Everything about Cane Knife totally explained
A
cane knife is a large hand-wielded cutting tool similar to a
machete. Its use is prevalent in the harvesting of
sugarcane in dominant cane-growing countries such as
Peru,
Brazil,
Colombia,
Australia,
Ecuador,
Cuba, the
Philippines and
Hawaii. It is the primary tool used in countries that don't employ mechanical means for harvesting cane. In the Philippines, particularly in the island of
Negros, itinerant sugarcane cutters called
sacadas employ this blade, which they call an
espading. The term is borrowed from the
Spanish word
espada, meaning "sword".
Design
A typical cane knife is characterized by a
hardwood handle, a full
tang, a deep blade and a hook at its tip used for picking up the cut cane, although some types don't employ this feature. The blade is usually more than 12 inches long and is usually a
millimeter thick, thinner when compared to the machete or
bolo; this facilitates cutting the cane quickly as the harvester slashes the cane at an angle - a thin blade slices through better than a thick blade.
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