Best For: Shoveling, digging, backfilling trenches, mixing concrete, working with tarmac, and carrying loose materials like sand, cement, gravel, and chippings.

The square or taper mouth design allows for more controlled movement of material and easier penetration into the ground or other surfaces compared to shovels with rounded blades. These shovels are often used in construction, landscaping, gardening, and other outdoor activities where accuracy and control are important.

Best For: Yard shovels are commonly used for tasks such as digging, scooping, lifting, and moving materials like soil, mulch, gravel, or compost in yard work or gardening activities

Yard shovels typically feature a long handle and a wide, flat blade at the end. The blade is usually made of metal and may have a slightly curved or squared shape.

Best For: Excavation and digging tasks, particularly in construction sites where precision and care are crucial.

Site Master shovels typically features a narrower and sharper blade compared to traditional shovels, allowing for more precise digging without disturbing surrounding soil layers excessively.

Best For: Heavy clay soils and ground-breaking work, often favored by landscapers for heavy-duty tasks.

A grafting shovel typically has a long, narrow blade with a sharp edge on one side and a flat, smooth surface on the other. The sharp edge is used for cutting through plant stems or branches cleanly, while the flat surface is used for splitting or shaping the tissues during the grafting process. The handle of a grafting shovel is often long and straight, providing leverage and control during grafting operations.

Best For: Making deep narrow trenches, cable and drainage channels, digging post holes, and tree planting due to its tough, long, narrow blade with built-in treads for leverage.

A Newcastle Drainer or Grafter Spade is a type of spade or shovel designed specifically for digging narrow trenches or drains. It typically features a long, narrow blade with a pointed tip, allowing for precise digging and the creation of straight-sided trenches

Best For:  Digging, Edging, Weeding, Transplanting, Dividing perennials and border work.

A border spade is a smaller, more lightweight version of a traditional spade, typically with a smaller blade and a shorter handle. It is specifically designed for working in confined spaces, such as borders and flower beds in gardens.

Best For: They are commonly used for tasks such as digging planting holes, edging garden beds, lifting and moving soil, and transplanting small plants.

Garden Spades typically features a flat, squared-off blade with a slightly pointed tip and a straight, relatively short handle. Garden spades are smaller and lighter than traditional shovels, making them easier to maneuver in tight spaces and among delicate plants.  

At JBCB Tools, we craft our 'Y' or 'D' handles from a single piece of premium ash, perfect for garden applications. Each of our Wood YD handles is meticulously lacquered, ensuring a timeless, traditional sensation in your hands.

The JCB Heritage Border Spades and Garden Spades feature wooden YD handle.

Built from durable high-impact polypropylene, the Ergonomic PYD is designed to enhance comfort by maintaining a natural hand position during use, thereby minimising strain on the hands and wrists.

The JCB Professional Square Mouth Site Shovel features Polypropylene YD handle.

The metal YD grip serves as a primary choice for contractors and users of heavy industrial tools. Built from durable steel framing, it features a sturdy wooden handle riveted to withstand twisting forces. Exceptionally robust, it seamlessly attaches to shafts made of wood, aluminum, steel, or fiberglass.

The JCB Site Master Shovels feature heavy-duty MYD Handle.