Ivanhoe 18 Ultra-sharp Ultra-rugged Hand Hoe with Beautiful Hardwood Pistol Grip An Ultra-sharp surgical stainless steel blade will stay sharp even after use in soil. The shaft is stainless steel to keep the whole tool rust proof. The beautiful hardwood handle is pistol grip style for comfort and power in the garden. The angle is optimized for your hands natural angle. The handle is rectangular in cross section to give you the maximum grip control over the hoe when you chop with the corner of the blade. The shaft is sharply bent where it is embedded in the handle, so the shaft will NEVER twist in the handle, and it will NEVER pull out. Unless you burn or grind this tool, it will not come free of the handle. The blade is angled at a perfect angle to allow you to shave the weeds off at soil surface. It is so sharp that your weeds will dissappear in minutes. In fact, you may mourn the loss of your weeds because this tool is so much fun to use. The rivet holding this blade to the forged end of the shaft is a stainless steel rivet that is double compressed into place. If you really want to get the blade off, you have to drill out the rivet. If you use your Ivanhoe in rocky soils and tear up the cutting edge of the blade (this takes serious chopping into rocky soil) you can order a replacement blade with rivet and replace it yourself, or send it in for a replacement.