The roughneck tradditional patter post hole digger is fitted with large industrial strength steel blades and strong yet lightweight fibreglass handles for durability and weather resistance with special knuckle protector grips the long handle length makes digging deep holes easier the operation is simplicity itself push the handles together to open the jaws drive into the ground pull the handles apart to close the jaws and scoop out the earth repeat the process until the desired depth of hole is