Ash separating shovel

An ash separating shovel which comprises a tapered body member having a diagonal ribbed reticulated middle portion in the shape of a trapezoid, a narrow front portion of solid material extending along the wide end of the trapezoidal shaped middle portion, and a wide rear portion of solid material extending along the narrow end of the trapezoidal shaped middle portion, said front, middle and rear porions being continuous along a common plane, said rear portion having side edges which continue the side edges of the trapezoidal middle portion, said body member folded along two said diagonal ribs of the reticulated middle portion to form side walls of uniform height along the sides of the entire body member, and a bottom wall with a wide open front and a narrow open rear, wherein the narrow front portion has tapered edges from the fold line to the corners and the wide end of the trapezoidal middle portion, so that when the side walls are formed the front ends of the side walls will be perpendicular to the bottom wall.