When regular shovels just won't do

The spearhead garden spade for hard ground and roots.

The double patented blade starts the cut like a spear and finishes it like a spade, so digging takes up to 80% less effort than a standard shovel. A family business for 15 years, hand-packed in New Jersey.

4.9 from 472 reviews Over 600,000 sold Double patented
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Every spade shares the same spearhead blade. Pick the handle that fits how you dig.

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The 58 inch Long Handle.

58" Long Handle

4.9 (112)

Leverage and prying, less bending

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The 30 inch Mini.

30" Mini

4.9 (51)

Bulbs, containers, tight spots

$40   Currently sold out.

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The Spear Head Hoe.

59" Garden Hoe

Weeds, digs, mixes, rakes

A hoe and rake in one head, so bed prep and cleanup take a single tool.

$63 See the Garden Hoe

Three spades, one spearhead blade. Plus the hoe, all shown to scale.

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Front view of the Spear Head Spade blade showing the spearhead and the two wing barbs
Close-up of the sharpened, beveled edge of the Spear Head Spade blade
The sharpened, beveled edge

The blade

Why the spearhead works

Up to 80% less effort than a standard shovel.

A regular spade meets the soil with its full width at once. The spearhead concentrates that same effort into one place.

  • Penetrates first, then slices. The point goes in first, and the sharpened shoulders cut outward as the blade sinks, slicing roots instead of bouncing off them.
  • Sharpened tip to tail. The edge is beveled at a 35 degree angle along the whole blade, so every inch cuts.
  • Tougher steel. Thick, hardened high carbon manganese steel that shrugs off rocks and flexes instead of bending or snapping.
  • Stays sharp with use. The coating is designed to wear at the edges first, so ordinary digging keeps exposing fresh, sharpened steel.
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In their words

Loved by gardeners

Watch real gardeners put the spearhead to work, then read hundreds more reviews.

Ten coworkers bought one after seeing hers A customer at the show

4.9 out of 5

average from 472 reviews

Over 600,000 sold

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The strength of the Spear Head Spade Jean and Jane Seykora on the farm

  • ★★★★★

    Hands down the best purchase I've made for yard work in years.

    Constance W.Verified buyer

  • ★★★★★

    I'm 65 years old and this spade lets me do the work of a 25 year old. I love it!

    Julie S.Verified buyer

  • ★★★★★

    It digs through Arizona's caliche!! Much more user-friendly than an axe!!!

    Barbara M.Verified buyer

  • ★★★★★

    I call it my miracle shovel! Absolutely the best purchase I've made in a very long time.

    Michele E.Verified buyer

  • ★★★★★

    My new favorite tool. Much easier to dig with than standard shovels.

    Alice G.Verified buyer

  • ★★★★★

    A shovel like no other that goes through clay better than any other!

    Victoria F.Verified buyer

  • ★★★★★

    The only thing that this shovel can't do is make the coffee. Love, love it.

    Deb K.Verified buyer

  • ★★★★★

    We loved it so much we bought 5 more as Christmas gifts!!!

    Janet S.Verified buyer

  • ★★★★★

    A friend is a master gardener and said this is the shovel that you'll love. She was right!

    Sandra E.Verified buyer

  • ★★★★★

    Had a spear head spade for a few years now - it's my absolute go-to shovel.

    Rachel C.Verified buyer

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Our story

The gardener who wouldn't stop digging

One stubborn gardener, a sharper idea, and the family that stands behind every order.

Daniel Mathieu, inventor of the Spear Head Spade, digging in his garden Double patented
Daniel Mathieu, who invented the spearhead blade in his own Connecticut garden.

Spear Head Spade began with Daniel Mathieu, a gardener in Windsor, Connecticut, who was not ready to put the spade down.

  1. The setback

    Two artificial knees and two artificial hips had made digging painful enough to end his favorite hobby. Daniel decided the tool should change, not the gardener.

  2. The blade

    With his son Julien, an engineer, he designed the spearhead blade and earned two patents on it.

  3. The family

    Today Spear Head Spade is Glorious Outdoors LLC, a family business for 15 years, and every order is hand-packed in New Jersey.

  4. The award

    In 2025, Better Homes and Gardens named it Best Shovel and Spade.

A blade that slips into hard ground instead of fighting it.

Daniel's design, and the reason gardeners still reach for it.
Hugh, co-owner of Glorious Outdoors
Hugh
Harry, co-owner of Glorious Outdoors
Harry

Our guarantee

Backed by our family

“If you are not satisfied, contact us and we will do whatever we can to make you happy.”

The family behind Glorious Outdoors LLC and the Spear Head Spade

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Garden Guides

Learn before you dig

Short, practical reads on digging, tool choice, and protecting your joints, from a family business for 15 years.

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