Thanks chaps. I really like that turbo dibber. One almost needs two hands to handle that whopper. I can imagine that it is multi functional though—you could make drills or planting holes, use it as a structural support at the corner of a raised bed or perhaps to sort out taken exception in the domestic milieu.
Yep, it's just a stake - probably a big mistake, but I'm a bit bored waiting for spring to come along. Oh look