I use Scythe very heavily for cutting weeds and cover crops. At tight spaces Scythe can not be used since it needs more space for swinging. Also when the grass is very thin, especially in walk ways, Scythe is not a good option. Either I should use brush cutter or some sickle. With small handled sickle cutting is very tedious since we have to bend a lot. So thought of making a long handled sickle with a bend so that it remains horizontal to the ground, similar to Scythe. Even though I have to bend, but it should not be much.
The blade became very thin, so if it hits the ground, it will bend. Also it is heavy, so using it for long time with one hand becomes difficult. The connection from the wooden handle to the cutting blade is very thick, hence it became more heavy, have to further tune it. But it is going to be one of the tool which I will be using more often.
Feb-2023
Wanted to make it a bit more thin, hence replaced the iron bar connecting handle and cutting edge with a more light one. Originally it was 375gms and after this change it became 305gms. Also the pointed edge was removed since it was hitting the ground often. Now it is quite OK, except that the handle is not very comfortable and also since the blade is very thin, it bends some times. Still it is a quite useful tool
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