The Sense-Worb reflects the diversity of the Swiss landscape (Swiss Press Audio 2015, by Matthias Baumer) - Swiss Press Award

Regionaljournal BE FR VS - Radio SRF

Matthias Baumer

The "Worb," the wooden handle, gives the scythe its character. Bernese people mow with the "Berner Halbkrummen" (Bernese half-crooked scythe). Toggenburgers use their short scythes, and no one from Innerrhödler ever picks up a Worb from Outerrhödler. Switzerland has 30 different Wörbe (scythes). Martin Strub produces around 7,000 Wörbe scythes each year in his workshop in Huttwil. He is the last great Worb maker in Switzerland.