Hot take: My backyard furnace patched a cracked garden tool head

The head on my old digging spade had a nasty crack after hitting a rock. I melted some scrap brass in my small crucible and braised it back together solid. Do you folks ever use shop skills for stuff at home?

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jason_hunt271mo ago

Why would you waste time melting brass for a garden tool instead of just buying a new one? Those spades are cheap and easy to find at any store. Messing with a crucible and hot metal seems risky for a simple fix. Don't you worry about the tool breaking again when you need it most? Is all that effort really worth it for an old digging spade?

elliot_king1mo ago

Yeah @jason_hunt27, it's about fighting our throwaway habits.