Don't you hate when this happens? There you are digging in the garden and try to pry out a sapling stump and SNAP! If you can part with an old friend it is time to go buy a new shovel. If not (can you tell how much I have worn down the tip on this shovel?) it is time to replace the handle. Step one: Remove the Handle Notice where the rivet is installed through the handle. Find the pre-formed end. Look at the other side. If it has been flattened much bigger than the hole through the shovel you will need to cut it off. A Dremel tool with a cut-off wheel is the way to go. Don't forget the safety glasses. Now take a punch and hammer and knock the rivet through the shovel shaft. Now you can knock the piece of the broken handle out of the shovel shaft. Step two: Fit and Drill the Hole in the New Handle But where to get your new handle? I just read an article that mentioned the House Handle Company (http://househandle.com/index.html), a family owned business in
I almost always have something going on.