EFFICERE 22-Ounce All Steel Rock Pick Hammer with Pointed Tip, 11-Inch Overall Length | Essential for Geological Study, Rock Hounding, Prospecting, Mining, Fossil Dig, Masonry Related and Much More

Perfect design

I dug a 12 in deep, 15 inch wide and 22 ft long trench in my rocky driveway with this little pickaxe. Heavy enough to break the soil/rocks but light enough to not get you exhausted with the first 10 min. Absolutely excellent tool. Love it.

What I wanted

It's a good hammer just not heat treated on either end so it mushrooms with use. It's also not smooth so if you try and hang it from a pants loop it will saw it in half pretty quick. I've heat treated both ends and smoothed out all visable parts of metal and its now a quality hammer. I would say the quality is harborfreight type quality good but with some work it can be a great rock hammer.

Good tool

Very sturdy little hammer that’s made very well. The handle is very comfortable in your hand.

This hammer worked well at chipping a line into large rocks and allowing me to break them open. It did the same for concrete that had been poured around posts. I did eventually upgrade to a 12 lb sledge hammer to get the job done in a few swings instead 5 to 10 minutes of chipping. But while using it as I did, I could tell that it was durable and would work well for any intended uses.

I’m really enjoying my new rock hammer. I needed one quick for an out-of-town trip. This fit the bill perfectly and now I’ll probably just take it home with me.