Flat Shovel by Fiskars

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Place of Purchase
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Summary
This all-steel garden spade features a D-handle design for comfortable, two-handed control whether you re digging over a vegetable border, creating a trench or slicing through turf. A sharpened blade cuts into hard ground with ease, and an oversized step provides a comfortable platform for your foot to provide even more power. The welded steel construction makes this garden spade virtually unbreakable, and a powder coat prevents rust and makes it easy to keep your spade clean. Lifetime warranty.

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I give this tool 8 out of 10 acorns.

How often has it been utilized?
All the time the past three years.

Review
I have found this metal shovel to be a great tool that can be 'beat' and works well under pressure. I have rocky soil that requires extracting stones here and there that makes digging with 'normal' shovels that turns into a chore. This flat shovel having an all metal construction makes me trust leveraging on it more than the wooden handle ones that I have. I have found that as long as you are not prying with the very edge of the shovel, it stays strong. It is wide enough to get good purchase on objects while being skinny enough to work in tight spaces. This flat shovel also works great edging lawn along driveways and sidewalks. I have removed a couple apples due to some less than Permie materials used in its construction but it fills a role nicely for digging.

Recommendation

I would recommend this tool to everyone.

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