# Do Sickles and Scythes have literally any purpose?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/do-sickles-and-scythes-have-literally-any-purpose/14637>\
**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [December 10, 2017, 5:36pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/do-sickles-and-scythes-have-literally-any-purpose/14637 "2017-12-10T17:36:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![ShadowDragon8685](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@ShadowDragon8685](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ShadowDragon8685)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2017, 5:36pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/do-sickles-and-scythes-have-literally-any-purpose/14637/1 "2017-12-10T17:36:25Z")

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Sickles and Scythes seem to have no purpose. IRL, they’re very effective and specialized tools for the purposes they have; purposes which _are_ extant in CDDA, but as near as I can tell, you can cut grass or cereal crops just as effectively with literally any blade that has Cutting 1. As far as I can tell, in fact, a War Scythe can do everything a Scythe can do as effectively if not moreso, given that it’s a superior weapon _and_ a superior butchering tool, despite having had the blade remounted to be more of a polearm.

What I’m saying is, should I just chuck my sickles into the steel reclaimator?

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**Author:** ![Kettle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/kettle/32/1383_2.png) [@Kettle](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Kettle)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2017, 6:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/do-sickles-and-scythes-have-literally-any-purpose/14637/2 "2017-12-10T18:27:22Z")

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here’s a nice, new use for your scythes at least d:

> **[kettleswordfang/reapermod](https://github.com/kettleswordfang/reapermod)**
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> CDDA Shinigami Mod. Contribute to kettleswordfang/reapermod development by creating an account on GitHub.

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**Author:** ![kevin.granade](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/kevin.granade/32/1316_2.png) [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2017, 11:05pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/do-sickles-and-scythes-have-literally-any-purpose/14637/3 "2017-12-10T23:05:03Z")

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> [@ShadowDragon8685](#):
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> What I’m saying is, should I just chuck my sickles into the steel reclaimator?

Probably, though making them really effective at harvesting grains is certainly something that would be reasonable to add in the future.