Rice harvesting sickle - Inekarigama

…Broadly speaking, sickles are divided into two types: those with smooth blades and those with saw-like teeth on the blade. The former are roughly divided into three grades based on the thickness of the blade. Those with thin blades are used to cut grains and grass, and are called rice-cutting sickles or grass-cutting sickles. Those with medium thickness are used to cut large weeds and tough grass such as turfgrass, and are called brushwood (lawn)-cutting sickles. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "rice harvesting sickle" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…大別すれば，刃部が滑らかな刃鎌と，刃に鋸のように目を立てた鋸鎌とに分けられる。前者は刃の厚さでほぼ3段階に分けられ，刃の薄いものは穀類や草の刈取りに用いられ稲刈鎌とか草刈鎌と呼ばれる。中厚のものは大きい雑草や芝草のような強靱な草を刈るのに用いられ，柴(芝)刈鎌と呼ばれる。…

※「稲刈鎌」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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