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Blake Wheeler wrote:For anyone wanting something similar to what Matt has, if you have a Tractor Supply Company store near you they have what they call a corn knife (not what I'd call a corn knife but whatever lol) in the section with their machetes. It's basically a recurved knife. Think they want about $15 and it does an excellent job, comes with a respectable edge, and isn't too heavy.
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Dan Boone wrote: letting you grasp a handful of weeds, cut them without damage to whatever is near.
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Dan Boone wrote:
I'm currently using that Tractor Supply corn knife and it's an improvement for this use on the Fiskars "Brush Hook" machete I was using previously. The brush hook is great for light brushing, but the corn knife works more like a sickle, letting you grasp a handful of weeds, cut them without damage to whatever is near, and drop them where you need the mulch. I don't think it's a fine knife steel-wise and I'm not sure how well it will sharpen, but for the price I'm not quibbling.
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"We're all just walking each other home." -Ram Dass
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Judith Browning wrote:
Dan Boone wrote: letting you grasp a handful of weeds, cut them without damage to whatever is near.
I learned to always wear a good leather glove on the hand that grabs after many close calls and a few scars![]()
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Dan Boone wrote:
Judith Browning wrote:
Dan Boone wrote: letting you grasp a handful of weeds, cut them without damage to whatever is near.
I learned to always wear a good leather glove on the hand that grabs after many close calls and a few scars![]()
LOL, just today I "grasped" horse nettles and young raspberries that were hiding in the lush green weeds. And I was thinking about snakes. My problem is that I haven't perfected a pattern of always having a pair of gloves in my pocket when the need arises, and I'm too lazy to go back in the house. I think "I'll be careful" and then problems arise.![]()
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Judith Browning wrote:...and also the blade of the knife or sickle...
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Joseph Lofthouse wrote:When I try imaging how I would use this kind of a tool, it seems like I would have to crawl along the ground... Crawling doesn't really work for me. I'm a biped, so I try to do my work as a biped rather than as a quadruped. For my way of working, I'd want this blade to be mounted on a long pole, so that I could use it while standing and walking rather than by stooping or crawling.
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World Tomato Society, ambassador
Open Source Plant Breeding Forum, founder
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Now available: The Native Persimmon (centennial edition)
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World Tomato Society, ambassador
Open Source Plant Breeding Forum, founder
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