Weeding Sickle, Serrated & Plain-Edged Combined Steel Scythe 51-Inch Adjustable Long Handle, Lightweight Long-Handled Garden Sickle Tool for Gardens, Yards, Fields & Overgrown Areas

Firstly: as other reviewers have noted, the head unscrews while in use -- I put some adhesive on the threads to work around this deficiency.More importantly: For my small lot and garden use this thing is perfect. I was just out using this sickle without the face shield, hearing protectors, heavy boots, and gaiters that I must wear to protect myself from my screaming orange and white brush cutter. I didn't have to replace any plastic blades or cutting line, suck any two stroke exhaust, or worry about the damage that thrown rocks might do. Instead I just moseyed along enjoying the act of swishing the grass and weeds down, and then the few that were tucked too tightly against an obstacle easily fell prey to my long handled grass shears afterward. In fact, less shear work was required because I can get this sickle closer to the delicate things without the risk of damaging them or the tool. Being a gimpy old git I appreciate the absence of the pain that my brush cutter causes.The shaft is in fact stainless steel or similar, being non-ferrous and hard enough to make me quickly give up on the idea of drilling into it to use screws and nuts to lock the sections together. I find the handle length and the heft of the tool to be just about perfect for my very average stature. The blade required a quick touch-up to remove the burr from the back (bottom) prior to use, and with that the edge was completely acceptable and performed well. I didn't do enough work to dull the edge but it feels like it'll hold up well enough, and I'll update my review if I find otherwise.EDITED TO ADD: I've used the thing enough to dull it, which isn't that hard to do here where the Rocky Mountains live up to their name, and found that the blade sharpened nicely with a reasonable effort. The blade is hollow ground, which is a cheap to produce but less than optimal choice for cutting fibrous materials like grasses and weeds, but I'm still happy with it and sure that I'll be happier once I've sharpened it enough times to get past the hollow and produce a proper bevel edge. (For what it's worth, you can't get a bevel edge at a reasonable price in today's world, but you can get a passable diamond sharpener for your garden tool blades for cheap. Or be one of those who cries about how neglected tools work poorly, I guess.)All in all this tool meets my needs well and, quite unlike my screaming power equipment, I enjoy using it.

I enjoyed using this tool for the most part. The end with the blade kept loosening which caused stops and delay. There is only 1 handle. Scythes with an extra gliding handle would be smoother. My next purchase would be a solid handle and the blade firmly attached.

This lightweight little item works great. It was just what I needed for cutting down some weeds that were too big to get with my weed-eater. The blade came sharp and ready for work.

Dull as doornail and doesn't feel safe to use as it is foldable and feels like it will fold back up when in use.

Made very well. The ability to change the handle length is a big plus. The shorter blade makes it easy to get around tight spots.

Works well, but has a design flaw. The handle needs left hand threads, when applying pressure, it unscrews. I fixed this by wrapping the handle joints with duct tape. This helped.

I use this to cut California bulrush underwater. I was worried it would rust. I dry and oil the blade after each use, but nothing special for the handle. It has held up spectacularly well.

Blade tends to loosen during use.