LANGUAGE TOOLS SPEAR-JACKSON SPADE WITH LIP

This spade is suitable for digging in soil and heavy clay soil. This blade is also polished blank which means that it grinds itself, this makes it easier to slide into the ground. The spade has a swan-neck blade which means that the stem has more firmness because the wood is deep in the house of the swan-neck. This means it cannot break so easily, and can therefore handle heavier types of soil. The spade has a waxed ash handle of 90cm. The size of the blade is 275x160mm. The blade of the spade has to be inserted straight or almost straight to the edge. Then pull the handle at the shaft backwards to loosen the ground. When you have chosen the right length of the shaft you stand up straight. Then bend your knees and lift the slanting spade with soil by stretching your knees again. Bending the knees is important to save your back.