Sunday, June 14, 2009

Cool tool


I found a few of these in one of the sheds. I'm guessing it's a two-sided ...... sort of scythe? I tried it out last week when I was re-clearing an old path. You just sort of wave it back and forth, and things just die in front of it. It's really handy!

I can't really search google to find out what it is, until they come up with a picture search. So if anyone knows what it is, let me know. Thanks.

4 comments:

  1. Your tool is, indeed, a weed whacker. We have one just like it. For getting into areas too small for a bigger scythe. Neat little tool, eh?

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  2. It's often called a grass whip. We had the heavier-duty one when I was a kid (probably from my grandfather's house).

    http://www.americantrails.org/resources/info/tools3.html

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  3. Thanks for the info! Sad that my local hardware store or Home Depot doesn't sell these.

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  4. www.hardwarestore.com/store-locations.aspx#New_York

    They have em, if they're close.

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