At Radius Garden we are pretty finicky about trowels. After all, the company was founded on a design for an ergonomic trowel, the natural Radius grip trowel. As I was bending over my raised bed one day last spring struggling to transplant some deeply rooted herbs I had the thought, I really wish I had a trowel that was as easy-to-use as the root slayer shovel. Within a week, the design was completed. We developed a new flared handle for extra-comfort, adapted the root slayer shovel as a trowel, added a twine cutter notch that doubles as a bottle opener and designed a durable nylon holster to carry it in. I can tell you from experience that the trowel works like a dream, not only for gardening, but also for opening craft IPA's. You'll never find a sturdier trowel to rip through roots and difficult soil. Strap the holster over your belt so you always have access to this handy tool. Lifetime assurance.