A bush cutter includes two types of cutting blades which differ completely in characteristics used to cut grasses and the like. One cutting blade is a resin string blade wound around a reel installed on a base plate, and the other is a metal blade installed in such a way as to protrude outward from the base plate. The bush cutter also includes a string guide which guides the resin blade to extend outwardly at less than a 90 degree angle from the reel as it projects from the base plate.
