Zenport K310 K10 Harvest Sickle, Carbon Steel Blade/Aluminum Handle (Pack of 12)

I live on a rural property with a lot of blackberries. I need to trim them back a fair amount to keep them from scratching the paint on our vehicles and we drive down our road. I've been using a Fiskars Brush Axe for the past 15 years or so, and while it's built really well and it has a hook at the end of the blade to stop the blackberry stalks from just sliding off before they're cut (we've found standard machetes to be pretty useless for blackberries with their straight blades....) the Fiskars never was super sharp in large part because of the thickness of the double-edge blade. This Japanese style chisel blade sickle is SHARP! It's got a thin blade kerf and a high carbon steel blade, and man it cuts through blackberries like a hot knife through butter!! To be fair, I think the Fiskars is has a thicker blade because it's designed to cut larger branches, but, this limits it's effectiveness for blackberry stalks. Add to that the plastic handle (while robust) can easily slip out of a a gloved hand (and we wear gloves to avoid blackberry thorns in our hands....) the sickle has a super comfortable rubber, non-slip handle. It's also a couple inches shorter than the Fiskars which makes it easier to store. So if you're looking for a super sharp brush knife to cut blackberries and other underbrush (and we've easily cut 1/2" diameter branches too) this sickle works great!!!

The reviewers and online video demos are no exaggeration! This thing is a powerhouse. To say it is crazy sharp would be an understatement. It’s well balanced and the handle is comfortable and it’s easy to wield about-murdering tall thick weeds n such. I tried it on a large area of 2-3 foot tall weeds that had stalks about one inch in diameter. I did not need to use any force at all, just a swing and it took em down like a hot knife going through butter. Whoa!! I was shocked at how little time and effort it took me to complete a large area. Would have been 2-3 times longer with the weed eater and would have burned thru a lot of string. Quality is great and the price is low. You will not be disappointed.

This is an extremely sharp and effective but can be dangerous to use. This sickle (although it is not called a sickle, I believe that is what it would be called in western cultures) is very sharp, easy to use (stooping or on your hands and knees) and cuts through grass, vines and undergrowth, including briars with ease, but requires you to get close to the work. It would be quite easy to cut your leg or opposing arm if you start day dreaming and it could be a serious injury. A large area would be easier to treat with a weed eater tool but for small areas that requires surgical treatment, it is great. I use it to clear out veggie or herb plants without impacting plants right nearby as you can simply slide the blade into tight places and remove plants on one side of the blade without damaging things on the backside.Just don't leave this laying around for the kids or grandkids to find.

Nice and sharp, worked very well

I bought this to cut back ivy and other overgrown vines. It worked beautifully. I needed to skim just under the surface of my beds to loosen points of contact and then clear the unwanted surface growth away. It sliced through both very easily and made quick work of my yearly maintenance. The extra length was helpful in that regard. Also used it to cut grass around my neighbors’ homes that had severely overgrown their curbs and was impervious to edgers. It sliced thru the material and really impressed my friends. Also cleared away weed growth in sidewalk and driveway cracks. Have not attempted to sharpen it yet and will report on that later. Only negative is the rubber handle cover can slide off the grip on prolonged, forceful pulling. Would have been nice to have a more robust blade guard than the plastic sheath provided.

At age 75 this tool allows me to accomplish many tasks.

The blade itself seems fine, but it was packaged chaotically with a very thin cover that was already torn. I made the mistake of the trusting the cover and cut myself.

This is the one you want to buy. I've tried several and this one is by far the most well-made. It's very sharp, suitable weight, well balanced, larger grip for more ergonomic feel, and made to last many years. It was a huge hit amoung my gardening friends.

This tool is so great for cutting brushes .thus tool keeps it blades sharping for a very long time.

La compré para quitar las espinas a datileras y funciona bien.

Costa de tajo la enredadera de mi casa.

I bought this sickle with the intention of using it to clear weeds in my yard. I was disappointed by what I received. The handle feels light and flimsy despite being made of aluminum (although I would love to be proven wrong). I don't think this would stand up to anything beyond grass and weed cutting. I don't think it would last against the box oak sapplings I am littered with by my neighbors tree. The lack of weight in the handle causes the sickle to feel unbalanced when swinging it. I was also disappointed by the quality of the blade. As you can see for my second photo the blade was not sharpened correctly and actually has two different angles on the metal. My wife is a sharpener and so I showed her this obvious flaw in the blade and she said she can fix it however she can also see that the metal is soft and will need sharpening often.EDIT: after using the sickle, I found out that it is a much better tool than I thought. This is not a hacking tool like a machete. If you use it like one, it will act cheap and flimsy and will not work well. This is a pulling tool. Put it against a clump of grass or against a green branch and pull and it will slice like butter. When I tried to hack with the tool, it didn't do much at all and dented the blade. But now that I am using it correctly, I almost never get blade damage and it cuts really nice. The metal is still on the soft side so regular sharpening is recommended. But this tool has now become one of my favourite tools for yard cleanup. I recommend it for anyone who has grasses, weeds, or thin branches to clear.

Super sharp and cuts awesome but I'm too afraid to use it.