True Temper 1942600 Serrated Grass Whip with Double-Edged Serrated Steel Blade, 22 in. Hardwood Handle

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This has been a great tool for me. I have a small lawn (less than a quarter acre) that I mow with a reel mower. Sometimes things will get a little too overgrown for the reel mower, due to rain or travel keeping me from mowing for a bit. Before I got my grass whip, I had to call a contractor to come mow the lawn for me to get it back to the point where I could do it myself. Now I just get a little extra exercise taking down the high weeds and get back to mowing.The True Temper is far lighter than I expected; I was a little nervous that I would have some aching muscles after wielding it, but in fact it's so well-designed and lightweight that I finished the back lawn without even meaning to do the whole thing because it was so easy to use. The cutting edge, as some others have mentioned, is not terribly sharp, which I think is a benefit rather than a drawback. I'm not terrified putting it in places where my 4-year-old could conceivably encounter it. I haven't had any problems with it not cutting - the key seems to be to wield it quickly. And, since it's so light, I can swing it like the wind and slash through all of my weeds without a problem. I will note that it doesn't work as well on shorter weeds. I tried going back to clear out some weeds that I had already cut down to a lower height, and while it still managed to cut through some of them, that was rougher going. For anything that's maybe a foot or so of growth, though, it's been wonderful.I would absolutely (and already have) recommend this to anyone wanting to take down weeds too high to deal with otherwise. Given the choice, I'd buy it again in a heartbeat. For the price and the effectiveness, it's a steal.

2014 Edit: I never got around to sharpening it. Didn't feel like running the *Wavey edge* across my bench grinder. But using it a little may have removed some paint and made it sharper. It did a good job on what the Lawn Mower missed in the ditch, when my plastic line trimmer was not working.With all hand tools please remember to use and wear hand gloves to reduce the chance of blisters. I still prefer the heavier Bow Arch weed whip I owned before this and misplaced while moving from the farm to the city. But for a lighter tool it aint bad, just twists too much when it meets resistance. For a light amount of work in an area already being maintained it works. My hands are tough but I nearly got blisters from a lite amount of growth in narrow 110 foot rain ditch/valley along the front yard. 100-200 feet should be double without going for my gloves so long as my hands are steady. Hot spots on my hand made me wonder was it the twisting of the feather balance or yanking from plants.... prefer a little more heft. If I had a stick welder, I'd weld a small weight on both ends to improve this purchase.Original 2 star review: Too Light and Dull, has to Grind and sharpen it before a better review.I've used the Bow arc ones and prefer them for a better Golf swing.This one is more of a Putter or Wedge when it comes to Golf.

I am very happy with this scythe. It cuts easily through most weeds, which is great because that's what I bought it for. It doesn't cut through grass as easily, but that's OK with me, because most of the areas that I need to trim are overgrown weeds. You just have to work a bit harder to cut through tall grasses - in case that's what you are looking to use it for. Using the scythe is good exercise, too - but it's not enough to get you really winded (unless you're kind of out of shape). I actually bought two of these scythes - one to keep in the front yard, and one to keep in the back yard. Turns out that was a good thing, because my (14 year old) son and my (12 year old) nephew (who is visiting us for the summer) had a great time using them to cut back some of the weeds in my back yard. I just made sure they understood that they could NOT work ANYWHERE NEAR EACH OTHER, for safety's sake. It's the first time my son has actually volunteered to help with the yard work. I guess using a garden tool (e.g. a scythe) which also doubles as a weapon on some of his video games was the secret to his interest. Or, to steal a concept from Rita Rudner - "teenage boys will do yardwork, when there's danger involved". Oh, well - whatever their reason, the boys really like using these scythes; and so do I. I highly recommend them for a healthy way to trim your weeds without having to struggle with the nylon fishing line (which always tangles up on me and/or breaks) or electrical cords (that never seem to reach far enough) on one of those electric weed-wackers!