A TOOL (10) FOR MANIPULATING A MATERIAL (20), SUCH AS SNOW, ICE, SAND, SALT, DIRT, GRAVEL, CONCRETE, VEGETATION, GRAINS, DEBRIS AND THE LIKE, RESTING ON A SURFACE (30) HAS AN ELONGATED HANDLE (40), AN ELONGATED SHAFT (50), AND A COMPOUND BLADE HEAD (70). THE HANDLE (40) IS ATTACHED TO A PROXIMAL END (52) OF THE ELONGATED SHAFT (50) AND THE COMPOUND BLADE (70) IS FIXED TO A DISTAL END (58) OF THE ELONGATED SHAFT (50). THE TOOL (10) IS CAPABLE OF PUSHING AND PULLING MATERIALS (20) WHEN OPERATING EITHER THE FIRST TOOL SECTION (80) OR THE SECOND TOOL SECTION (90). THE COMPOUND BLADE HEAD (70) HAS A FIRST TOOL SECTION (80) ADAPTED GENERALLY FOR SHOVELING AND DIGGING AND A SECOND TOOL SECTION (90) ADAPTED FOR CHOPPING AND SCRAPING. TAMPING, COMPRESSING, AND LEVELING IS ACHIEVED WHEN USING THE TOOLS (10) IN THE SHOVELING/DIGGING POSITION. THE STRUCTURE OF THE TOOL (10) IS DESIGNED TO ENDURE THE STRESSES AND FORCES OF AGGRESSIVE AND REPEATED OPERATING. FIG. 1
