Since I first got an Italian Hive Tool I have liked them a lot. They are smaller on the hook than the "J" Maxant tool, but still they are hard to get between frames, especially narrow frames. I have had this smaller tool for a while and liked it, but it didn't have enough length for leverage. I noticed, though, that the end fit between the frames better. It's not ituitive that this would work but it does. So I cut that end on my Italian Hive Tool. Here is the shorter one I patterned the end off of and the one I modified. I am really enjoying how easy it is to work.