The spear and jackson neverbend carbon treaded border spade is a professional grade garden tool designed for working in confined spaces and between established plantings. This border spade features a solid forged carbon steel head and extra long socket construction, making it up to 50% stronger than stainless steel equivalents whilst remaining lighter and more manoeuvrable than standard digging spades. The one piece forged design easily exceeds the bs3388 load test standard, providing exceptional strength and reliability for demanding groundwork tasks. The hammer finished powder coated head offers improved resistance to rust, scratches and soil humidity, whilst the weatherproofed hardwood shaft ensures long term durability in all conditions. Ideal for digging and turning over soil in borders, raised beds and between plants where a full sized spade would be cumbersome, this treaded border spade provides comfortable operation thanks to its footplate design and supergrip handle with forward tilt for the optimal digging angle. The tool is backed by a comprehensive 15 year manufacturer's guarantee. Features and benefits bull solid forged carbon steel head and extra long socket for strength bull hammer finished powder coated head for improved resistance to rust, scratches and humidity in the soil bull weatherproofed hardwood shaft for greater durability bull supergrip handle with forward tilt gives the ideal angle for digging bull smaller headed and lighter weight alternative to the standard digging spade bull ideal for digging and turning over soil in borders and between plants bull treaded head for more comfortable digging bull exceeds bs3388 load test bull 15 year guarantee specifications blade head size 280mm 11 x 180mm 7 shaft size 28