Japanese stainless steel is held in the highest regard, and this hand sickle’s comfortable dimensions make its sharp, serrated blade perfect for tasks from harvesting cereal grains and pruning cane berries to simple hand weeding. We found its gentle curve especially useful for select asparagus harvests, cutting stalks an inch below the soil surface without disturbing the surrounding crop. A well-finished wood handle holds the 6 ½ inch blade securely, for a total length of 14 inches.