Edward Tools Bend-Proof Garden Trowel - Heavy Duty Polished Stainless Steel - Rust Resistant Oversized Garden Hand Shovel for Quicker Work - Digs Through Rocky/Heavy soils - Comfort Grip (1)

This is one tough trowel! I broke my old one and needed a replacement so I started looking at the options on Amazon. This one caught my eye and the price was right so I decided to give it a try. Yes, it is stainless so I don't have to worry about it rusting like my old one. The handle is cushioned enough that I can use it in really hard soil and still maintain my grip and not hurt my hands. The blade is just the right width. Not too wide - that would make digging in tough soil difficult. Not too narrow, so I can really move a goodly amount of soil with each scoop. This is excellent for all common garden tasks - potting up plants, digging in plants, light cultivating, etc. The only negative I can think of is that it is made in China. Too bad we can't make something like this at a decent price in the US. Still, it is the best trowel I've ever used.

I had several cheap trowels that bent backwards every time I tried to use them to plant flowers. I did have one good trowel, but it's nowhere to be found and I have 4 flats of plants to put into the ground. I hate to buy tools like this without feeling how they fit in my hand, how heavy they are, etc., but the store that I bought my "good" trowel in has gone out of business and I didn't feel like driving around to find another. I took a chance and ordered these - specifically because they had a lifetime warranty. The shovels are very sturdy, a good weight, they do not bend backwards or feel cheap and are very nice. So pleased with this purchase and now I have 2 new shovels that I hope I don't lose. Very pleased with this purchase and will buy the exact same brand if these end up disappearing!

I've had this tool for awhile. Was using it again today and thought to myself that I only take the time to leave a review when I'm not happy with a product. This is a quality product for a good price and thought it was worth my time to let others know. Stainless steel, sturdy and comfortable. Don't have to worry about the handle bending from stressing it too much. Just a really good product and not over-priced. As soon as I got the first one and felt it after unpackaging it I immediately ordered another one as I thought a quality product like this would certainly rise in price and in case I mistakenly left my first one out in the weather (I hate myself when I do that.) and lost it or ruined it I wanted to have a back-up.

Product is well made and works as described. Good value

Exactly what I needed! Nice heavy duty gardening shovel. The cheaper ones always bends at the handle digging in really hard dirt. This one can dig through thick clay if you have to! Definitely recommend this shovel! A+++

Great quality and is real stainless steel.

After viewing some snooty high end sturdy gardening tools on specialty websites, it occurred to me that there must be a better way than spending fifty bucks on a garden trowel that doesn't bend when you try to dig out a rock. I understand that the cheap ones bend when you push too hard. That's what happens with cheap stuff, right? WRONG. This stainless steel gardening trowel costs less than ten bucks, and it's super strong, and why didn't I find this years ago? It's an (almost) unbendable stem welded to a non-yielding shovel. If anything breaks, it's gonna be the weld, and so far, nothing has shown any fault. It's shiny. It's smooth. It's comfortable to hold. And it's not for gently holding your tender soil bundles while softly moving your tender baby stems into a luxurious tender soft pot. It's for stabbing hard soil, pushing rocks around and yelling at the stupid roots that are in the way, all the while whacking them with the edge of the shovel until they finally break. It's for that.

Bought this as a gift for my garden-mad wife, and it was a huge hit. She's a penny-pincher and has never had many good tools. She'd been using a cheap trowel she bought at a yard sale for a quarter. It kept bending because it was a flimsy piece of dung. (I ordered several other good, new tools, too.)The thick steel of this tool is impressive - very sturdy. Don't think she can bend this one. The oversize handle provides a comfortable grip, and adds leverage, helping to ease the strain to arms and hands - a good ergonomic design. And it feels right - well-balanced and well-proportioned to its tasks. Though heavier than her old one, it tires her less, due to the good handle and the fact that the weight actually helps rather than hinders the work.My wife was surprised how much a well-made tool could help ease a job - you'd think she'd already know that since she's married to me. : )Highly recommended.