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Title: How to break the world's best shovel
Review: This shovel is a pleasure to use, and both the handle and the blade seem to be unbreakable. The weak point is the weld between them. There is a long weld between the very end of the handle and the curve of the blade, and a short weld between the handle and the step. The quality of this weld varies from shovel to shovel, and on mine, it was unusually small. After a couple years of heavy use, I was prying a piece of buried wood and it snapped. The shovel kept working fine for another two years, and then, when I was prying some roots, the long weld started to break. And yet, if I'm careful, the shovel still digs! If you want to pass this tool on to your grandchildren, my advice is to never pull UP on the handle while the blade is wedged under something.
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