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Product works but requires additional sharpening to be somehow effective. I found it a little wobbly during use because of the blade length. The wooden handle is not strong and has rough edges. The handle would be safer if made of rubber or rounded wood with hole to insert metal and then bolted. The metal will be more stronger, firmer and better stability during use if the length is reduce slightly.
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This is a cheap device that works, but the quality of the finish was not good. Rough edges to the metal parts meant that I had to file and repaint them to improve the finish and prevent rusting. I also sharpened the blade to improve the performance. But it is a cheap device and represents good value.
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I had one of these for about twenty years until it met with an accident. A wonderful tool which I very much missed so I was really pleased to find these ones. Slightly shorter than my old one but otherwise very similar. A bit late in the year (August) as the thistles & nettles have become 'woody' but nevertheless, the slasher works well, just slower than if the plants were younger. These slashers were never designed to cut soft grass so are NOT sharp. When docks, thistles & nettles are younger, you can really get into a rhythm, swinging it from side to side in one hand, each edge cutting through stems as you go. I am delighted to find that in the spring I will be able to rid the place of a lot of ground elder too. Thoroughly recommended, but not for grass.
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THE TOOL IS VALUE FOR MONEY, AND DOES THE JOB, THE METAL BLADE IS GOOD QUALITY, BUT THE WOODEN HANDLE WAS ROUGH, IT IS IN TWO HALVES (EACH SIDE OF METAL PART) HELD WITH RIVETS, ONE OF THE RIVETS WAS NOT TIGHT. HAD TO SAND HANDLE DOWN, FILL GAPS AND COVER WITH TAPE
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Does exactly what it claims - It slashes weeds and grass. I honed the cutting edges for a few inches each side of the bend, and I repeat the prescription occasionally. I use a cigar-shaped hone that I bought on eBay years ago; a half-round file or some tough abrasive paper wrapped round a bit of broomstick would serve. To use The Slasher effectively, swing it forcefully from side to side in front of you, aiming to graze the ground in mid-swing, and the weeds and the grass will vanish before you, as the sea parted before Israel. Be careful - Check all around you on the ground and in the air for brambles, ground elder, tree branches, fences and any other obstructions that will catch or deflect the blade onto your person.
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