Tool Guide

Features

Materials

Designs

Attachments

Tool Guide

Welcome to our Tool Guide — your go‑to resource for discovering the right German‑made spades, shovels and landscape tools for the job. Whether you’re digging deep, shaping soil, or refining garden beds, we break down handle types, blade styles and finishes so you can understand exactly how form meets function. From professional landscapers to dedicated gardeners, make smarter choices with tools engineered the IdealSpaten way.

Features & Styles

Handle Grip Types

Knob Handle

- Easier to use with longer handles
- Safe maneuvering guidance
- Strong power transmission
- Very comfortable grip
- One solid piece of wood
- Good piercing and turning movement
- Excellent lifting and material moving
T Handle

- High resilience
- Safe maneuvering guidance
- Strong power transmission
- Very comfortable grip
- Facilitates turning/lateral movement
- Strong piercing movements
D Handle

- Highest resilience
- Safest maneuvering guidance
- Strongest power transmission
- One solid piece of wood
- Most comfortable grip
- Facilitates turning/lateral movement
- Strongest piercing movements

Shaft Material

Wood Shaft

- FSC certified, sustainably sourced, renewable raw material
- Comfortable to hold
- Excellent shock absorption
- Resilient and flexible
- Can be lacquered, varnished, oiled, painted, stained, and sanded
- Can break over time
Steel Shaft

- 100% recyclable
- Indestructible
- Maximum leverage and resilience
- Powder coated for rust protection
- Minimal shock absorption
- Heavy weight
- Expensive raw material
Fiberglass Shaft

- Solid and flexible
- Some shock absorption
- Weather resistance
- Low weight
- Less power transition, due to elasticity
- Raw material processing is harmful to environment
- Not recyclable
- Expensive raw material

Shovel Blade Designs

Straight Cutting Edge

For lifting loose materials from compact ground
Curved Cutting Edge

For excavating loose ground
Pointed Cutting Edge

For excavating harder compact ground
Smaller Blades

Smaller blades are for heavier and more compact material
Larger Blades

Larger blades are for lighter and more voluminous material

Spade Blade Designs

Rounded Cutting Edge

For looser sandier soils
Pointed Cutting Edge

For harder, compact, rooted, stony soils
Wider Blades

For looser soils
Narrow Blades

For loamy and clay rich soils
Larger Blades

For drier and lighter soils
Smaller Blades

For wetter heavier soils
Rectangular Blades

For looser soils
Trapezoidal Blades

For harder and compact soils

Shaft Attachments

Spring
Double Spring
Long Double Spring
Gooseneck Socket
Ribbed Socket
Welded
Socket welded on butt
Overlapped Riveted Socket
Ribbed and Reinforced Socket

Finishes

Blasted

A bead blasted finish that creates an even and matte appearance, while protecting against rust and corrosion
Matte Powder Coated

Uniform matte powder coating that protects steel from corrosion
Gloss Powder Coated

Uniform gloss powder coating that protects steel from corrosion and is highly visible
Mirror Polish

An elegant and highly reflective polish that is easy to clean and reduces friction and dirt adhesion, and resists rust
Polished Finish

A polished finish that reduces friction, resists rust, and creates an attractive appearance
Hammer Finish

A unique finish that creates an uneven surface texture, and protects the steel from rust and corrosion