Fiskars 7978 Composite Trowel
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Manufacturer: FiskarsBrand: Fiskars
Edition: Lawn & Patio
Model: 7878
Publisher: Fiskars
Studio: Fiskars
Music Label: Fiskars
Product features:
- Durable, lightweight trowel ideal for working soil in gardens, borders, and containers
- Single-piece Nyglass nylon/fiberglass composite construction for strength and light weight
- Rust-proof and easy to clean
- Hanging hole for convenient storage
- Lifetime warranty
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Description of Fiskars 7978 Composite Trowel
Strong, lightweight and affordable, this quality Garden Trowel features stronger-than-steel FiberComp construction for lasting value. One-piece design means the handle won't loosen and the trowel won't bend at the neck when digging into tough soil. What's more, this trowel won't rust. Includes a hang hole for easy storage. Lifetime warranty.Tools and Hardware Reviews of Fiskars 7978 Composite Trowel
Customer Review: I don't like to garden...but I do love to fertilize.
Summary: 5 Stars
I must preface this review by explaining that I've never used this item for its "intended" purpose. I don't garden and have only recently acquired the skill to keep anything more biologically advanced than a cactus alive. If you like gardening and want to garden in style, you could almost definitely find something fancier and more ergonomically...impressive than the Fiskars (much like the dozen or so fine, Japanese & Swedish-made trowels of various sizes and shapes that are currently "supplementing" the iron content of my mother's lawn and garden.)
I actually bought this shovel for camping and backpacking when my Coleman mini entrenching tool shovel that I'd had since boy scouts bent while trying to dig a privy hole in the roots of a long-dead, but still-stronger-than-me oak. My bad that. (Man Vs. Nature?...Bet on Nature.) Still, the mistake DID lead me (indirectly) to this little gem. Wanting a smaller and lighter trowel this time to fill the void (pardon my pun) left by my Coleman, I undertook my usual level of unusually detailed research into the range of products available for the purpose. I quickly found however that every trowel intended for the backpacker's purpose was either light, cheap plastic woefully under matched to the intended task or a heavy steel or aluminum monstrosity, blow-fully overmatched to the contents of my wallet allocated for waste removal.
I'd nearly given up on solving the problem when I happened upon the Fiskars Trowel while picking up lawn fertilizer at the local "Home improvement Depot". I first noticed the 99 cent price tag offered by the merchant, hoping it to be a pricing error I could capitalize on for restocking my Mother's ever-dwindling supply. Investigating further however, I was pleasantly surprised to find that it was constructed of something called "Nyglass", which I (correctly) suspected to be a non-copyrighted name for Zytel, which is a high strength, abrasion and impact resistant thermoplastic composite made of nylon reinforced by fiberglass. A LOT of companies use this stuff for knife handles and grips because it is very tuff stuff. Apart from being stronger than most plastics (and some metals), it's also much lighter - which is handy when you're backpacking or hiking where ounces (or the lack thereof), count. I also found it to be very comfortable in the hand, having a long, simple round grip that lends itself well to several different grip styles and usefulness in either the largest or smallest of hands. The material itself is also a bit rough, (possibly from the fiberglass) which gives it a good slip-resistant grip (a good thing when you gotta go in the rain). Couple all of those design elements then with the unintended-but-awesome feature of a long, large, hollow handle with a removable orange (visible!) cap that can be removed (and replaced) to perfectly fit a single roll of backpacker's toilet paper...and you have something that defines utility and defies all cost Vs. benefit logic. It's perfectly suited to the task - for which it was never intended, more so than the alternatives that were and cheaper to boot (even at the price listed here). Think that sums it up nicely. I bought a handful (3) of them at the time, foreseeing (but not lamenting at that price) the inevitability of a mechanical failure - but I can now happily report that after 6 months and over a dozen 3-4 day hiking, camping and backpacking trips with this thing, I'm still on my first.
Gotta love that.
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