Sharpen your shovel?

[MDKamper]

I have had a Lesche shovel for about 3 years no problems with it. I noticed yesterday it is getting very dull. Do you guys sharpen your shovels ? If so how often? What method do you use? TIA

Matt

 

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[Terry Soloman]

I take my hand digger and shovel to a local metal shop here in town every couple of years. $10 for both items. Easy like parcheesie!

 

[Ogre1190]

I do like Terry...but my Gunsmith does mine. No charge. 😁

 

[fishstick]

A question I've often wondered....Thanx for the tips guys!!!!!

 

[Plumbata]

Yes, periodically I clean the rust off, apply hot wax and sharpen the edge with handheld metal files which doesn't take long at all. I don't have a lesche or hori hori so cheapo thrift store trowels get their edges sharpened too, but that usually requires a grinding wheel as lots more metal needs to be removed. Not as relevant for detecting, but for bottle digging in wet dirt lots of muck will stick to the shovel which is inefficient, so having a cleaned-up waxed shovel really helps discourage excessive caking-on of mud.

 

[Tpmetal]

i do mine at work on the wet belt sander.

 

[RTR]

Dremel & one minute & done

 

[IMAUDIGGER]

Yes every year before fire season.
All it takes is a sharp mill basterd file and about 10 minutes.

Really helps with cutting through roots.

 

[Clay Slayer]

Dremel & one minute & done

This.

 

[A2coins]

grinder you don't want it knife sharp

 

[Bama Billy]

Yep, I like a flap wheel on my grinder

 

[IMAUDIGGER]

Mill files are just as capable as making a piece of metal rounded as sharp. The trick is to knowing when to quit.