King of Spades - BEST Shovel Ever - Edging, Digging & Trenching

[@SilverCymbal]

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[@muhammadwaseembaari]

Thank you

[@arkay49er]

As a landscaper I’ve used a King of Spades spade for over 25 years. I’ve tried many brands of similarly shaped spade and it is the best in terms of heft, durability and quality of construction. Well worth the money. BTW, it wasn’t mentioned in the video by this spade (and really all cutting tools in the garden) perform much better if it’s sharpened before use and periodically as time goes by. The factory edge is okay, but a freshly sharpened edge is much better. I use a held held mini grinder for sharpening garden tools such as spades, digging shovels and hoes, etc. Good video!

[@lynnesews9725]

King of Spades is the most awesome spade! I bought one a year ago, and I only wish I had it 20 years ago. It saves your energy because the shovel does most of the work

[@PammyRock]

I put this on my wish list last year, but my Honey bought me some subpar piece of junk, but I thanked him for it. Well today I tasked him with building a few flower beds...He attempted to use the wonderful gift he bought me. A few swear words later, he told me to order the King of Spades today and expedite the shipping...lol

[@SilverCymbal]

It is a lot of money, but when you get it you will see why. You will never buy another one again.

[@Greg-vq9tu]

I like this guy’s videos far more than any of the other ones available that discuss similar topics. He has the best reviews and demonstrations in my opinion.

[@ishwav]

Eat your cereal

[@RichardGilbert2727]

Great product-and I can't wait to try your technique! At almost 70, however, my concern with tools is weight. I know a spade needs a certain heft. But I am looking for a border spade that's 4.5 to 5 lbs, tops. More and more, I notice, my heavy "last a lifetime" tools stay in the shed.

[@VroomRealestate]

After trying all the different types of edging devices out there, I switched to the same style shovel years ago. This is a must for your tool shed.

[@johnossendorf9979]

I'v had an Am Lenard version for years and years. It's a great tool and nearly indestructible.

[@alcamerc9970]

Ok, I have to admit this looks like a good tool. I particularly like the one piece construction. The other thing I like about this shovel is the foot support for cutting roots, my nemesis. Thanks

[@SilverCymbal]

At times this is like a hatchet and a shovel in one. Should help the root problem for you

[@mabdala9156]

I used one for over a year now to transplant trees for wildlife habitat. Awesome tool

[@noahpage7459]

Little recommendation, a short time lapse at the end of the video of your continued work would be a really nice touch

[@SilverCymbal]

Not quite that but you van see a real project that shovel made all the difference on here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ap7Nq5usnJKsnck

[@samwimpy2600]

I enjoy your videos...informative, to the point, very useful!

[@timothyreed7241]

$170 for a spade is a tough pill to swallow. I made my own with $37 of material. It weighs 7.8lbs and welding was only $25-$50 depending on who you go to but mine was essentially free since I did the welding myself. Steel plate $17 Steel tubing (2 sizes shaft/handle) $15 Cutting/grinding wheel, rubber, fasteners, welding material $5 Obviously you need the tools to do this cheaply. Welder, grinder, pipe cutter (can be done with cut-off discs), press to make bend or you can welding ¾ flatbar for the rubber foot. About 45 minutes of your hard work. Another 45 minutes to fine tune the blade if you're picky.

[@macairtuber]

and 4 hours figuring out where to get the materials, going to buy the materials, etc. Funny how so many people don't value their own time.

[@philsullivan3679]

Just think, the manufacturer could make multiples in far less time and overhead. Then, they jack the price up just enough to make it out of reach for the common man. So, in the times we live many will opt for the less expensive or improvise the best they can with what they can. It is very disheartening to know such great things require more than so many can afford. Nonetheless, it is something I would love to own.

[@jakearmstrong4563]

I’ve been digging with Fiskar’s pro digging shovel, I like that it is aluminum. I don’t care about buying another $60 brand new one even if I have the warranty, And I seriously value being able to jump Onto a shovel after a long trench. It can’t all be done with the plant one foot and push maneuver. Where I live, anyway. You hit a rock. That thing is probably 27 cubic inches of rock or bigger and you will have to dig the whole thing out… No point in having a sharp edge lol and the dirt that is dirt is sunbaked and we pick axe it and scoop it out The aluminum shovel is nice for that

[@jazzinthefield]

thank you for sharing, ive been looking for something like this in australia but most stores dont have them. thanks for the amazon link x

[@randyman8984]

I just purchased the Root Slayer. 5 stars on amazon.Its currently $49.99. I noticed the king of spades has 4 1/2 stars

[@sunnymoondog]

Do you like your root slayer

[@randyman8984]

@@sunnymoondog this has been the best tool i have ever purchased, no kidding man it's been working great. And trust me I have put it through the ringer in the last 4 months and it's passed all the tests. Highly recommend the root Slayer

[@sunnymoondog]

@@randyman8984 thank you!!! I ordered one on Amazon. Can't wait to get it. I'm really short so sometimes the handles are too long, but one review said this should be ok.

[@randyman8984]

@@sunnymoondog another cool thing I like about it is that can be sitting on the ground and still dig a hole without having to stand back up.. it has alot of weight so you can pierce the dirt easily. Also also I read the reviews on Amazon. I seen one person broke their handle. It's real easy to start prrying it and using that handle but go lower don't use the circle part, go lower when you want to pry. If that makes sense

[@sunnymoondog]

@@randyman8984 oh dear. I got mine today. I'm not strong enough to get through the thick thatch! It's really difficult. Also, we have clay soil so it's harder anyway. And I'm really short so I don't get leverage. I'm glad I didn't get any of the other versions of this. That would be even more difficult. 😢

[@hippo-potamus]

Have you seen the Wilton Thinline Trenching Spade?

[@MattSoreco]

Just use a garden spade and dig a few inches out along the edge. Easy to do, maintain, no chemicals.

[@NotMyGumDropButtons.444]

I really love the fizgig shirt and the Ginsu Knife reference 😀

[@SilverCymbal]

I am so happy to see someone finally noticed this! This made my day! Thank you

[@JoshHudock]

I totally came here to make the same comment! Love the shirt.

[@devongratrix4921]

With that sharpened edge now it will be so much easier for me to accidentally cut cables and sprinkler pipe. Hooray! Seriously though, looks really nice.

[@elizabethc.2057]

I can see the benefits of that shovel. I can also see that my back would suffer from bending over to meet the height of that shovel. Dang! Too bad they don't offer various heights.

[@MYPERMACULTUREGARDEN]

Thank you for this informational video !!! I need one of these and was lookin thru YT for the best one,,,, came across you and I subscribed to see what else you have to help me in my garden too !

[@SilverCymbal]

Not cheap but you will absolutely love it. A really great tool you should have forever.

[@NSDaishi]

Well I said f it and bought it. Any recommendations on pickaxes?

[@dogofwar2524]

That is a nursery digging spade for digging balls On trees .. That's why is design like It is.. it's a digging machine.. but it can do anything you want to do...

[@GOLDSMITHEXILE]

One of my best spades is an old victorian drain (or post hole) spade. It weighs about 8 pounds, blade is 18 inches long, 6 inches wide at the top, tapering down to about 4 inches at the edge, with a fair radius. The forging is about 1/4 inch thick at the top,tapering to about 1/8 inch at the cutting edge, sturdy ash handle. Its almost like a kango hammer, the impetus will go through buried bricks, roots etc with just one chop. Just used it "unconventionally" to turn over a plot that was infested with zillions of ash tree roots, next best thing to a rotovator.

[@theeapco]

That thing looks fantastic! Thanks for sharing!

[@1pritzel]

Will this tackle up lifting bamboo roots... that's a real test! If so, I'll seriously consider it. I bought the so-called: 'cuts like a knife through butter' spades....'Golden Zabo', these teeth on sides and looks like a beast with all the bells & whistles! Well, guess what? After 20 minutes of using that spade on removing bamboo roots, the shaft slightly bent after spending over £50.

[@cykelfreak]

Try the fiskars ergonomic garden shovel 1004812 ive had mine for 20years and used it for everything even leverage when moving big rocks and as an axe cutting down small trees.. Still my favorite spade/shovel i own and tested. Ps take the halfmoon one and not the pointy or flat. The pointy slides of the rots when u try and cut them of.

[@violetta6280]

Can i buy one of these in Australia?

[@muhammadwaseembaari]

Hi! I'm Indian In Hyderabad how can I purchase it

[@neverwinterfarms]

What forum did you hear about this brand?

[@SilverCymbal]

Lawnsite.com

[@Thomas_2615]

Good review, i do really enjoy my Spear and Jackson its just awesome.

[@nathannakamura4751]

Why would anyone give this a thumbs down? Some people's kids. SMH

[@SilverCymbal]

I really appreciate that. Some people just can't be happy

[@DS-TRUCKS]

👀 I like that shevol.

[@stevenbertrand475]

They are bad to the bone man...I have a few all steel shovels for irrigation work. I have one similar to this with a 4 inch wide by 15 inch long head so it's meant for digging a trench, but you ought to see that bad boy go through roots and heavy clay...saves a ton of time and effort.

[@scottmackenzie3988]

it's a Spade not a Shovel shovels are made to Pick stuff up this is digging tool 👍

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thank you. It's irritating when people don't know the difference. If the top is turned over for pushing in with a foot, it's a spade, not a shovel

[@nmarks]

Please stop confusing the words shovel and spade, they are not interchangeable. A shovel is used for moving loose materials from once place to another, such as sand or gravel. A spade is used for cutting into soil in order to dig it out. For that reason spades are far more strongly constructed than shovels. Yes you can use a spade like a shovel but try vice versa and you will quickly bend or even break your shovel.

[@muhammadwaseembaari]

Hi, I'm an Indian. I failed to buy this item. What can I do

[@jayfirebaugh]

That thing looks really well made

[@jamesmartinez1401]

It's made in New Jersey. The methods and low tech machinery used to craft this tool have not changed in over 60 years. A small group of talented employees and family members make each tool with the utmost pride. You can put this tool in your will, it with last an eternity.

[@vordoen]

the damn resonating microphone when he cuts through the root made it sound like he was using Thor's shovel

[@MohsinExperiments]

In Pakistan the blacksmith makes it with a single piece of steel without any weld. It has a wooden handle.

[@marshafischer2370]

My problem is it’s not affordable for my budget. Quality for sure I can’t argue with that!!!!!

[@nemo227]

I can appreciate the video and your enjoyment of the shovel. However, I'm not fond of short handle shovels. My own favorite is a True Temper long handled pointed shovel that I bought in the seventies (more than 40 years ago). It's wearing out and I didn't care for it properly but I sharpened it often and now that I'm thinking of replacing it it seems that I'll have to pay more than $70 to replace it. I like the long handle because it gives me leverage when digging and lifting a heavier load on the shovel.

[@devongratrix4921]

Doesn't look at all like a spade to me... ♠️ Maybe a spade in this regard means something different than i thought

[@mvblitzyo]

thanks for sharing I like to buy good quality tools im an arborist , I know tools are PRICEY its just a price to pay for a tool that will last the test of time and work ..

[@Justin-C]

~$150 shipped these days, lol.. hard pass on that. Get one with similar form factor & decent construction and take two minutes to sharpen the edge a bit with an angle grinder + flap wheel

[@l0n3d4nger4]

King of spades has many models of shouvles

[@UndreamedFool17]

Buy one with the rubber D handle and it will change your life as it did mine.

[@skrueger0]

I got this yesterday at habit for humanity for $9!

[@SilverCymbal]

That is a score!!!

[@waynegrieve8633]

Why didn't you say it costs $100?

[@dom2114]

anyone tried the version with the shock absorbing handle? worth the extra $? Also, you can get this shovel elsewhere for cheaper vs. Amazon (e.g. Gemplers or Forestry Suppliers...just google come coupon codes)

[@BhanuPartap-zl3eg]

Nice 💯🙏🗡️🗡️💯🙏

[@LarryB-inFL]

At $104 plus tax, delivered, it had better also dig the trench for me. PASS!!!!

[@wendigee]

The link is now charging 169 USD heh

[@zeez3139]

Is it an American thing to call spades shovels ?

[@whitesimurgh6363]

Spade Shovel

[@karabinjr]

heavy shovel is a bad shovel, expensive shovel is a bad shovel. get any number of regular shovels and two hatchets, and you’re okay.

[@tallskinnygeek]

I was thinking the same thing watching this. I weigh 200 pounds and can stand on the shovel to use all of that. The shovel weighing an extra 2 pounds is supposed to help me out cutting roots or digging? I have a square nose shovel that I sharpen, and use for edging and stripping ice off the walk, a spade for digging, and a drainage shovel for getting deep under things, all made in the USA, all lasting well, and I'm still out only half what this thing costs.

[@darrenscully6959]

Shovel...spade???

[@robertroberts7166]

At a price tag of $140.00, I don't think a regular shovel wont do the same thing..

[@bobmarley6161]

Fiskers all the way

[@SilverCymbal]

I am still using that Fiskars from the video today and it's held up so well. I agree its unbeatable.

[@earthcopperglass9770]

wow 363 on canadian amazon

[@SilverCymbal]

Sorry that is crazy!

[@JesusSavesFromSin]

Jesus Christ saves from sin. Romans 3: 23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Hebrews 9: 27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: Isaiah 64: 6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. Revelation 21: 8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. Romans 5: 8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. John 3: 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 14: 6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. Romans 10: 9-10. That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Jesus said John 5: 24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. 1John 5: 10-13 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. Ephesians 2: 8-9 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. Romans 8: 1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 1 Corinthians 15: 3-4 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: 2 Corinthians 5: 21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. .............................................................................................................................................................

[@krookithaus]

come on man .... in doing edging and moving the shovel into the ground all it takes is a good soaking, not a 144.00 dollars

[@nartoaja397]

Indonesia hadir

[@sal5690]

Send me one, please 🙏

[@michaelmaxfield3744]

Ever play cards? Where did we get the name? Look at what you got. And call a SPADE a spade.

[@plumcrazypreston2797]

A spade is not a shovel, vice-versa.

[@rhd75]

It’s not a shovel, it’s a spade.

[@bazman357]

A shovel is not a spade.

[@guymauve0]

Fiskars is no more the best 😅

[@SilverCymbal]

Still best for it's price but if you want to kick it up to the ferrari of shovels this one wins that category. I used that fiskars and still have for 6+ years so it's excellent.

[@cykelfreak]

@@777ter how come u say that? I had my fiskars halfmoon digging shovel for 20 years, grandpa gave it to me for xmas when i was 13 and i wanted a good spade for digging bmx tracks.. Used it for everything(or tortured it...) cutting down small trees insted of biking home and getting an axe.. , as leverage when moving big rocks, cutting rots on trees and its still holding up fine after al these years❤️

[@cykelfreak]

@@777ter that depends how u see it. For me with a busted back the new ergonomical showels wins with a landslide over those old crapy ww2 stuff. Things from the past were built to last but insted of breaking the tools u broke ur back using em...

[@kansascityshuffle8526]

200 bones. Nope.

[@b-rare]

its a $500 shovel lmao no thanks

[@SilverCymbal]

Its $110 not cheap, but not $500