Sling blade
Kaiser Blade
A kaiser blade is basically a stout hooked steel blade at the end of a wooden pole, that is primarily used for cutting small to medium sized vegitation. It is double edged, with one sharpened end and one blunt end. If used correctly, this tool can be a viable weapon. This tool is also known as a ditch bank blade and sometimes called a sling blade. The tool became a pop culture icon, because it was the tool that Billy Bob Thornton's character used to kill his mom with in the movie Sling Blade. The famous line by Billy Bob Thornton in the film Sling Blade goes, "Some folks call it a sling blade, but I call it a kaiserblade." Despite its tumultuous reign in the popular consciousness, the sling blade still has a place amonst landscaping tools in this ever changing world.