Shovel
device · 3000 BC · Ancient world
A tool for digging.
What it is made of
- Shovel blade — has part. A steel plate that cuts into the ground.
- Handle — has part. A handle.
Principles and materials it uses
- Lever — uses. The handle is a lever.
- Wedge — uses. The blade enters the ground like a wedge.
- Wood — is made of. A shovel was wooden, later with a metal edge.
- Steel — is made of. A steel blade.
Things built in a similar way
- Trowel — works like. A trowel is a mason's small flat shovel.