Swgrclan

When I mean lop-sided and heavy I mean theres a giant sheet of metal sticking out of the side of a large wooden stick; that is a scythe. An axe is heavy, but to balance it is much, much easier. Thats why axes were used as weapons, because their balance and weight gave an advantage.

You cannot possibly make a good four attacks with a scythe without straining yourself, it's too lop-sided and doesn't work properly.

Billhook started off as a tool but was later used as a weapon against armoured knights. It's slightly similiar to a scythe, but not by much.

I imagine scythes or any other farming tools with blades would be used for combat by farmers or angry peasant mobs, so it can be used as a make-do weapon.