Lesche Standard Digging Tool & Sod Cutter (Right Serrated Blade)

The Lesche Digging Tool is a fantastic piece of equipment. I am an amateur metal detector and outside of my detector itself, this is the most valuable piece of equipment I carry. I only went through a few Walmart gardening spades before I realized the need for something really sturdy. This is it! As you have read in other reviews... this thing will NOT bend. For digging plugs in hard dirt, I can put all my weight (approx. 200 lbs) on the hilt to push it down and then pry up. I'm telling you... this thing doesn't bend. The serrated edge helps a lot with roots, too.I'll be honest. I don't keep this in a case in my bedroom. It stays in my bucket in the garage and there is no rust on it. The only issue I have had is the red handle slides on me a bit, now. When I get tired enough of that I'll put some rubber cement in there and be done with it. Guys, if you are a treasure hunter or even a flower gardener and you need a good spade... make the investment. There will be no regrets.

I usually don't write reviews lets start with that. When I do that means it's a hell of a product. I started metal detecting about 3 years ago. I like most beginners just used whatever I had around the house for digging. I recently bought the Garrett digger. Looked like a mean tool and thought that I would try it out. It is not a terrible tool but it has a rubber texture on it (maybe to prevent rust) that makes it hard to push into the ground. It is a strong tool and has more of a bend in the center which makes it better for scooping dirt out than the lesche. NOW onto the lesche compared to the Garrett. The lesche I mean what can you say. It's a monster. It slides into nearly every ground type. And I am by no means easy on my diggers. When I received the lesche I tried it out the first day. I have very hard ground right now because we haven't had rain in forever. It has a LOT of rocks also. I had a hit with my 3030 and started to make my plug. Again it plunged into the ground with very little effort. It makes a terrific plug and when I was done you could barely tell I dug the plug. Long story short if you're into metal detecting BUY THIS PRODUCT. Don't fall for garrets digger as it doesn't compare at all. Not to knock Garrett as they have great products but their digger just doesn't compare to lesches digger.

I use this tool in the garden for planting, and it has also become my go-to tool for girdling small aspen and red maple in oak savanna / barrens restoration projects. It gets under the bark, protects your knuckles, and the serration is great for gripping and tearing the bark as one works around the tree.

Digging in soil, cutting clay soil, breaking up soil by stabbing it.This thing replaced every sad, bendy junk trowel I owned . You can pry earth with it, the earth that breaks and bends most cheap " quality" garden tools ( the Stanley hori hori i had lasted 5 minutes)Get it. You will question whether you should have . If you dig, divide and transplant, you needed this years ago and you will never know what gardening joy is until own this.Also, you look pretty awesome standing in your front yard, covered in dirt and sweat holding this.Oh, and the edge is functional without being sharp enough to cut off a finger if you are less than graceful.Pair this with a council tool groundhog and you will master and dominate the soil or clay in your yard.

This was actually a gift to be used by a friend that is into metal detecting. He stated it was the perfect tool. Convenient and handy with the sheath to carry on his belt. I received my first digger from a friend who saw I was having difficulty planting fall bulbs in rocky soil. My bulb planter kept bending, and eventually broke while I tried to plant the bulbs. NOT A PROBLEM WITH THIS TOOL!! I call it my Lethal weapon... my 9 yr old grandson will even help me weed when he gets to use my “Lethal Weapon”. This may seem like an expensive gardening/metal detecting tool, but you will never buy another. My sister who is left handed, bought the left handed version and loves it!

I say this is a very near perfect digging tool for metal detecting. There are alot of good points to this shovel and only a few negatives.One positive thing about this tool is, it's very strong. I have dug hundreds of holes with it and I don't believe you would ever bend or break this hand shovel. I think you'll have this shovel through your lifetime.Another positive, is the profile of this shovel is pretty flat, thus making it very easy to dig a very clean plug.It doesn't seem to hurt my hands after long days of digging like cheaper hand shovels from Lowe's/Home Depot/etc. My hands don't feel like they are all cramped at the end of the day.As far as some of the negatives go, I did pull the red plastic handle right from the shovel. Underneath, of that plastic is a solid piece of metal that goes from the handle down to the shovel itself. That's why I don't think it will ever break on you in your lifetime. I believe that is heat treated or case hardened steel. But the plastic part must just be lightly glued on to the steel. I fixed that with some gorilla glue and haven't had a problem with it since.The only other negative I see with it would also have to deal with the profile of the shovel itself. Since it is flat, and it does cut through sod so good, it makes digging loose dirt from inside the hole a little harder. There isn't much of a bend in the blade to scoop out dirt as good as other shovels. But, I don't think the beveled/curved shovels go through the ground as easily as this shovel. So, I guess you can't have it all.All in all, I think this is a great shovel. A little pricey, and I guess that could be another negative but I believe it comes with a lifetime warranty. But I don't think you'll need that warranty.