Estwing Burpee Rock Pick - 17" Geological Tool with Pointed Tip & Shock Reduction Grip - BP500

Pour le moment, juste déballé, j'espère qu'il sera plus résistant que l'estwing paleo qui s'est cassé au bout de trois ans. Produit lancé par dessus le mur, heureusement que c'est de l'acier. Je ne félicite pas le livreur. D'ailleurs on ne m'a pas demandé mon avis comme d'habitude. Déçu.

A very high quality rock pick. The construction is solid, reliable and dependable. I use this pick when I am prospecting for gold in California rivers and mines. Very useful combined with a gold finding metal detector when breaking and scraping gold bearing bed rock.

Wertige Hacke für schweren steinigen Boden mit der Zusatzfunktion des Magnet-Tests aufgrund der angebrachten drei Magnete an Kopf der Hacke. Der Preis ist der Firma Eastwing geschuldet. Eine ähnliche Hacke gibt es auch von Fiskas ca. 40% günstiger, aber ohne Magnetfunktion. Ich würde die Hacke trotzdem wieder von Eastwing kaufen, es sei denn diese wäre wieder für Monate nicht verfügbar. Dann ist die Fiskals- Hacke eine echte Alternative für Geologen.

I am not surprised at all that Estwing makes a good rock pick. I have used it now on at least 5 separate outings where I went mineral collecting (including a one week long trip exploring old silver mines). It makes short works of packed dirt and old mines dump rock pile. I can already tell that this is a durable and versatile tool that will last me a very long time. My only disappointment is that the eagle logo on the tool is a sticker and not an engraving. Such a cool logo but the second you put the tool to good use the sticker wears off.

The pick already has chips out of the paint in a few places, and the point seems to be blunted to the side. I’m not sure if it was damaged during shipping or what, but the handle seems to have been made in a hurry as well. It looks like it’s unfinished, possessing a weird fuzz-like coating where it should have been cleaned after it was shaped. Not sure if I’m comfortable keeping it at this point, so I don’t have much to say regarding functionality, except that the description says the pick is for breaking rocks, which would be difficult with a pointed tip, this tool seems better suited for digging and prying. The magnets all seem to be present and functional. Regardless, the price is far too high considering the poor condition. Update after multiple uses: All that being said, the pick works great for digging through rocky soil and prying. Upped to a 3 star review because of the performance.