Beginners Guide to Metal Detecting - FISKAR Spade REVIEW - Good for bad backs! (13)

[@nigelthorne8517]

You put the excitement into the hobby and can’t wait, to get on a field thank you nige

[@DiggerDawn]

good luck Nigel

[@nigelthorne8517]

I’m new to this hobby and still haven’t got a detector yet and still looking, borrowing a vanquish 540 off my friend thanks nige

[@jamesroache1997]

Only just watched this...Great review Dawn and all my mates love you and your finds x

[@banjomalc1]

good banjo and good informative video. my spade has got serrated sides and goes through the earth very easy or did before i got ill. its like a giant swordy spade. thanks for the info looking forward to Tuesday. hope you're both well

[@adventureislife7793]

i bought shoes with memory foam in them and they are camo also help the feet on long hunts also

[@DiggerDawn]

oh bet they are comfy, cant beat a good pair of shoes!

[@DerekNaylor]

good spade i use the mini shovel as ive a mini cooper and it fits in my car boot better lol

[@DiggerDawn]

Mine fits in the boot of my fiests! Those minis are massive nowadays!

[@DerekNaylor]

yep big but small boot cant get metal detector in unless i fold it down or put seats down lol

[@randystonerock1279]

Very good video and liked the Twiggy furniture !

[@DiggerDawn]

You know Randy... that spade seat is fantastic, im not sure if you have stone walls like us but you could balance it on a fence! Very comfy indeedy!

[@MadisonMainedetecting]

Twiggy looks like a pro modeling that spade. Lol! Great review and modification.

[@DiggerDawn]

Thanks Twiggy does a great model man pose when needed! haha

[@hardyakka6200]

With foot work like that twiggy must be great on a dance floor.

[@DiggerDawn]

Strangely theres only you thats noticed the err slightly ballerina esque jump over the river hahahahaha

[@WigginsTheCat]

dandy job with the video Dawn and Twig; you guys are always great to watch.. =)

[@DiggerDawn]

Thanks Wiggins just wanted to share the love :-)

[@tamonettX500]

haha I was waiting for you to include the spade seat....and there it is :)

[@qcypointhunter]

Very utilitarian and quite adaptable to many functions . I like it . Best to both of you --- Butch

[@DiggerDawn]

Thanks Bruce, it has go lots of uses, i especially like using it as a walking stick when climbing up hills, and the Twiggy seat spade if super comfy for having a brew stop :-)

[@BruceGordon925]

Never used a large shovel. AH, But for 25 years of detecting I usually was in yards, parks, old church's. SO, last 10 years have been out away from public places. I can see the need for a larger shovel/spade. I have a suggestion, I have notched the very tip of the small shovel with a "V" right on the point, Why? when you have a root you can get that notch right on the root and it will cut it nice. Another great video..

[@DiggerDawn]

thats a good idea, on twiggys spade he has notched up the sides and its like a saw for roots! Thanks Bruce

[@derrickfelix503]

I'm just a woman! Dawn. Twiggy is some fantastic model an all. Keep digging with the Fiskar! Cheers

[@DiggerDawn]

I meant that if I could carry it all day a man should be able to! haha

[@jerrydineen2827]

Nice review on The Fiskar, I also use their products.

[@DiggerDawn]

Thanks I love that spade :-)

[@stevew585]

Best I've ever seen! Better than Black ada

[@DiggerDawn]

ive been using it for 4 years now and its still as good as new

[@stevew585]

@@DiggerDawn where do ya buy one Dawn?

[@petefloyd]

I have a Fiskar. A true multi-tool!

[@DiggerDawn]

We already know your a man of quality Pete! We love this spade, I look at people crouched over with those small ones and feel so glad I have a fiskars, wasnt sure if they sold them in USA :-)

[@petefloyd]

Kellyco sells them.

[@adventuresunknown1013]

I like your Fiskar shovels.

[@DiggerDawn]

They are top spades would never use anything else now!

[@trafficdreamer]

Great craftsmanship, thank you for sharing

[@johnmoreland8706]

nobodies asked so i will..is that a swordy spade attached to the backside of the spade..cant seem to get a good look at whats fixed to it..i also like a longer spade..it saves the backache..thanks for giving all your useful help and tips..sure made my first months much easier..all the best..hh

[@DiggerDawn]

Hi John The thing on the back is an attachment for my camera when Im filming out in large fields with no trees or fences to put my camera on :-)

[@WyoMDLiveagoodlife]

We dont have spades like that here in Wyoming so i have to use what is on hand, Poo spades lol lots of horses here and cattle so no one caries a good spade. Cool video. GL/HH

[@DiggerDawn]

Think you can get these spades from Kellyco a usa friend told us!

[@WyoMDLiveagoodlife]

i will check

[@hardyakka6200]

I have to use a pick. Mine is long enough that I can put the top of the handle on the ground and sit on the bottom of the blade for a rest. I just hope I don't get confused in my olde age and have a nasty accident.

[@DiggerDawn]

hahaha yeah dont get mixed up!!!

[@richardtarr2745]

Nice useful review Dawn thanks as usual. Is there any chance of publishing the template that Twiggy used to cut the spade down? Also, why is the Fiskars spade better than a similarly cut down stainless border spade?

[@DiggerDawn]

the stainless stell ones arent as strong, more likely to break and weigh more. The design of the fiskar makes it very easy to dig, I tried a stainless stell one ONCE did like it. Simon Bryant has just bought one, we are going to make a video of twiggy cutting it down and we will sort something out with a template!

[@andyukno1]

Hi Dawn, how long is the spade ? cheers. Andy

[@DiggerDawn]

Hi Andy im not sure i will have to measure it when i find a tape measure its above hip height and im 5ft.6

[@MrBudd53909]

What's that "doo-dad" twiggy has on the handle ??

[@DiggerDawn]

Its a selfie stick for in the field filming :-)

[@leedickens4047]

Hi dawn. What's the thingy mi jig on the shaft for. ???? Regards lee.

[@DiggerDawn]

Hi Bert, its a selfie stick for filming in the fields when there are no trees to prop the camera in!

[@leedickens4047]

Hahahaha good idea

[@inventor1v]

Just got myself a Fiskar spade on your recommendation, thank you! its a nice strong light spade and a bargain at £21 Delivered. This really is a quality spade, all i need now is a template to cut it down! ;-)

[@DiggerDawn]

+Garry M we are making a video this weekend of twiggy cutting one down and we have the template and dimensions on that video. Hopefully it will be out sunday night!! Your going to love that spade!

[@inventor1v]

Cant wait! really looking forward to it, it's such a quality bit of kit! Thanks again.

[@DiggerDawn]

Have you seen it Garry? Video went out last night kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGfVm6ScaK1qo9k

[@inventor1v]

Hi Dawn, yes watched it last night thanks but i must have a different model as your measurements are for a bigger spade, i bought the FISKAR Border spade and it looks identical to yours but my spade is 170mm wide x 260mm tall so it looks like i'll just have to make up my own template. Nice video as usual tho. :-)

[@roundgarage]

Is this the Ace of Spades ?

[@DiggerDawn]

yes I would say it is, i wouldnt use anything else!

[@carper1325]

dawn if i send some finds boxes to u will u do a review colin

[@DiggerDawn]

I will gladly include them in our main dig videos and use them :-)

[@Detectingthepastuk]

Have you link to that spade please, the ones i have seen don't look like twiggys

[@DiggerDawn]

+Forgotten Past its a fiskars border spade. We are just publishing the instructional video for cutting it down

[@DiggerDawn]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGfVm6ScaK1qo9k

[@cuddles6938]

Get a Patent and sell them, wish we had something like that in the USA.

[@DiggerDawn]

They sell them in the USA, to a google search for one, you just need to be able to cut one down or know someone who can :-)

[@ronniebprospecting7471]

Very nice

[@DiggerDawn]

Thanks Ronnie, just wanted to share our tool with you :-)

[@carper1325]

that's really good of you dawn tell me where to send them and I'll sort for you. I could always give you a few for small prizes if you go on one of yer club digs colin

[@DiggerDawn]

I will PM you :-)

[@banjomalc1]

just thinking thats a great spade twiggy perhaps you should start making them and sell on ebay I'm sure loads of people would buy one

[@ItSeemsDark]

Tnx guys :D

[@DiggerDawn]

I really would recommend it ... has made detecting sooooooo easy :-)

[@peejaypayney]

great review......twiggys deffo catwalk material...lol

[@DiggerDawn]

haha Hes metal detecting catalogue man!!

[@roosjedoosje9737]

Hi o/

[@roosjedoosje9737]

My favorite spade is my army spade :D

[@DiggerDawn]

Your only a teenager yet, wait till your old like us with a bad back ;-)

[@Sash_Window]

1st!!!!! >.< Fucking ell... I missed it! :(

[@DiggerDawn]

your well late, In fact a couple of videos late!! get off your xbox ;-)