Cold Steel Special Forces Spade Shovel Overview and Handle care Upgrade

Overview of the very popular and affordable Cold Steel "Special Forces 'Spetsnaz'" spade shovel with hardwood handle care for durability. The season 3 winner of the survival show "Alone" chose this as one of his 10 items, as it is a very versatile tool.

[martinhafner]

Yes, you were scraping, with sandpaper. The advantage of using a scraper blade is that you don't get a lot of dust flying around. You can scrape right into a trash can. You also get a more grain aligned surface with a scraper if you're careful about how you scrape with a slanted grain.

[daleodenbaugh]

Make sure you soak the rags or paper towels in water after using them or they WILL self combust, don't just throw them away.