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You could go with a tiger maple shaft and finish it with aqua fortis,linseed oil and wax. Tough and it would look great. I did a hawk haft like that a while back and it turned out great. Looks like you can reach into it.
Not to get off topic, but that is really amazing. I really like how the Tiger Maple just makes that Hawk pop.
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broken many fiberglass shovels myself
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I would definitely avaoid a fiberglass shovel handle as like Honor Earth I have seen them broken before. Not near as tough as you would think, but I have gone through more than one of the metal ones he posted. I think I am on my third All-Metal shovel. I think JTT is on the right track. You could probably trade the Nuke for one with CF & Micarta & walk away with enough cash to pay for at least most of the shaft.
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