Some liken it to a steel fingernail and it is. I used it to edge a garden when the old rubber (wavy after 20+ years) was removed. The job went so fast. You can use it for breaking up hard soil, cultivating where you want to plant something, even transplanting. As I get out in spring I'm sure I'll find more uses for it. I'm sure it could also scare away annoying neighbors depending on how menacing you can appear!