Archeologists believe the first shovels were made from the shoulder blades of large animals more than 5,000 years ago. Thank goodness garden-tool technology has evolved.

Our pick: Bully Tools 82515; Also great: ... We asked professional landscapers, tool manufacturers, and others in the shovel trade to recommend a general-purpose, do-it-all shovel.

The shovel includes a further 17 tools in all, and here is the complete list: an axe, knife, spear, bottle opener, fire starter, wire-cutter, trowel, hexagon wrenches, nail puller, pick, ruler ...

If you have more tools than a handful of 16-penny nails pounded into a 2×4 will accommodate, this shovel rack is for you.