By
eHow Home & Garden Editor
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Things You’ll Need:
Step1
Take the broken tool to a hardware store or garden center and buy a replacement handle.
Step2
Clamp the tool blade in a bench vise.
Step3
Wriggle the handle out of the hasp or, if necessary, split the wood using an electric drill and pick out the pieces.
Step4
If the handle is fastened to the hasp by a rivet, file off the head. Then drive it through, using a hammer and punch.
Step5
For a wedged-in shovel handle, insert a punch through the hole at the bottom of the hasp and pound with a hammer.
Step6
Insert the new handle. (If necessary, file away some of the wood to make it fit.) Then, holding the tool by the working end, tap the handle on the ground until it slides into the hasp.
Step7
Drill through the rivet hole (if there is one) and into the new handle. Insert a galvanized wood screw that is slightly shorter than the diameter of the hasp.