In Africa we make big fires, and most of the equipment available in the shops are not built strong enough to push a lump of Hardekool or Mopani around in the fire, ours is made using 6mm round bar and we used some off-cuts to make durable handles out of indigenous timber. Our long kolekrapper is 65cm long, and we have an extra long one for guys who do their thing in a fire pit or fireplace (reach) and also those have have built in braai's (reflective heat radiation) Add one of these to your next purchase, as with most of our stuff, it will last decades!