How to Build a Push Snow Shovel

A push snow shovel is a standard tool for any home that exists in a temperate or colder environment. While there are more effective ways to remove snow, nothing is as reliable in a pinch as a basic push snow shovel. By building your own, you create something that is easily reparable and can be build to your own standards. Push snow shovels require treated wood that is attached using galvanized hardware to protect them from long-term water and mineral damage. After mastering the basic fabrication technique, it is possible to create an arsenal of push snow shovels in various sizes and shapes.

Sandpaper, fine-grit
1½-inch treated dowel, 48-inches long
3 circular-to-flat galvanized metal brackets, 1½-inch diameter
24-by-24-inch galvanized steel sheet
Drill
Metal drill bit, 1/4-inch
1/4-inch-diameter bolts, 1 inch long
1/4-inch washers
Wing nuts

Instructions

- 1
  Position three circular-to-flat galvanized metal brackets with 1½-inch diameters on the end of a 1½-inch treated dowel that is 48 inches long. Space the brackets right at the end of the dowel, spaced about 4 inches apart.
- 2
  Set the brackets and the dowel on top of a 24-by-24-inch galvanized steel sheet. Mark the positions of the screw holes for the brackets. Drill out each hole using a drill with metal drill bits.
- 3
  Slide a 1/4-inch-diameter washer over a 1/4-inch-diameter bolt that is 1 inch long. Pass the bolt through the steel sheet, through another washer and through one of the bracket holes. Tighten a wing nut over the bolt until it is tightly fastened. Repeat to add five additional bolts to the bracket holes.

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