Spear & JacksonSteel Tubular Shovel for Landscaping, Gardening, Contractor, DIY, Trenching, Outdoor Tasks

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This is heavy and durable and definitely will do what you need it to do, but I struggle to use it due to how heavy it is

When the wife brings me out a cup of tea to the garden, she usually gives me earache if there are no visible signs of productivity. I've had this shovel for 2 months now and it's helped me out no end. I use it to lean on whilst listening to the wife moaning, but it has also reduced the amount of moaning because I've been able to quickly dig a lot of holes with it. As soon as she goes back indoors I lie back down in my hammock, set my alarm for another 20 minutes, have a snooze and then get busy for 10 minutes before my next cup of tea arrives. That way I usually have a sweat on when she comes down the garden and there'll be a new hole.I must admit that I got caught out last weekend. The wife enquired as to the purpose of the holes. Well, I had to lean on the shovel for a while after I explained they were practice holes. Then I got back to business and dug some holes to move some trees and shrubs in to and dug out the aforementioned plants.The construction is superb; it can really smash through some tough earth/rocks. The coating on the blade has withstood everything so far; but I expect it will deteriorate eventually. The metal shaft has already coped with the same punishment (and more) as the spade (from Wyevale's Vintage range - expensive and only for 'hobby' gardeners) this replaced. The wooden handle is comfortable and seems pretty tough and it is the right size for me (5'10"). I don't find it heavy.I would recommend this to anyone who needs to dig things. If you're shifting earth/sand you would probably benefit from a square shaped shovel (which will hold more); the round blade on this allows you to get into hard soil and shift in bigger quantities than you would with a spade.

It is a solid well made shovel and is very heavy. Does the job though. I am sure it is going to last many years of happy shovelling.

Sturdy and durable but too heavy.

Used this only for gardening and it's been great. Very sturdy. It's made easy work of cutting through roots in the ground. Would recommend

I bought this because i found it difficult doing anything with a flat headed spade.It is surprisingly light, durable and easy to use, sliced straight through the ground and the shape made it easy to dig a straight border around my garden.Even my brother was impressed when he threw it and it stuck in the ground everytime, must be a guy test to see if it's a solid spade... Either way it passed with flying colours 😁Highly recommend, never been so excited about gardening.

UPDATE: I bought it for digging holes and it's not ideal for that as stated in my initial review BUT I have found it excellent for digging out rubble and aggregates. It won't break and it is a bit cumbersome to use.FOR HOLE DIGGING: The soil was wet and it stuck to the rather thick blade. The blade is also at quite a high angle to the shaft, making it not ideal for digging straight-edged holes. I won't be sending it back but I consider it as "not one of my better buys (for digging holes)".