Tierra Garden DeWit Forged Hand Trowel, Garden Tool for Roots and Planting, Standard (31-3000)

I love the weight of this item and the construction of it. I just know it will last for years. Since I have heavy red clay mixed with iron ore, I need a heavy tool with sharp edges - this fills the bill!

It is the best tool in my garden tote! Heavy duty, sharp and so sturdy! I love it! I was a little bit hesitant to buy it after spending money every year or two on flimsy models that came loose or bent. It seemed like a splurge, but it wasn't! It is worth every penny and then some. Just get it, and you'll be set for many years to come. You can toss the cheap ones you bought before! This is a keeper!

Excellent ergonomics. This trowel is very comfortable in the hands. The steel is durable and takes an edge if you want to file it to make cutting through soil easier. The wood handle is smooth and not prone to splintering unlike some other cheap trowels. While wood can last a long time, it does help to keep it oiled to prevent future cracking. I've used it to pry rocks out of the ground too, sometimes up to 10 inches in diameter. This is a great reliable tool.

This is my second DeWit garden trowel, so obviously I’m a fan. I bought my first one at least six years ago because I do a lot of landscaping. I will use my old one at the gardens where I volunteer, just in case it gets lost. What I love about it is the blade is pointed and beveled, making it so much easier to dig deep-rooted plants out of the most compact ground. I also put a lot of force on the handle and it has not become loose, split, or worn, other than the finish wearing off after years of hard use. The little collar piece is the only thing that eventually came loose on the old one. Now, the head is forged steel so of course it will rust if you don’t take care to remove wet soil or you leave it outdoors in a moist environment. Rust is a user issue, in my opinion. Definitely recommended!

A great hand spade for the garden. Forged construction gives it strength, the contoured wood handle makes it comfortable to use. and the sharpened edges make it easy to dig with. So far I haven't seen a downside. I would recommend and would buy again -- but unless I lose it, I probably won't have to replace it. A definite five stars.

I bought this three years ago. It is an excellent all purpose hand shovel. I've had so many cheaper shovels bend or break, but this stands up to hard clayey and stoney soil in Western PA. You get what you pay for, and you pay for what you get - and this is worth every penny.

I don't know how people use those rinky dink aluminum and titanium so-called trowels. Are they digging cat holes in somebody's flowerbed or field? Because for me they're useless. The ground is always hard packed and there's softball or larger sized rocks and roots everywhere. This thing is heavy, but it's tough and has an actual handle, so you can jab it into the ground, pry rocks loose, force it back and forth... It definitely gets the job done. Other than that, it's really well made. Has a solid weld, nice ergonomic handle and the edges of the trowel have sort of a chisel grind. Not chisel sharp, but sharp enough to slice through a lot of the smaller roots you're likely to encounter in the middle of the woods.

This is a good and sturdy trowel which will last forever IF YOU DON'T LOSE IT SOMEWHERE IN THE GARDEN, which I did with the last one I'd had for decades. I wept when I couldn't find it, so hope this one will take its place. It is slightly narrower than my old one, but I like the point on it and the handle is good. I must just keep track of it!

Partner wanted a trowel that wouldn't break and I did my research. This had good reviews and being Dutch himself, I realised my partner would recognise the name. He is impressed with the quality and sturdiness of this trowel. Highly recommend.

Perfect for my raised bed garden! Great quality, and the wood handle is very nice and easy to grip.

Very handy took for weeding and transplanting

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Best you can get around here. Forget Gardena and others. For our clay soil-the best.