Folding Steel Hand Sickle Gardening Farming Weed Remover Scythe Blade Cutter

Lightweight, came in a small box. Seems to work great so far.

This Cuts even better than I had hoped. Very sturdy and I like how the blade closes in for safety.Although they're made out of Steel and will rust. A little oil will flow this process overall very happy with this purchase.

Well I'm not going to worry about it because it didn't perform as it was stated and it wasn't as tough as they claimed because when I swung it to cut a clump of tall grass the blade broke off at the pivot point so I don't want another one because I don't spend money on tools that break !

It's what it says it is. Works well and stays sharp.

You get what you pay for and this is certainly the case here. Unfortunately it's hard to find a quality folding sickle and that is important since it has to fit in a backpack safely. I used it for an entire season of cleaning up the local hiking trails near my house until the blade finally snapped. Over time the blade had warped and distorted so getting it to fold was a bit of an issue. The rubber grip slips and is useless. A little hockey tape gets the job done though.It was very sharp out of the box and definitely gets the job done. It is not a tool that will stand the test of time but considering the price I'm o.k. with buying another one.

Good and sharp. Works well. Cut weeds with it but not good for heavy Brush.

Made of thin aluminum and uncoated steel, the blade gets increasingly covered with rust spots even when dried after use and not stored anywhere near water. Suspect it was from merely the ambient humidity in the garage.When it first arrived, I noticed that the rubber cover of the handle is not glued to the shaft at all, and slides right off the end even when gripping it tightly. This happened repeatedly to me as I used it, and was probably a safety hazard as it occasionally swung right out of my hand. Thankfully I was alone while using it, and not personally strong enough to do more than fling it on the ground.Another thing I noticed when first taking it out of its packaging, was that the blade was slanted sideways, when looking at it straight-on while folded. This means that I have to hold the back of the blade, when folding it back down, to be sure it hits the open slot in the handle. If I close it carelessly, the blade folds down NEXT TO the handle, pointy end still exposed and dangerous to errant fingers. Even with gloves on, given the hefty size of the blade, this was a potential bleed risk that I always tried to be mindful of when using it.The red paint is a positive, compared to making the whole thing black or green, since I can find the tool very easily by sight if I lay it down outside near plants. I think a bright unnatural electric-blue would do the job of being visible even better.The blade was certainly sharp enough when I first used it, but dulled and chipped and folded in spots very quickly, and with no method of sharpening it, the blade started to need more and more swipes to clear what had taken just one pass at the start. Would have appreciated any kind of instructions for how to sharpen it DIY, as the average gardener does not likely have a set of whetstones or a knife-sharpening professional close at hand.There is a spring-loaded button on the upper back portion. This locks the blade in place while in use, and thankfully, I have not had any issues with the blade unlocking unexpectedly. However, I recently ran into a new issue, where pressing the spring-loaded button no longer disengages from the blade. Some part of the metal in the catch has bent, and without a blowtorch and blacksmith's pliers, I have no way of getting it back into working order. And leaving it permanently open in my garage is a danger, since it did not come with a cover for the blade, being that it was SUPPOSED to fold down when not in use. I felt I had already spent too much time trying to fix this wonky thing, and have finally retired it.It took only a few hits to a hidden rock, near the base of some weeds I was clearing, to completely turn the tip of the scythe 180 degrees and completely defang its ability to shred if swung straight down. Admittedly, I may have been going a bit off-label-use by trying to do that, but with the short handle and no rake on hand, I was trusting this tool to do more, apparently, than it was capable of.TLDR - It's cheap. If you need a scythe to work for a few weeks or maybe months, this will get you there. But if you want something that will last for years, it's worth your while to spend a bit more for better quality elsewhere.

soon broken