Sugarcane cutter - GIF

[Altair]

Sugarcane cutter.




Previously:

Sugarcane peeler cutter - photo
Sugarcane harvester - GIF
Sugarcane harvester - GIF
Cattle-powered sugar cane press - GIF

[piper184]

so what is it about some of the pieces that cause them to be tossed?

[Ralphxyz]

Why on every second or third cut does he have to hit the handle?

[IntheGroove]

I think he hits it to clear the fibers...

[Frank S]

He could be doing it for much the same reasons some Blacksmiths will frequently allow their hammer to strike the bare anvil. they don't do it so much to hear the ring, but to relax and reposition their hands. Note he slaps the handle with his forearm. and flexes his hand. usually on a half-cut piece of cane.

[greenie]

If you look at a piece of sugar cane you will notice the growth rings, that's what is being tossed away.

[hemmjo]

If you look at a piece of sugar cane you will notice the growth rings, that's what is being tossed away.

Yep, he hits the handle then in one smooth motion, grabs the cut piece before it falls into the bucket.