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Fiskars X27 Super Splitting Axe Review
The Fiskars X27 is a dedicated splitting axe for medium to extra-large logs, built around a 36-inch shock-absorbing handle and a hardened, convex-ground forged blade.
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Radius Garden Root Slayer Shovel Review
The Radius Garden Root Slayer is a digging shovel built for ground that fights back.
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Estwing 16 oz Curved Claw Hammer Review
The Estwing 16 oz Curved Claw Hammer is a one-piece forged steel hammer with a smooth face, a curved claw and a molded-on Shock Reduction Grip.
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Estwing Sportsman's Axe Review
The Estwing Sportsman's Axe is a 14-inch hatchet forged in one piece from American steel, so there is no head to loosen and no joint to fail.
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Razor-Back Single Bit Axe Review
The Razor-Back Single Bit Axe pairs a classic 3.5-pound forged steel head with a 33-inch fiberglass handle that has overstrike protection and an ergonomic grip.
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Razor-Back Square Point Shovel with Tab Socket Review
The Razor-Back Square Point is a no-nonsense industrial shovel for moving loose material: sand, topsoil, debris and concrete mix.
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Razor-Back Engineer Hammer with Fiberglass Handle Review
A loose or flying head is the main worry with any heavy hammer, and that is where the Razor-Back #4 Engineer Hammer stands out: its patented head-to-handle connection is reinforced with a steel pin.
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Razor-Back Steel Scoop with Wood Handle and D-Grip Review
The Razor-Back Steel Scoop is a moving tool, not a digger: an 11 x 15-inch Eastern-pattern steel blade on a 27-inch ash handle with a D-grip.
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Fiskars Pro IsoCore 8 lb Sledge Hammer Review
The Fiskars Pro IsoCore 8 lb Sledge Hammer rethinks a blunt tool.
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Razor-Back 7-Inch Potato/Refuse Hook Review
Two jobs, done properly: lifting potatoes out of loosened rows and dragging refuse, brush or compost into piles.
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Bully Tools 16-Tine Bow Rake Review
The Bully Tools 16-Tine Bow Rake is a heavy-duty landscaping rake: a 10-gauge steel head with robotically overwelded tines on a 66-inch fiberglass handle, all made in Ohio.
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Razor-Back 16-Tine Forged Level Head Rake Review
The Razor-Back 16-Tine Level Head Rake is a grading rake built the traditional way: a one-piece forged head, a long ash handle and a steel ferrule tying the two together.
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Razor-Back Open Back Shovel with Wood Handle Review
This is a classic contractor's round point.
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Razor-Back Rebar Hook with Wood Handle Review
The Razor-Back Rebar Hook with Wood Handle is really two concrete tools in one.
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Truper 5 lb Pick Mattock Review
The Truper 5 lb Pick Mattock pairs a forged carbon steel head with a 36-inch fiberglass handle and a shock-absorbing grip.
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Bully Tools 14-Gauge Square Point Shovel Review
The Bully Tools 14-Gauge Square Point Shovel is a compact, USA-made scooping shovel for gravel, mulch, soil and snow.
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Razor-Back 7-Inch Onion Hoe Review
For row crops and tight garden beds, a narrow onion hoe beats a broad garden hoe, and the Razor-Back 7-Inch Onion Hoe gets the basics right: a forged steel blade, a 52-inch hardwood handle and a light 2.2-pound build.
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Razor-Back Long Super Socket Round Point Shovel Review
The Razor-Back Long Super Socket is a round point digging shovel with a longer build, about 62 inches overall, and the brand's SuperSocket reinforcement at the joint that takes the most stress.
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Bully Tools 14-Gauge Round Point Shovel Review
The Bully Tools 14-Gauge Round Point Shovel is a heavy-gauge digging shovel made entirely in the USA.
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Husqvarna 30-Inch Wooden Splitting Axe Review
The Husqvarna 30-Inch Wooden Splitting Axe is a traditional tool done properly: a head forged in Sweden from Swedish axe steel, hung on a hickory handle and locked with both a wooden and a steel wedge.
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Razor-Back Clay Pick with Fiberglass Handle Review
When a shovel just bounces off the ground, a clay pick is the tool that gets you started, and the Razor-Back #6 Clay Pick is built for exactly that work.
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Union 16-Inch Forged Bow Rake Review
The Union 16-Inch Forged Bow Rake is a straightforward heavy-duty rake: a forged 16-inch head with 15 tines, bow-style braces and a long 60-inch ash handle.
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