MelonArt Garden Tool Set, 4 Pieces Heavy Duty Gardening Hand Tool Kit Aluminum for Women Men Planting Including Hand Shovel, Transplant Shovel and Hand Rake with Non Slip Rubber… by MelonArt

Not worth the price, both hand shovels were made of flimsy metal. Dollar store had these garden tools for $1.25 each.

Very durable

Garden Tool Set 4 Pack, Heavy Duty Aluminum Gardening Kit Includes Hand Trowel, Transplant Trowel and Cultivator Hand Rake with Ergonomic Handle and Gardening Gloves

This set is lighter-weight and smaller/shorter than expected. However, they appear well-designed. It is hard to tell if the soft handles cover one-piece metal tool or it is inserted into the handle assembly. The information in the listing says 1st Heavy Duty Aluminum 2nd “made from high-quality aluminum alloy.” So, it is hard to say which it is.

The gloves are almost an afterthought. While they look substantial and thick with padding, they are merely thin nitro-type gloves with a textured surface on the outside but thin clothe covered on the inside which will keep your hands clean and offer some protection but there is no padding to protect from blisters from any significant work.

The listing says: “the reinforced blades” which seems to be marketing words as there is no reinforcement on either the trowel or “cultivator hand rake” that can be seen when in hand. The portion of these trowels that looks heavier where the blade ends and moves into the handle is actually hollow behind it vs extra material. They are much lighter duty than they appear. They are most certainly not heavy-duty compared to the actual heavy-duty tools they look like available at big box stores in the US for roughly 2.5 times the price combined. This is a great LIGHT set of tools to do basic transplanting. To do anything in heavy ground might not be best suited. The rake is substantial compared to its steel counterparts but the tines are not as long as traditional hand rakes that usually use metal rod stock.

The “rugged handles” are some kind of plastic (white) with rubbering padded handles that are firm without being hard or soft foam (as many cheapo types). The handles have holes in them that could accommodate a leather loop as most came with at retail locations.

A comparison of a few hand trowels I have is in picture #3. These are to me, by the thickness of the blade and weight of the tool, are lightweight but of superior quality (#2 & 3 of these 5)

The thickness of the blade and handle and it being one piece all aluminum defines #5 as heavy duty to me. As most cheap shovels will bend and break. These two in this set are stronger than the two steel blades and will not rust and are unlikely to bend. It appears that the handles are not continued metal but plastic.

I highly recommend this set but for LIGHT WEIGHT transplanting use. They are well-built but notably lightweight.

Not asking for too much from these but they seem sturdy enough. Like the solid feeling aluminum (I think it is). Rubber on gloves is a little cheap; after 1 washing they seemed to be already a little work, but the price in the package was good. I’m a satisfied.