Tamper and method of fabrication thereof

An impact tool comprising a shaft, a handle at a proximal end of the shaft, and a working head at a distal end of the shaft, wherein the handle comprises grip members extending generally parallel to the shaft on each side of the shaft;

• and the working head comprises an impacting surface, said grip members being configured such that each one of the first and the second grip members is grasped by a user with a respective hand of the user so that the user is centered above a ground surface to be impacted with the impact tool, with the user's legs spreading to about shoulder width, the user's head centered between the user's feet, both hands level on a line generally perpendicular to the shaft.

A method for making a tool comprising a shaft, a handle, and a working head, comprising providing the handle with at least a first and a second grip members, connecting the handle with the proximal end of the shaft and the working head at a distal end of the shaft, the first and the second grip members extend generally parallel to the shaft on each side of the shaft;

• whereby the first and the second grip members are symmetrically positioned on each side of the shaft from grasping by a user using both hangs, one hand on a respective one of the first and the second grip members, centering the user above a ground surface to be worked with the tool, with the user's legs spreading about shoulder width, the user's head centered between the user's feet, both the user's hands level on a line generally perpendicular to the shaft.