... Have worked in landscaping and unfortunately new einzustielen blades is very common - which is not necessarily surprising given the poor quality of many shovels (course of fibers etc ...) - are therefore of blades with fiberglass handle a good thing - in this case is the entire blade beyond (not as massive fiberglass godfather or partly heavier blades) also very easy. So far, after about 1 week use I am very satisfied, the shovel has withstood all loads - even in places where a "standard - ash handle -Spatenschaufel" would have committed stem break ... As a further plus point I feel the small leaf - easy on the back and you work as fast (contrary to the view - "more is better") The only complaint I - in my opinion make spade blades with teeth really mind - roots (no perennial rootlets ...) pierce with a round blade (up to the extreme, no "attack surface") does not simply - by the way called the serrated edge. not much better - only the toothed version with polished section makes a spade spare at root soils really make sense - apart from the shovel is ideal for digging. Conclusion: For this price a top device - teeth would be nice, but you can not just have it all ...