Traditional winemaker 's tool for pruning vines, defoliating in spring and harvesting grapes during the grape harvest in autumn. Such tools are also generally used for garden and forestry work. A vine knife (also known as a Reber) has a single-edged, sickle-shaped blade with a downward-curved tip that is sharpened on the inside of the curvature. Such knives have been used since ancient times and are often found in archaeological...
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