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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

sjc wrote:
> Robert Walton wrote:
> > .......I know we've discussed this, but I forget. I'm thinking that a
> > straight snath is what is easier to work with. What length of scythe
> > is best for cutting grass/grains?
> >   
> I use what's called a 'ditch' blade, mine is 28".

I got me what some calls a sling blade, uhhuh. :)

Sorry, couldn't resist doing Billy Bob...

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"The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public 
debt  should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered 
and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed 
lest Rome become bankrupt.  People must again learn to work, instead of 
living on public assistance."

--Cicero, 55 BC
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