Mattock (3414)

GENERAL INFORMATION

• Made of iron with a wooden handle.
• Short handle.
• A mattock is a versatile hand tool, used for digging and chopping, similar to the pickaxe.
• It has a long handle, and a stout head, which combines a pick and an adze.
• Mattocks are "the most versatile of hand-planting tools". They can be used to chop into the ground with the adze and pull the soil towards the user, opening a slit to plant into. They can also be used to dig holes for planting into, and are particularly useful where there is a thick layer of matted sod.