The snath is the long, wooden shaft the blade attaches to. It carries the handles the mower grips when using the scythe. ... The handles are birch and the stem for the lower handle is maple. Each snath includes a shaft, two handles, a stem and the ring clamp that holds the blade in place.

What does snath mean?

snath. The shaft of a scythe. noun. The curved shaft or handle of a scythe.

What is a Sneath?

English: habitational name from Snaith in East Yorkshire, near Goole, so called from Old Norse sneið 'cut off piece of land', or from the same word used in other minor place names. Compare Sneed.