Digging Shovels and Trowels
Digging Shovels
For treasure hunting in the US, I use two types of relic digging shovels manufactured by George Lesche - Builder of the Highest Quality Digging Tools For Metal Detecting, Camping, Landscape, Nursery, Gardening, Prospecting, Archaeology, Rescue, and Reforestation.
1. Lesche "Relic Hunter Model 38"
LESCHE "RELIC HUNTER MODEL 38" SPECIFICATIONS:
Steel: Aircraft quality
4130 chromemoly steel, heat-treated and tempered
Total Length: 38 inches
Construction: all-steel
Blade: 5 x 11 inches, saw-toothed
Price: $60
Having a Lightweight long D-Handle with Power Grip, a foot step for power digging,
teeth for cutting roots, a durable steel design, this shovel has proved to be
the best digging tool for the most difficult digging situations and the toughest
terrain - will make quick work of getting through webs of roots and hardened soil.
2. Lesche Relic Shovel 28"
LESCHE RELIC SHOVEL SPECIFICATIONS:
Steel: Aircraft quality 4130 steel,
heat treated and tempered
Total Length: 28 inches
Construction: all-steel
Blade: 4 inches x 8 inches
Price: $25
Having a shorter T-Handle, a foot-step,
a durable steel design, this shovel has proved to be a perfect digging tool for
treasure hunting in the forested areas with the soil of high rock content, or
extracting the targets from under the thick tree roots.
While treasure hunting overseas, I use "Fiskars" models of digging shovels, patented in Finland and manufactured in Russia, that easily meet a demands of a treasure hunter.
"Fiskars" Shovel
"FISKARS" SHOVEL SPECIFICATIONS:
Steel: Heat treated and tempered
Total
Length: 1 m to 1.5 meters
Construction: steel blade and stem, plastic "D"
Handle
Blade: 8 inches x 15 inches
Price: $8
Due to its low cost,
lightweight design, and amazing durability, this shovel became the most popular
digging tool among the treasure hunters across Eurasia continent. The shovel enables
the treasure hunter to use his full weight and leverage.
Trowels
I use the trowels on very rare occasions such as searching for a freshly lost item on the "manicured" lawn in front of the house, or while looking for seeded tokens and coins during the Competition Hunt. With this tool, it is easy to use a rapid technique of slicing a semicircle to retrieve a less shallow target without leaving a mess.
The Most Practical Trowel for Competition Hunts
This trowel can retrieve small targets from crevices and other hard-to-get-to spots
These Non-metallic trowels would allow a metaldetectorist to check the dirt on the trowel blade for a signal without dumping the dirt on the ground - that would save time and effort, by moving the trowel in front of the search coil
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