This rake is okay. It feels a bit flimsy when raking. No clogging issues if that is your main concern. I purchased a non-clog rake from Home depot a couple years ago, called a copper head. That rake was excellent -never clogged and was very strong, but apparently HD decided not to carry it anymore and I could not find it on the net anywhere. In case you are wondering what happened to it, some jackass stole it.