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Broad, slightly concave, straight or pointed shovel. It is made of sheet steel. Typically the short handle ends in a D handle. The ballast shovel serves to move sand, gravel, chippings, coal (see charging shovel) and the like. See also the masonry shovel. [MOT]

Slightly concave shovel with straight cut, made of sheet steel. Usually there is no handle on the stem, but a T-handle also occurs. The sand shovel serves to move sand, gravel, crushed stone, etc. The archaeologist uses the sand shovel to scrape off very thin layers of soil to make the traces visible. See also the shovel. [MOT]

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Large wooden rake with wide teeth that are widely spaced, with which the sand heap is regularly worked to allow the sand to dry more quickly. There are also sand rakes (1) with metal teeth, as well as a combination rake and puller. [EMABB] (1) Proper English name yet unknown