| | |  | Trowels & Spades | Home » » » » » » Trowel Graphite Handle | | | | | | | Description: | | Fiskars Hand Trowel features a one piece nyglass unbreakable composite construction and hang hole for easy storage. | | | Features: | |
• Durable, lightweight trowel ideal for working soil in gardens, borders, and containers
• Single-piece Nyglass nylon/fiberglass composite construction for strength and light weight
• Rust-proof and easy to clean
• Hanging hole for convenient storage
• Lifetime warranty
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Weight:
| 0.5 pounds | | Package Length:
| 11.4 inches | | Package Width:
| 1.5 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.2 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.02 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 3 reviews |
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A great... plastic... trowelJun 12, 2008
This was my first trowel as a novice gardener 3 years ago. I loved it. I love that it's easy to spot in the garden, can be left out, and I don't care if the kids "borrow" it because it's dirt cheap. I have the hand rake to match, both in a not-too-glaring terra cotta colour.
For a while, this was my only garden tool, and it held up respectably creating beds, stirring in amendments and transplanting annuals and perennials of all sizes.
I'd have to go slowly when doing serious digging in rocky areas or digging up long-buried bricks - we have a million of these under our garden! But it did the trick, including digging post holes for my new Square Foot Garden this season.
However... this season brought the arrival of serious competition: the Rittenhouse Trake (also available at Amazon!). The trake's sturdy cast aluminum construction has, I'm afraid, blown this baby out of the water.
However much you want to call this trowel's material "composite," what it basically is is plastic. It's a plastic trowel. And metal, I'm afraid, will always trump plastic when you're investing in a real garden tool. The trake has a built-in rake (hence the name: trowel/rake), a nicely-rubberized grippy handle, and the digging power to seriously unearth those stones or bricks. It's also a girl-friendly small size without feeling too delicate or flimsy. I always was afraid that the matching Fiskars hand rake would get stepped on and snap. :-(
SO... I'm afraid, as much as I have loved my terra cotta Fiskars trowel / rake set, they've pretty much been relegated to the sandbox this season. The kids still use them in the garden, but I'm so happy with my metal version that can slice through anything without fear of snappage.
 I really like this trowel!May 20, 2008
We have several of these, and have never had them break. The orange "hanger" section does detach, but ours have lasted for years. I prefer them to metal, as they can be left out in the yard without damage, and they do not bend, as similarly-priced metal trowels inevitably do. I also HATE the sound of metal on rock--gives me goosebumps!
This has a nice shape and works well. I should note, however, that we do not have particularly rocky soil; someone gardening in the mountains may want to consider something sturdier.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Mine lasted about five MinutesMar 15, 2005
Ok, after about 5 minutes of use the first rock that I encountered broke it into about 5 pieces. Nowhere near as strong as a steel trowel.
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