garden spade repair?

If no rivet is supplied you can take a 6" round wire nail with a flat head. Drill a pilot hole in the handle. Pass the nail through, mark it and cut it off proud of the tool. Bash it into shape with a rivet hammer.

Rod
December 2011

Buy a new handle from a Garden Centre or a good hardware store - it will come with an aluminium rivet.

Drill out the old rivet and remove the old wooden handle - trim the new handle to fit if necessary - drill a hole for the new rivet and use something as an anvil while you bash the rivet into a mushroom head shape.

Job done - 10 minutes.

If you're not confident ask an old codger to do it for you for the price of a pint.

An old codger
June 2010