Tool
Sickle
Iron ore → Iron bloom → Wrought iron → Sickle
Picture to come.
A curved iron blade on a short wooden handle, used one-handed to cut standing grain while the other hand gathered the stalks into a bunch. It was the main harvesting tool for wheat and rye in 12th-century England, and harvest work by teams of reapers was a major seasonal labour. The cut sheaves were bound, stooked to dry and carried to the barn for threshing.
Caveats (confidence: high)
Whether serrated or smooth blades predominated in 12th-century England is not established.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Made by
- Forge a sickle
A tool for
- Cut reeds
- Harvest grain
- Harvest a field crop