Seymour Midwest 20" Bush Blade--"Grade B" "Grade B" a utility knife

a utility knife

We use a heavily padded vise to loosen the nibs so that they may be properly adjusted by the user without undue difficulty

but have had very little time to tackle the work in recent years due to other projects

while not as deeply penetrating as a curved one

The Council Hudson Bay features thicker cheeks than the Snow & Nealley rendition of the same pattern

Seymour Midwest 20" Bush Blade--"Grade B" "Grade B" a utility knifeWhile we are critical of these Austrian made blades for not being true to classical American form, they do have some notable redeeming qualities to them: they are light, thin in the web, acceptably hard, yet also rapid to hone. As such they make excellent blades for the novice scythe user to learn with or for those desiring a particularly light blade of the hardy American esque pattern. This grass blade is a good choice for tackling dense and heavy