This is my first Amazon review, and I felt compelled to write this because I love this item so much! Gardening is my hobby, and when I was younger I worked for a landscaping company, so I have a pretty good amount of experience in the yard.... including using various garden tools. This tool is so simple and yet so effective. It is basically a long piece of solid metal. I just moved into a new residence, and am in the process of relandscaping my entire yard. That includes removing every existing plant and tree so I can start over. For the first several weeks of the removal process I used a pick, shovel, and other common garden tools. I then bought this tool and wished I had done so from the beginning. This tool goes through dirt easier than anything else (I hesitate to say like butter). It also makes short work of large roots, especially those that are underneath the plant/tree that are difficult to reach with other tools. Lastly, this tool will never break. It is solid! And the weight gives you a good work out. I am taking deep breaths after just a couple of minutes of swinging this tool, but it is so worth it! Probably one of the top 2 or 3 best garden tools I have ever used.