauge SS and the back piece is 16 gauge SS. If I was doing it again I would make the whole scoop out of 16 gauge SS to save on weight. Drilling the holes takes a little time and effort. You can lift a truck with this thing but it is a little heavy. The welding guy also used his metal brake to bend the SS for me. Those little tabs in the top/front are to prevent the welds from splitting, my first scoop I made kept splitting here with heavy lifting. The wood handle is a post hole digger handle, may replace that someday with carbon fiber. Bending the SS is a critical part, determine the inside height you want on the scoop and then bend to attain that. Welding done in two stages, first weld top and handle to the main part of the scoop. Then make a pattern for the back portion so you can cut it out to fit for the final weld. Satisfaction in building something yourself but with the time and effort involved, cheaper to buy a good scoop.