Spade or Shovel in Direct Driller 11?

[Direct Driller Magazine]

Issue 11 of Direct Driller Magazine launched today - if you aren't receiving it and want to receive this issue in print then there is 4 days left to subscribe - https://www.directdriller.com/register/

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]

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

 

[Clive]

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

 

[E_B]

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

 

[tr250]

I like to call a spade a spade

 

[Chris F]

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

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

 

[Clive]

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

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]

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

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

 

[Two Tone]

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

Welcome to Australian Made - The Australian Made Campaign

Welcome to the official site of the Australian Made Campaign

www.australianmade.com.au

 

[Suffolk Serf]

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...]

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

You can’t get the staff
nick...

 

[Andrew]

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]

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

 

[Chris F]

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?

Probably yes - but wasn't our picture.

 

[clbarclay]

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

Ah, that's a Spade Shovel.

 

[JD6920s]

Ah, that's a Spade Shovel.

Spovel.

 

[tepapa]

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]

More importantly - does it really matter ?

 

[nick...]

More importantly - does it really matter ?

You better ask the ladies on here
nick...

 

[clbarclay]

Spovel.

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.