First garden tool ever...

[bloke]

Had some scrap lying around and thought why not make something useful save buying one.
Took a while to get back into the hang of wire speed and travel etc. Used ESAB 160i Caddy with 95% argon mix.

Please feel free to comment, YES it did take some grinding back but it sure does work.

 

[bloke]

Proof of the pudding as they say

 

[MoreWellie]

neat, for the mk2 version put a 1 cm 90 degree fold on the top edges and it won't cut into your wellys when you stand on it

 

[bloke]

Ta, I was going to attempt to TIG weld a narrow strip but my TIG welding is no way good enough yet.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Get some flats on the top of the blade to make it easier to foot it in.
Much prefer spades with the same too.
Edit. @MoreWellie beat me to it.
Teach me for posting before reading it all

 

[RichardM]

Thirded the flats on top of the blade. Also T bar the handle allows a "twist it off" action when trimming.

 

[DAPPH]

Perhaps instead of a fold over or a flat strip or bar welded on the top edge to save your foot wear .

Use an angle grinder to cut a slot along the length of a bit of tube then tack weld a piece either side of the shaft on the top , if your feeling really posh blank off the open ends with a plug and round it off before you weld them in place ( stops any sharp edges ripping your wellies at the instep if you foot slips off the cutter).