{"product_id":"gardening-sickle","title":"Hiyokko Gardening Sickle","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJapanese Gardening Sickle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSome tools stopped improving because they were already finished. The sickle is one of them. Farmers were swinging a version of this thing thousands of years ago, and the shape has barely shifted since, which tells you most of what you need to know about how well it works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe blade is raked back from the handle, and that angle is the whole point. It lets you take grass and weeds off right at ground level with a pulling motion, working from a crouch or a half stoop rather than folding yourself in half. Over an afternoon of clearing, your back notices the difference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhere it really earns its keep is close work. Grass creeping around the base of a rose, weeds pushing up between lettuce, anything growing where a whipper snipper would take out the plants you actually want. A blade you're controlling by hand knows exactly where to stop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOn longer grass it turns into a harvesting tool. Cut it, gather it, and you've got mulch for the beds or green material for the compost heap. Nothing wasted, no fuel, no cord, no noise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe edge is sharpenable, so this isn't a tool you replace. Keep a stone handy and it stays keen for as long as you own it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLight, uncomplicated, and proven over a very long time. If you garden with your hands rather than a machine, it belongs in the shed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"product-spec\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec__item flex flex-col gap-x-theme md:flex-row pb-4 mb-4 last:pb-0 last:mb-0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-spec__label product-spec__label--right mb-2 block font-bold\"\u003eBlade Length\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-spec__value block text-end justify-end grow\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"metafield-single_line_text_field\"\u003e100mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec__item flex flex-col gap-x-theme md:flex-row pb-4 mb-4 last:pb-0 last:mb-0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-spec__label product-spec__label--right mb-2 block font-bold\"\u003eHandle Length\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-spec__value block text-end justify-end grow\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"metafield-single_line_text_field\"\u003e110mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec__item flex flex-col gap-x-theme md:flex-row pb-4 mb-4 last:pb-0 last:mb-0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-spec__label product-spec__label--right mb-2 block font-bold\"\u003eOverall Length\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-spec__value block text-end justify-end grow\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"metafield-single_line_text_field\"\u003e290mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec__item flex flex-col gap-x-theme md:flex-row pb-4 mb-4 last:pb-0 last:mb-0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-spec__label product-spec__label--right mb-2 block font-bold\"\u003eEdge Steel\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-spec__value block text-end justify-end grow\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"metafield-single_line_text_field\"\u003eHigh Carbon Steel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec__item flex flex-col gap-x-theme md:flex-row pb-4 mb-4 last:pb-0 last:mb-0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-spec__label product-spec__label--right mb-2 block font-bold\"\u003eEdge Profile\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-spec__value block text-end justify-end grow\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"metafield-single_line_text_field\"\u003eSharp, strong\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Hiyokko","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48274781372622,"sku":"H-GS","price":21.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0552\/9180\/5902\/files\/composite_48_copy.jpg?v=1786068767","url":"https:\/\/www.chefs-edge.co.uk\/products\/gardening-sickle","provider":"Chef's Edge ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}