Nick Maclaren wrote:

In article ,
"Sue da Nimm" . writes:
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| I'll second that!
| We've got the Wickes Mattock - lovely bit of kit with a fibreglass shaft.
| It's HIS really, but I find it useful for all sorts of obs - including
| digging out a willow with masses of spreading roots.

Fibreglass? Boggle. Mine is a traditional ash pickaxe handle,
as bought from an agricultural warehouse :-)

Whatever. Those of us with one know how much easier it makes
all sorts of hard digging jobs. I think that we are up to 5
recommendations now :-)

Thanks, people. I'll go and get one of those and give it a go.
--
John H