John Grabowski wrote:
....
... I expect that the Fiskar steel model is a
little more expensive, but could be a labor saver due to a narrower hole
circumference. ...

You'll soon rue the day you chose the steel handles as you continue to
have to lift the suckers out of the hole every stroke...(ga,amhikt ).

What little you might save in shaving the side of the hole an inch less
is more than made up for w/ the weight. The extra heft is of some help
in hard ground, but keeping them sharp is better.

I take the wood handles hands down of the pairs here unless think might
be abusing them (prying out rotted-off end of old tie or something such)...

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