True Temper 1942600 Serrated Grass Whip with Double-Edged Serrated Steel Blade, 22 in. Hardwood Handle

This has been a great tool for me. I have a small lawn (less than a quarter acre) that I mow with a reel mower. Sometimes things will get a little too overgrown for the reel mower, due to rain or travel keeping me from mowing for a bit. Before I got my grass whip, I had to call a contractor to come mow the lawn for me to get it back to the point where I could do it myself. Now I just get a little extra exercise taking down the high weeds and get back to mowing.The True Temper is far lighter than I expected; I was a little nervous that I would have some aching muscles after wielding it, but in fact it's so well-designed and lightweight that I finished the back lawn without even meaning to do the whole thing because it was so easy to use. The cutting edge, as some others have mentioned, is not terribly sharp, which I think is a benefit rather than a drawback. I'm not terrified putting it in places where my 4-year-old could conceivably encounter it. I haven't had any problems with it not cutting - the key seems to be to wield it quickly. And, since it's so light, I can swing it like the wind and slash through all of my weeds without a problem. I will note that it doesn't work as well on shorter weeds. I tried going back to clear out some weeds that I had already cut down to a lower height, and while it still managed to cut through some of them, that was rougher going. For anything that's maybe a foot or so of growth, though, it's been wonderful.I would absolutely (and already have) recommend this to anyone wanting to take down weeds too high to deal with otherwise. Given the choice, I'd buy it again in a heartbeat. For the price and the effectiveness, it's a steal.

I am very happy with this scythe. It cuts easily through most weeds, which is great because that's what I bought it for. It doesn't cut through grass as easily, but that's OK with me, because most of the areas that I need to trim are overgrown weeds. You just have to work a bit harder to cut through tall grasses - in case that's what you are looking to use it for. Using the scythe is good exercise, too - but it's not enough to get you really winded (unless you're kind of out of shape). I actually bought two of these scythes - one to keep in the front yard, and one to keep in the back yard. Turns out that was a good thing, because my (14 year old) son and my (12 year old) nephew (who is visiting us for the summer) had a great time using them to cut back some of the weeds in my back yard. I just made sure they understood that they could NOT work ANYWHERE NEAR EACH OTHER, for safety's sake. It's the first time my son has actually volunteered to help with the yard work. I guess using a garden tool (e.g. a scythe) which also doubles as a weapon on some of his video games was the secret to his interest. Or, to steal a concept from Rita Rudner - "teenage boys will do yardwork, when there's danger involved". Oh, well - whatever their reason, the boys really like using these scythes; and so do I. I highly recommend them for a healthy way to trim your weeds without having to struggle with the nylon fishing line (which always tangles up on me and/or breaks) or electrical cords (that never seem to reach far enough) on one of those electric weed-wackers!

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I wanted to be able to work on the backyard weeds early in the morning instead of having to wait until after 8:00 a.m. to be able to get out the weed whacker. I might not bother the neighbors with the noise at that time but by then, the sun is up and it is hot already, especially in the summer. So I decided that I wanted to try my hand at cutting them with a grass whip. I ordered the True Temper Grass Whip based on the other reviews here.The True Temper Grass Whip is approximately 36 ½” long. The handle alone is about 14” and the double serrated blade is 9” long. It’s made in Taiwan. When it arrived, the metal red piece was already loose. I pushed it back in place but every time I’ve used the grass whip, it falls down and I wish there were a way to take it out. The blade is coated so it’s not sharp and the whip didn’t cut much of anything when I tried it right out of the box. It performed better after I ran a slim taper file between the teeth (btw, the teeth are not pointy like the ones in a saw). Though it cut vines and some close- to- the ground-growing weeds, the whip didn’t do much of a dent on the tall ones. Instead it just flattens them up when I swing the whip at them. I’m not sure if that has to do with my technique. Because I’m on the short side, I found it uncomfortable to hold the whip as if it were a golf club. Instead, I found out that holding it like a broom and swinging as if I were sweeping the floor works better for me. The cut is coarse and choppy, so your yard won’t look nice and even after using the whip.In spite of the fact that the whip didn’t meet my expectations, I decided to keep it because it does help me get rid of the vines growing on the ground. Once I cut out the vines, the weed whacker runs smoothly since there are no more vines to get tangled up with the string. Also, I can have a swing at the weeds early in the morning without waking up the neighborhood, and I get an upper body workout. If you don’t want the exercise and the extra effort, then better stick with a powered string trimmer. If you still want to try the whip, make sure to order a slim taper file along with it. There's no question that the whip needs to be sharpened before it can be used.