Tool had potential, then the blade snapped
"The shovel was awesome and fairly functional up until the shovel blade snapped when working in muddy clay. The blade could not handle levering forces when attempting to dig out muddy clay. The blade seems like stainless steel that is brittle and does not have temper for any ductility. The shovel blade is pretty thick compared to regular shovels and is pretty heavy overall which was the only other sort of drawback to the tool to hike with it. I may attempt to salvage it and fabricate a new blade. Had potential…"