For cutting around flower beds or bushes and in close places I find that an extension handle for a sickle is quite an assistance. The auxiliary handle is bound to the sickle handle with wire at the ends and is further fastened with a screw in the center. The arrows show the directions in which the hands should be moved in working the sickle. - Contributed by A. S. Thomas, Gordon, Can.

Ill: The Extension Handle Makes It Much Easier to Control the Sickle in Cutting around Obstacles