Lesche Digging Tool & Sod Cutter
- The ultimate digging tool
- Ideally suited for nursery, landscaping, camping and metal detecting.
- Blade length of 7 in., width of 1 3/4 in.
- Comes with handy belt holder
- Made in the USA
Product Description
This double-edged digger has a saw tooth edge on one side of the blade to cut through roots and a blade on the other to cut through tuff grass and dirt. The Lesche digging tool has a comfortable rubber grip handle with hand guard plate. Will cut plugs in soil quickly. The digger is 12″ overall and made in the USA out of Chrome-Moly steel. Comes with a Cordura belt sheath…. More >>
Lesche Digging Tool & Sod Cutter
Over the years, I’ve spent a fair amount of money on various gardening tools but this is by far the best-spent.
It’s sturdy enough to dig into the hard Texas gumbo soil without bending, yet the blade is narrow enough so that when digging out a weed I’m not digging up half the yard with it (as ends up happening with a trowel – if the trowel doesn’t break first!).
This is my most favorite garden tool – and I’m thinking about getting a second one so that I can keep one in the garage (for doing the yard work in the front of the house) and the other one in the garden shed (for working in the back yard and veggie garden) so I don’t have to walk too far in either direction (OK, call me lazy! LOL).
All my other trowels eventually bent under use in rocks and roots. This heavy item is great for rough work.
The price kind of scared me off until I actually held one in my hand. I thought it was probably just an over-priced garden hand trowel. It isn’t. It’s very well made and feels comfortable and well balanced in the hand. I use mine to fix water leaks. Once we’ve uncovered a leak with a backhoe and shovels, we use this tool to clean up around the broken area to make a repair. It gets right in to the tough spots and disturbs just as little ground support as possible. It’s strong enough to dig in clay and rock. The first time we used it there were a few comments from the crew about the tool and what it cost. But it worked flawlessly and didn’t get broken or all bent out of shape as other small hand tools do. Now it’s one of those “go to” tools when preparing to make repairs. After using it on two jobs, one of the other guys decided to get one for his tool box just to make sure we always have one on the job. And it’s made in the USA, if that matters.
This tool was recommended to me by a friend who has been using a metal detector for a few years. It’s a sturdy tool, with a comfortable grip. It will cut through even the thickest sod with no problems, and it’s shape gives you good leverage for prying out your plug or extra dirt. The tool also has a smooth finish to it which makes it easy to clean as the dirt tends to not stick to it. If you’re looking for a digging tool, this is definitely the one to get!