Back in the 60's, early 70's BR (before Roundup), kids in our ara were tasked with walking the soybean fields to hand cut the weeds that broadleaf herbicide products like Amiben or Lorox etc, missed. The three tools commonly used were common garden hoes, weed hooks, and corn knives. Some of what we called "corn knives" resembled the more common hook nosed machete. But all of them were store bought.
My favorite was a corn knife exactly like that shown in the photo, and back then, they were sold in the hardware stores. Mine came from a True Value store and was a True Temper. Bought it myself at around age 16, then sanded down the rough edges that formed blisters on my hand.
The one shown in the photo is also store bought, as it has that model number stamped into the handle, but does not have an etching or another other mark on the blade as my True Temper did. This one has decent steel and takes and holds and edge. There is a similar looking True Temper knife still being sold, but is made in China and does not have the same feel or balance, and worse, is made of some kind of cheap, soft steel that will not take and edge and will not cut hot butter. I have one and it just bounces off a big tough weed, whereas this old knife will cut it.
Walking the soybean fields wasn't easy work and I didn't care much for it, but it came with a silver lining. The crews most folks hired were teenage girls of my age........sometimes 6 or 8 of them.......and in addition to cutting in the fields alongside of them.......(them wearing swimsuit tops to help with the tans), at age 16, I was also tasked with driving to town to pick them all up and then later around noon......take them all home. That was like being handed the keys to the city!
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