Fiskars Pro IsoCore Dual-Ended Pickaxe and Hoe – 36-Inch Shock-Absorbing Handle – Durable Forged Steel for Digging and Cultivating - Orange/Black

This mattock is substantial in build quality. Thick on both ends. The hoe side is 3.5” wide at the tip, 3/8” thick at mid point and 1/2” thick near the handle, and 7.5” from tip to handle. Which means it’s heavy and built for serious work. . The fiber handle works well with either of the blades. Used to pry roots and smilax type vines out of the ground. Mattock blade can take a size-able chunk of soil out. A bolt is used to support the head to remain on the handle. Cost more to order from Amazon but local stores are out of stock. Have not found a stronger built mattock in local hardware stores. Well worth the effort to use. Recommend for heavy prying of roots and digging in soil (Florida).

I use this tool primarily when making hiking trails. I use it to loosen hard clay, dig out stumps and rocks and to some extent cut small brush at ground level. I lever fairly large rocks with it and use its leverage to pull up stumps and roots. This purchase replaces the same model that I had worn down by grinding the edge. I keep the hoe end sharp to cut roots which means I sharpen the tool before virtually every use. Eventually I run out of steel. But the Fiskars mattocks have never broken. I have bent some less expensive mattocks but never the Fiskars brand. The handle technology is impressive as well. There is far less shock transmitted to your hands and arms. The handle does not slip in your hands and the size of the tool is comfortable for me, an average size man. It is more expensive than others to purchase, but in my experience lasts longer and is less expensive in the long run if you use it a lot and easier on your body when you do use it.

This is the pick, NOT the splitting maul, as in many of the other reviews.. This is a heavy, sturdy tool. Well balanced with good weight on pick for heavy digging and chopping. Very strong handle. Good for prying out roots or rocks. The steel seems very high quality and hard. I’ve hit a few rocks and concrete. The rocks and concrete lost. Handle is well shaped for gripping.

Used for an underground plumbing job. Had to get through rock that was not very hard, but layered horizontally. Tractor sub soiler unable to penetrate. this pickaxe worked great to break up the rock! Also used to dig up stumps. Great tool!

Much heavier than others, very heavy duty

Look, I’ve had my share of pickaxes over the years and the main thing I look for is some kind of impact dissipation in the handle because hitting something hard by accident can be very painful. This one seems sufficient and I’ve had good luck with this brand before. Also, who doesn’t like ordering ridiculous excavation equipment on the internet anyway? It came packed securely actually, and wielded great damage to many mimosa lateral roots, some of which were growing into landscaping gravel. Success.

Let me start by saying I’m a 62-year-old woman and I only weigh 129 pounds. I moved onto your property where it had been harvested for timber and has clay dirt and lots of rocks. This thing is a godsend! It has saved me so much work by being able to break up the ground in order to plant things instead of trying to use a shovel. The handle is very shock absorbing so it really is easy to use and even though I’m not strong enough to swing it up over my head, it is still very effective from waist height. I would definitely recommend this for anybody who has the need to break something up or dig something in difficult soil.

Mu brother-in-law wanted a study pick axe for Christmas after years of mauling his to the point of destruction. He thinks this was a dandy pick and looks forward to using it year after year. It was the nicest one we could find anywhere and he wasn't disappointed! The weight and quality was outstanding, the handle was nice and it seemed to have a good balance to swinging it.

Es muy bueno, muy seguro, resistente, tiene un material que te da mejor agarre, se limpia con facilidad y es no se oxida.

C'est la meilleure marque d'outil que jai utilisé je possède plusieurs outil de cette marque je les adore tous et maintenant je n'achète plus rien dautre que fiskars

Pickaxe arrived with quarter-sized chips flaked off its "rust resistant coating", and there's already hand dirt staining on the handle. I know it's just a tool meant to slam into things repeatedly, and should get dirty and chipped up... but shouldn't it arrive in brand new condition? I'll keep the pickaxe (because I need it now, and not whenever a replacement might arrive), and time will tell whether the chips lead to problems. Otherwise, it's handsome for a pickaxe. It seems well made. Obnoxious stickers along the handle came off easily. One star deducted for imperfections on a new item. Not sure whether the fiskar factory or the amazon warehouse caused them.