I wonder the tipping point for that status for the scythe occured historically. They are fairly difficult tools to manufacture, as far as hand tools go. And it wasn't that long ago, in the history of the tool, that a patent led to a single small site (by modern standards) exporting riveted English scythes all around the world.

https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/visit-us/abbeydale-indus...

https://scytheassociation.org/english-scythe-making-traditio...