Ronnie Paulini

Here in PR we have some heavy weeds. I read and heard heavy scythes carry the momentum needed for thicker weeds.
Now with the hurricane and its damage, things involving the development of my land have slowed down, but I'm still inclined towards the wood and will eventually get one.

Thanks for the responses.

There was a problem with my calculations.
I was going by a wrong spec. The Seymour SN-1 Snath on Amazon has a 6.6lbs spec. That must be wrong. I see 2.2lbs and 2lbs 11oz elsewhere. The price though, on Amazon, it's better than on other sites.
So really, the difference between alum/wood snaths seems negligible.

Referring to the first response: Lead shot, steel shot, would be a nice way of making it heavier, but again, based on both types being close in weight, I think adding sand and/or metal shot inside would only make the scythe set up manageable by powerlifters... and who knows if the momentum can lead to deformation of the snath.

Now, if ounces are crucial, the slight difference in weight can be adjusted using saw dust instead of sand.


So far I'm gravitating towards the wood.

Hi everyone

Here I'll be talking about American snaths, the curved ones.

I'm planning on buying my first scythe and I came up with an idea that might save me some money.

Since the wood snath is more expensive, why not buy the aluminum and fill it with sand?
Question for those with aluminum snaths: Does it look like this can be done? Popping the top, or drilling a hole, then filling up with sand, or something else, to get closer to the weight of the wooden snath?


I did some very rough calculations on the volume of the hollow inside of the snath and the weight of dry sand and came up something that would fall slightly short of the weight of the wooden type. I just don't know how it would work in the real world.