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And he said, "I want to live as an honest man, to get all I deserve, and to give all I can, and to love a young woman whom I don't understand. Your Highness, your ways are very strange."
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Jordan Holland wrote:I saw those last week and considered buying one. But I wondered what it would do better than a billhook, and I didn't understand the angle of the handle. It looks too short to use standing, but at too much of an angle to use kneeling?
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Judith Browning wrote:
Jordan Holland wrote:I saw those last week and considered buying one. But I wondered what it would do better than a billhook, and I didn't understand the angle of the handle. It looks too short to use standing, but at too much of an angle to use kneeling?
The angle makes it useful to use while squatting, sitting on a stool or the ground or bent from the hips as I do to protect my back. I have been using ours to cut garden weeds off at ground level this summer as it is wonderful for getting in small spaces where my scythe or even my sickle would be too big. A billhook does one thing as far as I understand? This tool can be easily repositioned in one's hand to hoe, trench or cut weeds at ground level or deeper....although what I have is very similar it is called a korean hand hoe or ho mi...maybe this one is not intended to 'hoe' along with cutting weeds?
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Dre Oeschger wrote:Thank you so much for jumping in on this thread guys! This is Dre at Truly Garden.
The angle of the hand sickle is indeed for hoeing.
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Judith Browning wrote:In that case, I will promote even more as one very similar is the first one that I bought...wish it was from you but I did not see it when I went looking awhile back?
We just introduced this tool late this spring. We will be doing a giveaway this week here on Permies as part of it's initial push! I intend to start a new thread with a question that will give us ideas for other tools we should consider improving.
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Dre Oeschger wrote:
Judith Browning wrote:In that case, I will promote even more as one very similar is the first one that I bought...wish it was from you but I did not see it when I went looking awhile back?
Thank you Judith
Best,
Dre
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"Sore wrists" isn't very specific, but 1) using lots of mulch so the surface of the soil doesn't bake hard, so it's easier to work can help, 2) putting material on tools that increases the friction so you don't have to grip as hard may help, 3) I found that until I built up strength, a "D" handle was better than a straight shovel, although watching videos of the proper way to use a straight shovel will help in its use, 4) there are some wrist issues which are affected directly or indirectly by poor upper back, neck and shoulder strength and positioning, so looking into exercises and stretches to help those area may end up helping the wrists, and 5) when I had a shoulder injury that wouldn't heal, my cousin sent me an article about the role of Vit D in healing and I was amazed at how much and how quickly it did help, so looking carefully at your overall health and diet to see if there could be something you need more of to help you build strength and control pain in a healthy way may also help.Ivonne Buckley wrote:I am interested in using these. I stopped work recently with sore wrists. I was wondering what modifications such as a strap to allow shoulders to take some of the weight, that you have ever seen or considered. Being off grid doesnt always come with perfect health. However, I believe we can modify and create in such situations. Any ideas?
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Jay Angler wrote:Also, does this actually work in heavy clay soil? I'm finding things that work in good soil, just don't work for me. I'm working hard on soil building , but the areas that are a problem are the very ones where Himalayan Blackberry and Burdock need removing!
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stephanie gelfan wrote:and how does it stay sharp if you re digging into the soil? I would love one tool, especially one that is small and fairly light, for all sorts of garden/food forest chores, big and small, if such a thing is possible. Thanks
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Yes, I've been chopping and dropping the Burdock and using it for mulch in place or near-by, but some of it is in awkward spots and sometimes it gets too big before I realize and then it's *really* hard to chop the main stem. Sometimes the main stem is so big that my long handled pruners won't go around it, so I'm wondering if you think your tool would "chop" the stem. The specific plant I'm thinking of is in a spot where I couldn't swing a machete without hitting things I don't want to hit. It seems too time consuming to use my collapsible saw and I'm not sure how effective a saw would be on it - would it cut it or just make a mashy mess? I've got two hori hori knives, neither of them from your company, but I wouldn't have thought either would be best for this task. Maybe I'll take a picture and post it and then everyone can weigh in on their approach!Dre Oeschger wrote:
Jay Angler wrote:Also, does this actually work in heavy clay soil? I'm finding things that work in good soil, just don't work for me. I'm working hard on soil building , but the areas that are a problem are the very ones where Himalayan Blackberry and Burdock need removing!
The head of the hand sickle is quite robust. That being said, heavy clay soils will put extra strain on any garden tools. I think that a better approach would be to use either this tool or our Hori Hori to chop and drop the burdock and help it along as it is already working to improve your soil as a dynamic accumulator. Anything with huge taproots like that are working to break up hard soils.
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Mike Schroer wrote:I would feel bad about using something that sharp in the ground. It looks like it would work great for above ground weeding around plants and not disturbing the roots. Mulch doesn't stop everything.
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Jay Angler wrote:
Yes, I've been chopping and dropping the Burdock and using it for mulch in place or near-by, but some of it is in awkward spots and sometimes it gets too big before I realize and then it's *really* hard to chop the main stem. Sometimes the main stem is so big that my long handled pruners won't go around it, so I'm wondering if you think your tool would "chop" the stem. The specific plant I'm thinking of is in a spot where I couldn't swing a machete without hitting things I don't want to hit. It seems too time consuming to use my collapsible saw and I'm not sure how effective a saw would be on it - would it cut it or just make a mashy mess? I've got two hori hori knives, neither of them from your company, but I wouldn't have thought either would be best for this task. Maybe I'll take a picture and post it and then everyone can weigh in on their approach!Dre Oeschger wrote:
Jay Angler wrote:Also, does this actually work in heavy clay soil? I'm finding things that work in good soil, just don't work for me. I'm working hard on soil building , but the areas that are a problem are the very ones where Himalayan Blackberry and Burdock need removing!
The head of the hand sickle is quite robust. That being said, heavy clay soils will put extra strain on any garden tools. I think that a better approach would be to use either this tool or our Hori Hori to chop and drop the burdock and help it along as it is already working to improve your soil as a dynamic accumulator. Anything with huge taproots like that are working to break up hard soils.
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Ivonne Buckley wrote:I am interested in using these. I stopped work recently with sore wrists. I was wondering what modifications such as a strap to allow shoulders to take some of the weight, that you have ever seen or considered. Being off grid doesnt always come with perfect health. However, I believe we can modify and create in such situations. Any ideas?
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Jay Angler wrote:
Yes, I've been chopping and dropping the Burdock and using it for mulch in place or near-by, but some of it is in awkward spots and sometimes it gets too big before I realize and then it's *really* hard to chop the main stem. Sometimes the main stem is so big that my long handled pruners won't go around it, so I'm wondering if you think your tool would "chop" the stem. The specific plant I'm thinking of is in a spot where I couldn't swing a machete without hitting things I don't want to hit. It seems too time consuming to use my collapsible saw and I'm not sure how effective a saw would be on it - would it cut it or just make a mashy mess? I've got two hori hori knives, neither of them from your company, but I wouldn't have thought either would be best for this task. Maybe I'll take a picture and post it and then everyone can weigh in on their approach!
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Mary Haasch wrote:At this very moment I have no idea what I would use the hand weeding sickle for because I have yet to move to my future forest garden. The move will happen in about 3 weeks and I expect there will be more uses for the hand sickle than I have time to do especially since first frost can happen in September in the northwoods of Wisconsin (Zone 4b and on the border with 5a). The land around the cabin has been mostly untouched for the last 50 years or more but it does have some struggling blueberries and other wild edibles like the winter fern and wintergreen as a starting point. The soil is sandy and I expect it will need a lot of care to build up a fertile base. By the time the land and cabin become an inheritance I hope to have a food forest capable of some self-sufficiency so a lot of composting, planning, planting and weeding in my future. I can't wait (well except for all the packing and moving and unpacking).
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Nicole Alderman wrote:I give this sickle 10 out of 10 acorns! My husband and I had a blast trying this out. In the words of my husband, "It's the tool I've always wanted!" It's like a short and sharper version of the ploskorerez Fokin hoes. I love how it comes super sharp, and the little crook the blade makes when it connects to the handle helps kind of "rake" plants away.
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