RossPeplow
Greenie
- Mar 4, 2015
- 12
- 34
- Detector(s) used
- XP Deus, Garrett AT Pro, Garrett ProPointer
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
I do quite a lot of digging on lawns and parks so I use a small trowel instead of a spade to minimise damage. Obviously most gardening trowels don't last very long when used to cut into sometimes very tuff turf.
Now I know I could just go out and buy a purpose made metal detecting trowel but I wanted to try and make one myself.
I started off with my old Roughneck 27-inch shovel and I don't use much.
I simply cut the blade profile I wanted with an angle grinder and tidied up the edges with a Dremel.
Then I removed the handle and inserted the old handle from my old garden trowel.
I'm really pleased with the result, its only a bit bigger than a garden trowel but its VERY robust and can take some real abuse and due to the longer handle it provides some good leverage compared to my old trowel.
On its first use I was amazed how easily it cuts into the hard soil.
Now I know I could just go out and buy a purpose made metal detecting trowel but I wanted to try and make one myself.
I started off with my old Roughneck 27-inch shovel and I don't use much.
I simply cut the blade profile I wanted with an angle grinder and tidied up the edges with a Dremel.
Then I removed the handle and inserted the old handle from my old garden trowel.
I'm really pleased with the result, its only a bit bigger than a garden trowel but its VERY robust and can take some real abuse and due to the longer handle it provides some good leverage compared to my old trowel.
On its first use I was amazed how easily it cuts into the hard soil.
