I am very happy with my new tool, a friend turned me onto the tool, and I've been using daily here at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden. Thanks...
I bought 3 Hoedads in the winter last year for bulb planting and weeding and planting gardens for clients. I am a Landscape Contractor. My employees keep using them which means they like them better than dimpler's and bulb planters. I personally took one on a hiking trip and the sharp blade was great and it a practical tool for bushwhacking considering I can't swing a machete very well. I did regretabbly have one handle brake at the tool head, it is secured by one narrow gauge pin, thus causing my employee to fall over and hit his head on a rock. But he kept on keeping on, and alls well that ends well. So I am down a tool, but I still have a great guy.
As a woman working in the garden, creating new gardens, digging up shrubs, perennials, and weeds, this mattock makes jobs so much easier! My ground is full of rocks of all sizes and this tool makes quick work of digging where it's hard and packed. From digging to extracting tough roots, and rocks, this tool is a must have!