SeymourSEYMOUR MFG 2B-42W26 Scythe Blade, 26-Inch

Estimated 2 week delivery time on this blade, showed up in 4 days! Anyhow, really good weed blade, does great on tall, thick, weeds and grasses. Not the best on shorter, softer, grass. I have a grass blade coming for that. Great way of knocking out weeds without all the noise. Don't have to buy gas, don't have to charge batteries. Look like a bada** in front of the neighbors, and get a good workout!

We purchased the aluminum snath and this blade last summer when we became owners of an overgrown New England property. Fields of goldenrod and friends about four feet high then. We resolved to have little or no gas-powered devices so we tried the scythe -- took the plunge on the Seymour without getting embroiled in the Austrian versus American tangle. It was a lot of work but we did clear some paths and we were thus protected from lurking ticks and poison ivy for the rest of the season. This spring, the grassy weeds of the main acre average 2 feet high just now and the Craigslist mower gave up the ghost in 4 hours. Chastised for having trusted a gas-guzzler might ease my burdens, I pulled out the scythe, sharpening it with a moderate stone 5 times on each side of the blade about every ten minutes of work (generally when I take a swig of water in hot weather). The blade works very well on the brush -- multiflora roses, poison ivy, goldenrod, milkweed and such. It does get bogged down when there is heavy grass mixed in -- the grass seems to drain my momentum in the tangle and the grass tends to fall flat without actually get cut. BUT, when I get a patch of primarily think stemmed weeds it is a glorious path of trimming exercise with quick results. I am still a newbie but have a rhythm that works for durations of a few hours at a time, but when I have a good groove this is a nice tool to wield. This blade is not shy and easily clips anything vertical that is stiff enough to put up some resistance. We am quite pleased with this blade and will soon invest in the grass blade too.

They say you get what you pay for, and it's true with this blade. Cuts grass like a hot knife through warm butter and holds its edge beautifully. Only had to touch it up with a wet stone every 15 to 20 minutes, a big improvement over my old blade that required touching up about every 5.

I bought the longest one available. I am using this for overgrown weeds in and around the blueberry patch. I tried using the weed eater, but even with its metal blade installed it was hopeless. This blade out cuts everything from green stems to woody twigs up to about 1/2 inch easily. I have snagged it on woody stumps with force, and the joint just flexes without breaking. I have not sharpened it yet, but apparently it still doesn't need it. The blade seems to be made of some good steel. I am thinking about ordering a shorter blade (say, 10-16 inches) to make the tool even more versatile. Nice tool and it seems like it could last at least many years with heavy use.

OK, so it takes a little manual labor, but for the quietness of this tool, it makes it all worth while. I don't suppose many folks use the scythe anymore, but if you have a pretty large area of overgrowth and you want to take it down quickly and quietly, this is the tool. Each swing takes out a huge area at a time and in terms of speed, it beats a weedeater, hands down! Once you get a rhythym going, it's actually kind of nice to use. Get a shot of exercise and accomplish something while doing it. The blade and handle will run you around $100.00, but it is worth every penny. I will last at least one lifetime, maybe more.

Needed to be sharpened out the box. Other thwn that its good

Love my scythe

The blade arrived in good condition, was fairly easy to sharpen, and cuts great mounted to my Seymour SN-9 snath. The only complaint is that I ordered the 26" blade but received the 24" instead. Not a big deal, but I would rather have the longer blade. The heavy plastic bag the blade came in had the correct part # sticker for the 26" (#21426); it was just mistakenly placed on a 24" blade. Otherwise, I would've given 5 stars.