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Originally Posted by Salsacharley
I've had many tree stumps to dig up, and I've found the best tool for digging and cutting roots is a cutter mattock. I keep it sharp with a grinder (another good tool). You can really bust through a bunch of nasty roots with a sharp axe end of one of these. I like it much better than a regular axe because of its weight.
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I'm with you Salsacharley - the mattocks I have though have a pick on the other end. Best tool ever for digging stumps and rocky ground... and general all purpose garden swingin.
An axe for cutting roots has to be an old one - none of that new cr#p - the good old blades can ding a rock without getting chipped. It's a good thing I don't go to yard sales
, because if I did, I'd have everybody's old axes in addition to my own (and I inherited a few).
