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The mail man came today bearing a small oblong box. I didn't know what it was because I was expecting a famous triangle box/chandelier component to arrive soon. Then I saw the HI address. Even with all the body & fender work on me carcass accompanied by some large bruising, Bookie was beamed down to the shop in mere milliseconds. Inside was the little hasiya offered the other day and as I examined it, it's appearance flat-out overwhelmed me. I had never seen one up close and personal before and always examine another craftsman's perfection or his interpretation of the same. Color me picky.
What I saw was one superbly crafted working tool that was almost perfectly executed with it's handle & blade tastefully decorated in a most excellent fashion. This is almost, notice I said ALMOST, as beautiful as my world's bestest Curved Spine and as well built, albeit on a smaller scale, as my superb, one of a kind, M43!
(Bawanna, if you have one or more of these jewels, you now have another second best.) The Good Lord certainly smiled on this child today! The photo Mrs. Martino posted simply did not do this little hand knife any sort of justice...which is a pity. Otherwise you could see just what you missed out on snagging for your own collection.
Having received a favorable report about our Grand-daughter at o dark thirty, we have been able to postpone our trip away from Corn Patch for a bit. The little hasiya was removed to the yard to try it out for what it was purchased for. It was bought thinking it would work like a hand sickle and be able trim up close to the base of the lilac bushes and around other plants--which it does in style.
But this tool is not like an American hand sickle as the angle of the handle to the blade is quite different. It started working as it would do as a hand sickle that I am familiar with, but soon it said, Whoa thar, Bookie. We gotta do sumthin' a bit differnt. (Notice it's already picked up the Corn Patch dialect?) A different hand hold was required to obtain maximum effective usage from the blade and with a little experimentation, it started gobbling up the weeds and grasses like there was no tomorrow. The blade is only sort of like a sickle and that too, required getting used to, but it certainly allowed me to get up close and personal to the plants-- far better than my old green sickle. Now the handle is smallish for my hand. I thought that disappointing at first, but when more of a finger controlling grip was found, that little blade really went to town! I was enjoying my labors so much, all my aches and pains were soon forgotten. Make no mistake, this blade is SWEET! Wish I had paid more attention to this product and listened to the guys who bought one long ago. Silly me. Couple of pics to share with you. Check out the little brass jingle-bob in the second photo. Nice touch!
In closing, all I can say is this : There are only two kinds of people in the world. Those who want a hasiya and those of us who have one. Definitely put one of these on your Christmas list for yourself, fellers.
What I saw was one superbly crafted working tool that was almost perfectly executed with it's handle & blade tastefully decorated in a most excellent fashion. This is almost, notice I said ALMOST, as beautiful as my world's bestest Curved Spine and as well built, albeit on a smaller scale, as my superb, one of a kind, M43!
(Bawanna, if you have one or more of these jewels, you now have another second best.) The Good Lord certainly smiled on this child today! The photo Mrs. Martino posted simply did not do this little hand knife any sort of justice...which is a pity. Otherwise you could see just what you missed out on snagging for your own collection.
Having received a favorable report about our Grand-daughter at o dark thirty, we have been able to postpone our trip away from Corn Patch for a bit. The little hasiya was removed to the yard to try it out for what it was purchased for. It was bought thinking it would work like a hand sickle and be able trim up close to the base of the lilac bushes and around other plants--which it does in style.
But this tool is not like an American hand sickle as the angle of the handle to the blade is quite different. It started working as it would do as a hand sickle that I am familiar with, but soon it said, Whoa thar, Bookie. We gotta do sumthin' a bit differnt. (Notice it's already picked up the Corn Patch dialect?) A different hand hold was required to obtain maximum effective usage from the blade and with a little experimentation, it started gobbling up the weeds and grasses like there was no tomorrow. The blade is only sort of like a sickle and that too, required getting used to, but it certainly allowed me to get up close and personal to the plants-- far better than my old green sickle. Now the handle is smallish for my hand. I thought that disappointing at first, but when more of a finger controlling grip was found, that little blade really went to town! I was enjoying my labors so much, all my aches and pains were soon forgotten. Make no mistake, this blade is SWEET! Wish I had paid more attention to this product and listened to the guys who bought one long ago. Silly me. Couple of pics to share with you. Check out the little brass jingle-bob in the second photo. Nice touch!
In closing, all I can say is this : There are only two kinds of people in the world. Those who want a hasiya and those of us who have one. Definitely put one of these on your Christmas list for yourself, fellers.
