Made a metal detecting shovel over the weekend

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2LateIWonMember since Aug 2015

Now that it’s warmed up a bit (60’s). I got to play/work in the garage. I built a better shovel for metal detecting on the hard Oklahoma clay soil

 

 

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JerryNYMember since Jun 2015

Nice. I like your purple finger too, the last time my fingerwas that multicolored I had hit it with large hammer 😛

WigWagWorkshopMember since May 2015

Awesome! What metal detector do you have? I been researching on and off for one, has I been wanting to pick one up.

comp56Member since Sep 2014

good job…I like it

2LateIWonMember since Aug 2015

JerryNY wrote:

Nice. I like your purple finger too, the last time my fingerwas that multicolored I had hit it with large hammer 😛

 

LOL I hear ya brotha  YOUCH!!!!!!!  

 

WigWagWorkshop wrote:

Awesome! What metal detector do you have? I been researching on and off for one, has I been wanting to pick one up.

 

I have a Garrett ACE 350  Great little detector for just starting off.  Very easy to use.

 

comp56 wrote:

good job…I like it

 

Thanks Its a little different……ok alot different ha ha 

Mondo1310Member since Jun 2015

Nice shovel design. I need one those shovels here in Texas too.

JimboS1iceMember since Sep 2015

Looks like a self defense shovel too!

Jimbo

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2LateIWonMember since Aug 2015

Mondo1310 wrote:

Nice shovel design. I need one those shovels here in Texas too.

 

I based the design off of http://www.predatortools.com/products/model-35-piranha    basically a $100 shovel.  One of their most popular 

 

Jimbos1ice wrote:

Looks like a self defense shovel too!

Jimbo

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Yeah I wouldnt want to get hit with it thats for sure LOL  

DR99Member since Nov 2012

I was thinking more for the zombie Apocalypse! Cool Shovel though 🙂

Poisonfangs85Member since Feb 2015

I bought a metal detector last summer, dug up the entire yard. We found so really neat stuff. Really neat shovel, happy hunting.

BigmikezMember since Jun 2013

Very cool looking shovel 2late!

2LateIWonMember since Aug 2015

Poisonfangs85 wrote:

I bought a metal detector last summer, dug up the entire yard. We found so really neat stuff. Really neat shovel, happy hunting.

 

I found a baseball token/coin in my back yard and a WHOLE bunch of modern pennies 

 

Bigmikez wrote:

Very cool looking shovel 2late!

Thanks I appreciate it 

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