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I suspect some of you older fellas and/or country/farm fellas have used one.

What are your memories of using them? Easy, hard, all about the technique, tips, tricks? Any crazy accidents?

We bought one. It appealed to my nature. I like doing unusual things and doing things the old fashioned way. Sometimes it's a revelation of how great the old ways are. Sometimes it's a revelation of how great the new ways are. But no matter what, it's an educational adventure.

The main reason that we got it was to clear at the end of a ravine where we can't get the mower. It works remarkably well on normal grass and weeds, the kind of stuff that you'd mow or use a string trimmer on. It's a bit tougher on the stuff along the ravine. But I think there's a bit of a learning curve. I can tell when I get the stroke right and when I get it wrong. The blade (whole thing really) is thinner and lighter than I'd have expected, and it's razor sharp. Based on movies and a lack of experience, you think it's more like a machete, something that you'd hack with. But it's a super light, razor sharp, slicing instrument.

The blade is from Austria. The handle is from Maine. You can order a "kit" from a place in Maine which is what I did.

https://scythesupply.com/