Rock Pick,Forged Brick Hammer, Geologist Rock Pick, Mason's/Bricklayer's Hammer-28 oz Masonary Tool with Pointed Tip &Forged Steel Construction-Shock Reduction handle (point&flat)

This is nicer than the expensive picks. There are pick axes listing at $60 - $80 that don't even come close to this $20 pick. I specifically bought this for the solid metal core construction. Most of the expensive other options are a fiberglass handle and separate head - which I did not want since I have spend plenty of time using a pick axe on my property and without fail at some point the dang head comes loose. I will never buy tools like this with a separate head again. Get this ..it will last forever and is 1/3rd the price.

Cutting a small trench in a rock yard for drip lines can be a pain. This is the perfect tool for that. It rips through the rocks and gives you a shallow trench with ease.

Good weight. Feels solid

I am using this to fit stones in a lakeside seawall I am slowly building. (Like Winston Churchill - I am an amateur)The hammer looks gorgeous - but be careful, it will rust very quickly..Unlike its wooden-handled predecessor, it will not break and fling its head into the lake. But compared with the wooden one, it will transmit far more reflected energy back into your bones. The rubber handle helps a little.The pointy pick is occasionally very persuasive, when you are coaxing a rock to change its shape.Alas, it claims to be heavy -- but perhaps they are weighing the handle as well(?) because it is too light-headed to satisfy me. To break granite, I have to swing it very hard and fast.I'd rather invest more energy into lifting it. Then on the downstroke, I'd let the hammer do the brute work while I focus on landing it in the right spot.

We purchased this pick to break through the impossible Arizona dirt which is more like cement and plant some new cactus. It works really well and makes the job easier. Well built, sturdy, and not too heavy for a man or woman to use.

Well built and won't rust

This thing is solid and wonderful. Forged from a single piece of steel, it inspires confidence and has held up well so far.

I used them to dig a hole through rocky frozen earth to access a water line in the middle of winter. Perfect handheld size with good heft. Didn't dull at all. My hands and arms were tired after three hours but my joints were fine. Like TC Tuggers, it doesn't hurt your hand or wreck your shirt.