How are you using this tool Joe? For ash management on daisy wheel kettle??
... FWIW I absolutely love the Weber rake/charcoal axe
I've only used it once, yesterday but it was to knock down the ashes in the Slow N Sear.
The first time I used the SnS I became frustrated because toward the middle of a Brisket cook I couldn't understand why I was having a hard time maintaining temps. it was because the spent ash and coals were clogging up the air flow in the bottom of the SnS. Totally on me for not understanding it. That really turned me off on the product until I figured that out. I always just used the same set of tongs to push ashes around that I used to handle the meat (not exactly sanitary).
For $13.49 I think it's awesome. Now if it was $25 I'd probably pass but for $13.49 for a really well built piece of equipment that I can hang on the handle and use a ton, I'm all in.