OBJECT: A work machine and a control handle to be mounted on the work machine, which alleviate the load to a worker in operation with the work machine.MEANS FOR SOLUTION: A right grip portion 30 of left and right grip portions 28, 30 included in a control handle 20 of a brush cutter 10 has a trigger lever and a throttle unlocking lever 34 thereon. The right grip portion inclines inward by an angle α which is approximately 30 degrees with respect to a vertical line VL to cause the back 3 of the right hand Rh grasping it to face upward. Additionally, the right grip portion 30 is oriented with its longitudinal axis being rotated outward by 20 degrees. For moving a rotary blade 16 vertically, both arms Ar of the worker exhibits a motion similar to that for oaring a boat on water.
