Fiskars 46" Spade Garden Shovel, Steel Flat Spade with Ergonomic D-Handle, Sharp Blade Square Shovel for Lawn Edging, Digging, Heavy Duty Yard Tool, Easy Cuts in Grass and Turf

I recently purchased this garden square spade, and I’m extremely pleased with its performance. The spade’s robust construction makes it ideal for digging and turning soil. The square blade is perfect for edging and precise planting, which has greatly improved the efficiency of my garden work.The handle is ergonomically designed, providing a comfortable grip that reduces strain during extended use. The build quality is top-notch; the spade feels solid and durable, capable of withstanding heavy-duty tasks without bending or breaking. It’s evident that this tool is made to last.One of the standout features is its sharp edge, which easily slices through tough soil and roots. This has made my gardening tasks much easier and quicker. Additionally, the spade is well-balanced, ensuring smooth and controlled movements.Overall, this garden square spade offers excellent value for the money. It’s a reliable and effective tool for any gardener, whether you're a novice or an experienced green thumb. Highly recommended!

So many uses and is quite sturdy but not heavy.

Very sturdy. Great, wide handle. Easy to use. Very useful planting or transplanting trees, shrubs etc.

Best shovel. Period. I worked a job close to 10 years ago where we had these shovels and always remembered how much I loved using them. Build sturdily and cuts through dirt extremely efficiently.

A perfectly flat and straight, squared-off blade. Very well-built for home/garden use. Found I could use the shovel to scrape off a think layer of soil in one place and use that dirt to fill in a ditch elsewhere. Also good to shovel-off you-know-what from your front yard.Because of its straight, thin-ish blade it can be used to cut off weed and grass ingrowth into the mulched areas around newly-planted small trees. Could also be used for edging lawns.Bought it because I saw a video where it was used to slash, or cut into the soil deep enough to make a, slim crevice that would be wide enough to bury a low voltage wire - all without digging a more labor intensive ditch which would also take time to backfill. The idea is that you stand on the shovel until it's been pushed all the way down, then wiggled a bit to widen the top surface opening. This is a clever idea if your soil is naturally soft. But, if your soil is anything like mine with hard clay appearing 6-8 inches below the surface, this probably won't work - it's too hard to push the shovel's blade down all the way. However, a few days after a long, hard rain might make all the difference even for challenging soils.You may not use this one too often, but when you do it's the perfect tool to use. One of those specialized tools that's nice to have if you don't mind spending the extra money. It might stand in the corner of my garage for another 2-3 years before I reach for it again.

Like most Fisker tools, this is a solid, well built shovel. Not much else to say except remember to sharpen it. Sharpening a shovel, including a lawn edging shovel, is always recommended because a sharp shovel makes digging and edging easier, requiring less effort and time. It also helps in cutting through plant matter more efficiently. Most new shovels come with dull edges to prevent accidents in stores, so sharpening them can significantly improve their performance.If you haven't sharpened a shovel before, be sure and secure the shovel by clamp or vise, with the shovel's cutting edge facing up. Use a file, coarse abrasive stone, or handheld grinder, which is what I use. Follow the existing bevel or use a 45-degree angle if it's not visible. Only sharpen the beveled side.As far as sharpening technique: For files or stones, push forward in even passes. For grinders, move along the edge without staying too long in one spot.Sharpening your lawn edging shovel (or any shovel) will enhance its effectiveness in digging or in maintaining clean and precise lawn edges.

Great product as expected. Solid construction and taller than other garden shovels.

This is to replace my worn out spade that has several cracks and openings in the spade metal. THIS shovel has thicker metal in the shovel, has a longer handle and a the loop at the end of the handle is great to use. I have never had a tool with this feature and I will look for it when I buy other tools because of the versatility it provides in use. I have not used this one a lot yet, but it feels so much better that I will use it even more than the old shovel because it looks more rugged, the spade is a bit larger which will be nady for all the trimming i do, and the longer handle will make it much easier and comfortable to use.