Digging Spades with Ash Handles

A wooden T crossbar and a wide rectangular digging blade define this spade. A long socket joins the handle to the head, and the upper blade edge forms a broad foot step.

A separate molded D grip tops the ash-wood shaft of this carbon steel digging spade. Its rectangular blade has turned foot shoulders and a long socket beneath the shaft.

Choose this construction when comparing a wooden shaft with an all-metal spade. The 110 × 18 cm overall format combines a broad working face with a cushioned cross-grip.

A 230 × 140 mm carbon steel head gives this border spade a compact working face. The ash-wood handle has a YD opening above an extended socket, with a total length of 1040 mm.

Compare this smaller head with a full-width digging spade when working between established plants. The 2.5 mm blade and upper foot treads belong to the compact border configuration.

This digging spade uses a straight ash-wood pole and measures 1500 mm overall. A flat 290 × 180 mm carbon steel head meets the handle through an extended socket.

The long open-ended pole offers a different hand position from a short YD grip. Compare the 2.5 mm blade and flat digging face when selecting tools for bed preparation and soil turning.

Plain unturned shoulders border the broad carbon steel head of this digging spade. An ash-wood shaft joins the long socket to a separate plastic D grip.

Compare the plain shoulder profile with a spade that has rolled foot treads. The broad flat working face and separate upper grip form a distinct construction for a digging assortment.

This digging spade reinforces its wooden D-grip handle with riveted full-length steel straps. A 13-inch blade, low two-inch lift and bolted rubber foot pad support controlled downward cuts.

The full-strap assembly spreads the connection along the shaft for digging around established beds. Choose the short D grip when you want hand control close to the blade for cutting soil and lifting plants.

This full-strap digging spade combines a 48-inch straight ash handle with a low-lift steel blade. Long riveted straps reinforce the shaft connection for repeated downward digging around borders and nursery plants.

The open straight handle offers more hand spacing and standing reach than a short D grip. Its 13-inch blade narrows from a broad shoulder to a straight cutting edge for controlled soil cuts.

A slim 5.5 cm blade has a straight cutting edge beneath two projecting foot steps. The long ash shaft ends in a T grip for controlled digging in confined rocky ground.

The narrow rock-spade head concentrates the working edge into a much smaller width than a border spade. Compare its near-parallel blade and broad projecting steps with tapered drain spades and wider digging heads.

This digging spade combines a rounded cutting edge with wide forged foot steps. Its ash T handle and compact head support precise planting holes and soil cuts between established plants.

The curved mouth lets the cutting edge enter the soil progressively across its width. Broad shoulder platforms give more room for foot pressure when working in firm garden beds.

A compact 15 cm border blade has a gently curved cutting edge and two narrow foot steps. Its reinforced socket carries a straight ash shaft with a wooden T grip.

The 22 cm blade is smaller than a full-width digging-spade head and suits close work between plants. Compare its slim welded steps and compact head with broad rolled-tread spades.

A compact rectangular border blade has plain shoulders and a gently curved cutting edge. It joins a straight ash shaft with a wooden T grip.

The plain shoulders form a narrower upper outline than the stepped border model. Compare its 22 cm blade with full-sized 27 cm digging heads when choosing tools for close work between plants.

A 27 cm digging blade has rounded lower corners and plain shoulders. The ash shaft ends in a closed wooden D grip formed as one piece with the shaft.

The solid wooden D loop differs from split Y frames with a separate crossbar. Compare the tread-free shoulders and longer blade with compact stepped border spades.

A broad flat blade narrows to a pointed cutting tip beneath plain shoulders. A straight ash shaft and wooden T grip complete the digging layout.

The flat pointed blade presents a different cutting profile from a rectangular border spade. Compare its unturned blade edges with a curved scoop shovel when selecting a soil-cutting tool.

This digging spade widens from a 150 mm shoulder to a 175 mm rounded cutting edge. An integral ash D handle connects to the forged blade through a twin-riveted socket for controlled planting and soil work.

The flared lower profile gives the cutting mouth more width than the upper blade. Choose it for planting holes and turning soil where a rounded edge and plain shoulders suit the working space.