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

Great shovel. I deliberately searched for one that wasn’t too big. I like them to a nice manageable size since I’m often using it as part spade & part shovel, ie I’m doing digging with it as well as moving material from A to B. It’s solid steel. All one piece apart from the handle which is wooden. I’d have preferred a polypropylene handle as sometimes the wooden ones start to swivel over time but minor detail that doesn’t change the fact this is a great tool. Spear & Jackson are a very reliable manufacturer of garden tools so I never doubted that the quality would be up to standard and I wasn’t disappointed on that front either. I reckon that it’ll last a lifetime. I’m a happy shovel owner.

All metal save for the end part of the handle. The digging end is slanted so not very good for digging hard soil. Needed to break up with a pickaxe or fork first. Quite heavy tool to move a large amount of soil.

Very sturdy and hopefully, durable. I hgave broken a few wooden handles over the years. Also, this is for shovelling rather than digging

It's nice and made fully from metal a bit heavy but durable and does the job.

Seems solid enough and sturdy

In the past two shovels I've had both the shafts had broken with this new one very strong

Arrived quickly and did the job it needed to, cut into the ground well and feels solid and sturdy.

Used this to dig out some of my lawn to create a veg patch, was great for the job. Seems to be good quality for the price.