"John Mortlock" wrote in message ...
Does anyone know where to buy a hand scythe at a reasonable price ?

Large garden centres have them but at silly prices.

Thanks

By 'hand scythe', so you mean 'scythe' or 'sickle'? I have seen both
advertised on Ebay in the past.

I recently purchased an item called a Garden Scyther which I saw
advertised in the Telegraph and AG, I think, for about £15 including
postage. Unless you are after a proper scythe, and if you need it
only for the occasional use, you might well find it suitable. It is
basically a long knife (33ins long), like a parang or panga, and the
thin blade is sharp(ish) on both edges and curved upwards at the end.
If you can get a good swinging motion going - a bit like a slice at
golf, but backwards as well as forwards - you can clear long grass,
nettles, etc without too much difficulty, although it is definitely
not as effective as a traditional scythe.