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« Reply #20 on: August 05, 2009, 03:05:59 pm »
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As far as digging divices go , I found there is no foolproof way to dig a hole in a nice lawn and not leave a trace that you have not been there. even if you carefully backfilled the hole and replaced the grass exactly back in place . the grass will brown off after a day or so , and also digging a hole more than 6 inches deep you will always have a bit of soil surplus after you backfill .
                My detector will read a coin down to 12 inches deep so you wouldnt be able to retrieve a coin only digging a hole only 2 inches square.  A screwdriver is sometimes not the answer if the ground is particulaly hard as you cant just push down enough pressure  with one arm ,  soft ground maybe .
                I made this special short handle shovel , its made with a steelbar handle about 3/4 inch thick and a ( flat steel blade about 1 1/2 inches wide and 3/8 inch thick and about 12 inches long with a small footstep on the back).   Ive sharpened the blade on the leading edge  .
                My technique is to cut a square of turf about 3 to 4 inches square ( smaller size if the coin is at a shallower depth )  to be replaced later , then I systematicly work my way around this hole with my shovel using my foot to gain downward pressure on the shovel and the strong steel handle to gain leaverage prising the soil loose in the hole , if the soil is slightly moist it will stick to the shovel to clean out the hole but after some depth I might have to clean out the hole by hand.
                 Although I have a Screwdriver , Trowel and a small Potting Shovel in my kit I find this Special Shovel is the best thing Ive found to get through even the hardest ground ive dug tree roots and all , a real cinch in soft ground .   


Hay Aussie,

I can dig 8" and pull a crushed soda can out of a hole I have to
stretch to get it out of. I have an improvement on the screw driver.
It will scoop dry dirt out of a 2" hole. All I need is my Arkie digger
and an electronic pin pointer.

I will Let Tha Pics Speak For Themselves

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Some good photos.

A picture speaks a 1000 words.

A big thanks for taking the time to post them.

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Quote:Posted by maturemike
Some good photos.

A picture speaks a 1000 words.

A big thanks for taking the time to post them.

Cheers,

Mike


What the photo does not tell is that it is so hard it almost never needs
to be sharpened. It will not break with just hand force. I can hang with
the tip stuck in a crack without it breaking. I weigh 260 pounds. I have
thrown it, tip first onto concrete. It will not dull or bend.

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