True Temper 2942600 Grass Whip with Double-Edged Serrated Steel Blade and 22 in. Hardwood Handle

This was handy to clear out some tall grass that was hard to reach with a mower. It's sharp, but not meant to be razor sharp. It seems like it would be easy to sharpen if you wanted it sharper, but it works well as is.

Great tool for maintaining those hard to cut places and very sturdy. I’ve been using mine almost every day when I walk my property and it has been a solid tool for me. Lightweight and if you use it enough, it definitely will help with your golf swing.

I didn't know what a "grass whip" was -- I had actually been searching for "scythe." But I found this and decided to give it a shot. Turned out to be a good purchase. The blade is not sharp. At all. You could probably drag your tongue across it and be fine. This worried me at first. But it does have dozens of narrow gaps between those round bumps. So if you swing fairly hard, you get some cutting action, and then grass and weeds get stuck in those gaps, and get pulled out by the force of your swing. And it's 2-sided, so you can go back and forth and do some good damage pretty quickly. I've had good success with all soft plants, including 6-foot tall pokeweed that has a 1-inch trunk at the base. It won't work with anything even slightly hard, like tiny maple saplings, etc. But I only need to clear soft stuff. You have to swing pretty hard at times, so you'll get an arm workout, but I need the exercise anyway. So this purchase was a good fit for me, and it seems very durable. Thanks to everyone involved in getting it to me!

The bad: If the grass is large enough it'll leave small grass stubs with pointy tips that can jab your legs. Is too fun to swing around and it's easy to get lost in the moment; potentially harming good plants. Not good for cutting lawns. The good: Out the box it's very sharp and easily cuts through grass clumps. Also cuts through small branches (About half an inch thick). Can cut tight areas that normal grass cutting tools can't. Can also be used to clear aside the grass it cuts with the inside area of the tool with a scooping motion. Doesn't require hot and heavy protective gear. Pretty cheap. Overall: It's a great tool for clearing large areas just as long as there isn't any rocks or trees or anything you can accidently hit it on. It's too large to be used by children or teenagers properly as the blade will hit the ground rather than the grass at the proper angle. It's serrated on both sides so you can swing both directions. I have used all sorts of grass cutting tools, but this is by far the most fun and useful. Side note: Its sharpness and long handle is very dangerous so make sure you leave room between the user and those around them.

There’s no perfect solution to trimming high grass or weeds, and this product is just okay. It takes a lot of force to be effective, more than I would have expected.

Arrived today as promised. Looks exactly like photo. Has good heft and feels sturdy, without being heavy. Construction is solid. Blade length 8.5 inches, serrated length 7.5 inches. I immediately test drove it in my side yard, to and fro it easily cut overgrown grass and weeds. In the backyard it easily sliced through stems of 4 foot tall bull thistle, various and sundry hollow stem weeds of multiple heights. It would definitely do in blackberry shoots up to 12" while they are still tender spring canes. Probably not much more than that. This is not a tool for woody stems, mature blackberry, not for for small saplings like maple, filbert (hazelnut), or lot clearing. It is not a Stihl weed whacker, or even a Black & Decker string trimmer, it is a "grass whip" that can do a bit more if you respect it's limits. I am a 5 foot 4 inch tall 60 year old woman, reasonably physically fit, and have no problem with this tool. I've used many renditions of a "grass whip" over decades, and this one is likely the best. I'm just trying to keep weeds and grasses at bay until my husband is recovered from his accident and I can get back to Ma stuff. This little buddy is so much better than the "grass whips" we used to get at the local hardware store. If you don't try to chop down little trees with it, you will be pleased with it's performance, I certainly am.

This tool is so dull that it doesn't cut grass at all. The "blade" is not sharp in any way and has a coating that dulls the edge further. I tried to use this on my small front lawn in an urban rowhouse neighborhood. It did not cut the grass at all, but just flattened it down and crushed / bruised the stems instead of making a clean cut. It would need to be sharpened using a file, a painstaking task that would take hours. This seems to be done to keep users from getting cut. What ever happened to learning to treat tools with respect and teaching and supervising your children in the safe use of sharp tools? I had a grass whip of similar design as a teen in the 1970s that cut grass like a hot knife through butter. My father taught me how to use the tool safely. If I had *that* tool today, I'd have finished trimming my small front lawn in minutes. Instead, I had to use a pair of hedge shears (with actual sharp blades) to finish the job. When you dumb down tools in the name of safety, they don't work and are actually more dangerous. Let the kids climb trees and learn how to use tools that *work*. This item belongs on the trash heap.

When I was a boy, my Father had a grass whip and all of us used it on our property. My Father told us that not only will we like cutting the tall weeds and grasses with this tool but it will also help your golf swings! Recently, while faced with the task of removing the tall weeds and grasses on a hill at a local church it dawned on me that I could get a grass whip to make this task easier, especially since they don't own a string trimmer (that would not work anyway due to the thick brush and mowing is not an option)! Looking on-line I came across your product and having used several differing Ames products for years, because of the quality and well constructed tools, I ordered one immediately. I am most pleased with this product, and, this tool having serrated edges that seem to sharpen themselves during use, is a joy to use! I cannot recommend this product strongly enough! My golf swing stays sharp too! Thank you Ames Companies for continuing to make products in the good old USA and of quality that last and work wonderfully well! Sincerely, Kevin C. Lilek - Lieutenant, United States Navy, Retired

Best golf swing trainer ever.

Schon beim ersten Grasbüschel versagt – Dieses Gerät hat wenig mit den viel gelobten Grasschneidern zu tun, denn die Schneide ist nicht scharf genug und kann nicht nachgeschärft werden. Auch der lange Transportweg (Taiwan – USA – Europa) ist nicht zu rechtfertigen. Die internationale Retoure führt außerdem dazu, dass nicht der volle Preis erstattet wird.

Ah - a little bit of nostalgia included with each purchase. I remembered it in my parents tool shed and thought I have to have one as well. It’s very effective at cutting smaller areas of overgrowth that may include blackberry vines and something similar, but it certainly isn’t a replacement for a weedeater. That said, it’s of obviously good quality, just the right weight for a good swing yet not so heavy that you can’t swing it with just one hand and a gentle swinging motion. You certainly wouldn’t want to be doing large areas because it is simply too time consuming.

This tool is great for cutting down long grass in ditches and other areas when you don't want to bother starting up the weed eater. You need room for a swing so it doesn't work well in confined spaces.

Well made. The blade seems a little short compared to others I used in the past but it does the job.