These were made to saw into the hay stacked in a barn. A pile 15 foot high was really compressed, down at the bottom. So the hay knife came out to saw an armload to feed the stock. Today, horse people try to buy the small bales, which feed easily, but end up with the huge round bales. Seen them try to cut into them with chain saws, (Plug immediately). Or hedge trimmers, no luck there either. But 100 year old hay knives, do the job. There may be horse people around you, but if they buy it, guarantee it won't look nice for long. Hang it on the wall.