Sickle
information
this is a "Straight"
Sickle with Hardwood Handle made in Sheffield,
England from high quality hardened and tempered
steel
A sickle is a curved, hand-held
agricultural tool typically used for harvesting
grain crops before the advent of modern harvesting
machinery. It consists of a curved blade with
a short, one-hand handle attached. The inside
of the curve is sharp, so that the user can swing
the sickle blade against the base of the crop,
catching it in the curve and slicing it at the
same time.
A sickle blade which is used to cut the silica-rich
stems of cereal crops acquires a characteristic
sickle-gloss, or wear pattern. When this pattern
appears on ancient stone tools, it can indicate
early use or development of agriculture.
using a sickle
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