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This Grass Sickle is one tool I wouldn't be without. Review by Maddy Harland

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I have a rule for my tool shed. All my tools are hung on hooks on batons on the walls for easy access. No searching for tools under a pile of stuff. Each tool has its place and I can't introduce a new tool unless I pass on one I don't use. It means that for a new tool to win its place, it has to be really special.

This Grass sickle is one tool I wouldn't be without. It is light but sturdy with a serrated blade. I use it to cut comfrey for the compost bins and to scythe a mound we have in the garden that is covered in marjoram and knapweed. A real wildlife habitat.

It works well for patches of nettle, wildflowers that have gone to seed and other robust stalks. I also clear meadow grasses under our fruit trees. The sickle is small enough to handle in tight spaces - important if you don't want to damage trunks. It easily achieves the tasks required. I have never had to sharpen it either, the edge holds well, even with repeated use on tough stalks. Recommended. (Posted on 02/09/2011)