Shaft for blade hoe 110 cm

Keep the handle's length if you want to work with the hoe fairly vertically into the ground, often when working with soil. If you want the hoe to work more horizontally with force between your legs to chop stumps and sapplings or as a vertically held axe, it is better to cut the handle down to 65-75cm. In some cases down to 40cm.

NOTE: If you are working in marshes and moist environments (slippery), we recommend carving/chiseling/grinding the handle so that it has a small knob at the top and the main shaft is a little oval, more like the shaft of an ax. 

The handle is round throughout its length and 28mm in diameter where it is thickest at the bottom.

Assembling

Video about assembling hoe and shaft

Let the handle dry indoors near a radiator for a couple of weeks first—it should be as dry as possible before being hammered in to ensure it stays in place.

1. Attach the hoe to the handle. In the video, we apply grease to the handle, but this is not necessary.
2. On the opposite side of the hoe head, near the eye (hole), there is a protruding solid metal square. Use this square as support against a sturdy anvil or similar surface.
3. Hammer the handle firmly into the hoe using the back of an axe or a sledgehammer. The better the support, the more you can drive the handle in.
4. If, after hammering, more than 1 cm of the handle sticks out, saw it down to a maximum of 0.5 cm.
5. Finally, hammer in the wedge. Done!

When we assemble them ourselves, only about 1 in 10 handles need to be trimmed—the rest can be hammered in fully.