Spear & Jackson 1071AL Neverbend Professional Treaded Digging Spade, Blue

Good Spade !

Heavier than my previous showel and it has a slight radius on the blade as it seems completely flat in the picks. Seems sturdy and only time will till is it truly is unbendable

I liked it because it was sturdy,but it didn’t seem that sharp when I did the edging of the lawn.

Having gained access to an allotment I thought I am luck,but the work has been horrendous.Just before Easter my better half relented and came and visited my allotment,to say he was appalled was an understatement.He is 6'2" and weigh in 310llbs,not exactly petite but he uses a shovel in his day job,on the roads.So armed with the Spears and Jackson he set too and was surprised by the quality of the tools and ease of use.Of course the downside was using these tools on a section of the allotment where the previous tenant had buried barrier membrane,seemingly this elicited a number of naughty words.So here we are with a tilled soil and his waist 4" smaller and he has a tan and the Spears and Jackson are still going strong.

I have spent quite a lot of time hanging off the end of it and it’s doesnt have any signs of it giving in.To give a bit of back ground I’m 6”2 weighing 90kg the my garden is full of rocks and roots. I’m not at all precious about it and spend a lot of the time using it to smash through the rocks and jumping on it’s handle to pull up stobborn roots.Having seeing a couple of cases where it has broken felt unconvinced by its bold “never bend” but I’m glad I bought it anyway as exactly what I wanted

This is definitely better made than anything else I've used. The section between spade & handle looks really substantial. I was using it to pull up roots, standing on the handle (I'm 97kg) & it didn't seem to be bending at all. The shaft may need some protection by the end of the gardening season (linseed oil, I think?) but it seems to be well made & worth the money. Spear & Jackson seem to be the only company left that are using good metals & manufacturing methods to create something long lasting & worth paying for.

It’s never likely to bend because it’s so heavy!! This is a serious spade !!

Heavy duty. Built well good price.