Spade or Shovel in Direct Driller 11?

Direct Driller Magazine

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Media

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Lichfield

• Oct 12, 2020

• #1

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One of the many reasons for being a little late this month is the internal debate we had about whether it was a spade or shovel on the front cover of this issue. I'm still not sure we got it correct.

 

Chris F

Staff Member

Media

Location

Hammerwich

• Oct 12, 2020

• #2

I still think "searching with spades" is more catchy.

 

Clive

Staff Member

Arable Farmer

Location

Lichfield

• Oct 12, 2020

• #3

I think its a spade ...........

 

E_B

Member

Location

Norfolk

• Oct 13, 2020

• #4

Spade for sure. I don't see any upturned edges. Can't believe it got past the editor.

 

tr250

Member

Location

Northants

• Oct 13, 2020

• #5

I like to call a spade a spade

 

Chris F

Staff Member

Media

Location

Hammerwich

• Oct 13, 2020

• #6

E_B said:

Spade for sure. I don't see any upturned edges. Can't believe it got past the editor.

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it didn’t, I got voted down and hence it was changed from draft 1 to 2.

 

Clive

Staff Member

Arable Farmer

Location

Lichfield

• Oct 13, 2020

• #7

E_B said:

Spade for sure. I don't see any upturned edges. Can't believe it got past the editor.

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It was spade headline originally - Mike thinks its a shovel ....... I'm on the fence, my spade is a bit of a hybrid with turned up edges but is narrow like a spade ! (its not my spade / shovel in that pic though )

 

Clive

Staff Member

Arable Farmer

Location

Lichfield

• Oct 13, 2020

• #8

Chris F said:

it didn’t, I got voted down and hence it was changed from draft 1 to 2.

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worse things happen - we could be showing this safe handling of big bags like some other publishers last week

 

Two Tone

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Mixed Farmer

Location

Moreton-in-Marsh, Glos

• Oct 13, 2020

• #9

Definitely a spade here.
Could be a shovel if you are Australian.

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S

Suffolk Serf

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Location

Bury/Thetford

• Oct 13, 2020

• #10

Best not to use the s word, the PC/woke brigade might think that you’re being racist.
Best to call a spade a shovel now, even though a spade is clearly a spade and a shovel is most definitely a shovel.

 

nick...

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Arable Farmer

Location

south norfolk

• Oct 13, 2020

• #11

E_B said:

Spade for sure. I don't see any upturned edges. Can't believe it got past the editor.

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You can’t get the staff
nick...

 

Andrew

Never Forgotten

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Location

Huntingdon, UK

• Oct 13, 2020

• #12

Hard to tell if they’re upturned edges or just rounded corners.

Wouldn’t it have been easier to retake the picture rather than argue about it?

 

Boohoo

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Location

Newtownabbey

• Oct 13, 2020

• #13

Upturned edges with a straight edge between them means it's a shovel.

 

Chris F

Staff Member

Media

Location

Hammerwich

• Oct 13, 2020

• #14

Andrew said:

Hard to tell if they’re upturned edges or just rounded corners.

Wouldn’t it have been easier to retake the picture rather than argue about it?

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Probably yes - but wasn't our picture.

 

clbarclay

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Location

Worcestershire

• Oct 13, 2020

• #15

Boohoo said:

Upturned edges with a straight edge between them means it's a shovel.

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Ah, that's a Spade Shovel.

 

JD6920s

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Mixed Farmer

Location

Shropshire

• Oct 16, 2020

• #16

clbarclay said:

Ah, that's a Spade Shovel.

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Spovel.

 

tepapa

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

North Wales

• Oct 17, 2020

• #17

I voted spade but I agree it is very difficult to tell from the picture to the point that I'm not sure.
But I would question anybodies advice that digs a hole with a shovel and not a proper digging spade so I would question the reliability of the information in the article to the point the editor should have called it a spade just to seem competent.

 

Farmer Roy

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Arable Farmer

Location

NSW, Newstralya

• Oct 17, 2020

• #18

More importantly - does it really matter ?

 

nick...

Member

Arable Farmer

Location

south norfolk

• Oct 17, 2020

• #19

Farmer Roy said:

More importantly - does it really matter ?

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You better ask the ladies on here
nick...

 

clbarclay

Member

Location

Worcestershire

• Oct 17, 2020

• #20

JD6920s said:

Spovel.

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A "Spade Shovel" is a very real thing in this part of the world. Suited to jobs like scoping scalpings or sand and gravel which need scooping up, but a trad shovel isn't suited to digging into the heap.