Sharpen, clean and oil a shovel - PEP BB tool.sand.shovel

This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in tool care.

Everyone has a shovel.  It's often sitting in the garden shed and getting rusty.  Did you know that sharp shovels dig much easier than dull ones?  Let's make this shovel shine!

Clean the rust/dirt off of the shovel using sandpaper, angle grinder, orbital sander, scouring pad, steel wool, etc.  Use a file, sandpaper, angle grinder or belt sander to put a sharp edge on the shovel.  Bevel just one side, unlike a knife.  Go for a blunter edge than a knife so that it doesn't get dull when it hits dirt for the first time.  Oil it to keep it from rusting.

Here's a good video of the process.  If you're using a cup brush on an angle grinder, wear enough protective equipment.  The wires can fly off and get embedded in things.


Requirements to complete:
 - Can be any metal shovel (not metal edged plastic snow shovels)
 - Protecting oil can't be petroleum derived

To get certified for this BB, post the following:

  - pic of dull or rusty shovel
  - action pic
  - pic of clean, sharp shovel
  - describe the oil used to protect the metal