Krumpholz Small Planting Spade - 80cm Ash T-handle, Hand-forged - Specialized Tool for Hard Soil Digging & Planting

Krumpholz Small Planting Spade - 80cm Ash T-Handle - Hand-Forged Tool for Hard Soil & Dense Beds

Digging planting holes or working in dense, established garden beds with standard tools is often difficult, especially when you need precision and power. The Krumpholz Small Planting Spade is the expert solution. Hand-forged by a traditional European blacksmith since 1799, this tool features a hollow and light blade for easy maneuvering, combined with an extended 80cm T-handle and foot tread for maximum leverage. It's built to penetrate even the hardest soil easily, making it the perfect sturdy yet lightweight spade for detailed work.

Best For The committed home gardener who appreciates heirloom-quality, master-forged tools and requires a light, rigid, and narrow spade for comfortably digging precise holes and cultivating in dense or challenging soil.

Key Features

• Master Hand-Forged Quality: Crafted by Krumpholz, a family-run European blacksmithing company since 1799, this tool is forged from premium steel for maximum toughness, balance, and guaranteed lifelong durability.

• Efficient Hollow Blade Design: The unique lightweight, hollow spade blade makes the tool easy to lift and maneuver, significantly reducing fatigue during repetitive digging while maintaining high sturdiness.

• Integrated Foot Tread: Features a welded top edge that provides a secure foot tread, allowing you to use your body weight to easily drive the sharpened blade deep into compacted clay or hard soil.

• Superior Ergonomic Leverage: The 80cm Ash T-handle offers excellent reach and a secure two-handed grip, maximizing leverage for root cutting and digging without putting undue strain on your back.

• Ideal for Dense Beds: The narrow blade profile is perfectly suited for working in crowded garden beds, allowing you to dig planting holes or lift perennials without disturbing surrounding plants.

Sizes Available (Sold Individually)

This item is sold as a single, premium, hand-forged tool.

Specifications

• Brand: Krumpholz
  

• Material: Hand-Forged Steel (Hollow Blade); Ash Wood T-Handle

• Capacity: Digging planting holes, cultivating, and transplanting in hard soil

• Dimensions: 80cm Handle Length; Blade size (Small planting spade profile)

• Other specific data: Features foot tread (tread); T-Handle design. Made in Europe.

Ideal For (Uses)

• Digging precise planting holes for shrubs, roses, and ornamental standards in hard or compacted garden soil.

• Gently lifting and transplanting small-to-medium established plants with minimal root damage.

• Working the soil and planting in deep containers or raised garden beds where a full spade is too large.

• Cutting through small roots and breaking up tough clay using the integrated foot tread.