V & B HMP-85101 Handy Mattock Pick w/ 26" Straight American Hickory Ha

Handy Series Mattock and Pick Combination features 2 lb Ductile Iron head, which is strong and used to maximize shock resistance, provides high-impact strength. Ductile Iron is also ideal for outdoor use since it resists corrosion. Mattock end can be used for chopping roots, clearing, edging and a wide variety of landscape detail and finishing work. Designed for light construction work for amateurs and professionals alike. Ideal for installing small lawn irrigations systems, landscape lighting, stone pavers, landscape timbers and decorative ponds.

• Head Weight: 2 lb
• Handle Length: 26"
• Handle Material: American Hickory
• Head Material: Ductile Iron
• 2-1/4" (W) Mattock blade, 4-1/2" (L) Pick
• 26" handle is ideal for removing deep rooted weeds, ground cover, and planting seeds
• 2 lb head breaks up hardened soil.
• Mattock end can be used for chopping roots, clearing, edging and a wide variety of landscape detail and finishing work.
• Ideal for installing small lawn irrigations systems, landscape lighting, stone pavers, landscape timbers and decorative ponds.
• Designed for light construction work for amateurs and professionals alike.

Ductile Iron

Provides for design flexibility without sacrificing strength.

• Ductile Iron is strong. It is used to maximize shock resistance and provide high-impact strength. It is also ideal for outdoor use since it resists corrosion.

Hickory

The toughest known species of wood for striking tool handles.

• The wood of the true hickories is known for its strength. Some woods are stronger than hickory and others are harder, but no other commercial species of wood is equal to it in combined strength, toughness, hardness and stiffness. As a basis of comparison, hickory is approximately 30 percent stronger than white oak and 100 percent more shock-resistant.