. Elements of railroad track and construction . Fig. 97a. of the handle causes the handle to set at such an angleto the blade that when the back of the blade lies hori-zontally on the ground, the upper end of the handle is atsuch a height from the ground that a man can throw hisweight against the shovel when digging. The blades areabout 12 inches long and 9J or 10 inches wide. Long-. FiG. 976. handle shovels are used in digging holes and narrowditches. Scoop shovels consist of a square-pointed blade about12 inches wide, 13 or 14 inches long, and scoop shaped toa depth of 3 inches, the blade be
. Elements of railroad track and construction . Fig. 97a. of the handle causes the handle to set at such an angleto the blade that when the back of the blade lies hori-zontally on the ground, the upper end of the handle is atsuch a height from the ground that a man can throw hisweight against the shovel when digging. The blades areabout 12 inches long and 9J or 10 inches wide. Long-. FiG. 976. handle shovels are used in digging holes and narrowditches. Scoop shovels consist of a square-pointed blade about12 inches wide, 13 or 14 inches long, and scoop shaped toa depth of 3 inches, the blade being attached to a shortwooden handle with a grip on the end, as in Fig. end grip on the shovel handle^ Fig. 97, has an open-11 162 RAILROAD TRACK AND CONSTRUCTION. ing large enough to allow the workman to place all fourfingers through it. These grips are either made out ofthe same piece of wood as the rest of the handle, or con-sist of a malleable iron casting which is fastened to thestraight part of the wooden handle. Scoop shovels areused to handle large quantities of light material, such asashes, cinders, or snow. Snow shovels are usually made of wood shod withiron, and are of so many sizes and descriptions and sofamiliar to all that no detailed description will be given. Short-handle shovels are used more than an}^ othertrack implement. They have a blade about 12 i
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