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The Broken Sickle That Became a Brush Hook Worth Keeping

Most folks toss a sickle once the tang cracks near the handle — but that cracked section is exactly where the good steel starts. Before you touch a grinder, hold the blade up and look for the temper line; it usually sits about two fingers back from the edge, and everything past it is soft enough to reshape cold. The trick is where you put the new bend, because if you set it at the

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