a lower portion adjacent to the shovel blade 30 in one embodiment the angle formed by this bend is obtuse as shown in fig2 so that the shovel blade can easily descend into the gutter even if the operator of the tool is standing at or below the level of the gutter the back side of the arm opposite the handle attachment means can be rounded as in fig9 or flat as shown in fig5 the shovel blade 30 is used to push debris under the gutter strut as shown in fig7 in one embodiment the shovel blade is rectangularly shaped see fig1 and 7 although other shapes can be used in particular the two corners of the shovel blade nearest to the arm can be rounded or tapered as shown in fig1 as shown in fig2 in one embodiment the shovel blade is planoconcave although it could take a number of other forms including but not limited to flat on both sides or concave on both sides sidewalls can be added to the curved blade 70 or to the shovel blade 80 see fig8 when such sidewalls are used they help trap debris ribs 60 62 can also be added to the curved blade and the arm shovel blade as.