04-21-2017, 05:38 PM
Very interesting, Gentlemen!
By the time I was using these tools, I sharpened them with files. I have no recollection of peening the edges of anything, but that sounds like a very very serious skill!
The little sickle could cut jillions of weeds per day, depending on "motivation". I was happy to discover I was big enough to use a grain scythe one year, but then more weeds- bigger ones- became something to deal with. Bull thistles can get bigger than a man's wrist!
I'm pretty sure that's why I take such great delight in spraying weeds now. Using those tools can make one Hate weeds.
By the time I was using these tools, I sharpened them with files. I have no recollection of peening the edges of anything, but that sounds like a very very serious skill!
The little sickle could cut jillions of weeds per day, depending on "motivation". I was happy to discover I was big enough to use a grain scythe one year, but then more weeds- bigger ones- became something to deal with. Bull thistles can get bigger than a man's wrist!
I'm pretty sure that's why I take such great delight in spraying weeds now. Using those tools can make one Hate weeds.