thats sharp! i thought my blade was sharp- better get to work! the bad part of using a scythe without gloves is the blisters you can get on your Callas-
@tomyv1661 I peen the edge paper thin, and hone it with the stone as flat against the blade as possible, so as to keep a long thin edge profile. Absolutely necessary for cutting lawns.
However, the edge is then no good at all for anything woody - it's quite fragile in that condition.
Pigskin gloves work best. They don't harden after getting wet from the stone or dew on the grass.
Whoa.
FamilyOfSavages 1 month ago
Do you cut your grass with this everytime it needs to be mowed?
whizfingers 3 months ago
@whizfingers Right, I use only the scythe, no lawn mowers.
It's an acre, and I don't do it all in one day. Just a few passes up and down from time to time each day.
yclept9 2 months ago
I love the silence of a scythe. Much better for my ears then a mower of any kind.
LogiForce86 8 months ago
thats sharp! i thought my blade was sharp- better get to work! the bad part of using a scythe without gloves is the blisters you can get on your Callas-
tomyv1661 8 months ago
@tomyv1661 I peen the edge paper thin, and hone it with the stone as flat against the blade as possible, so as to keep a long thin edge profile. Absolutely necessary for cutting lawns.
However, the edge is then no good at all for anything woody - it's quite fragile in that condition.
Pigskin gloves work best. They don't harden after getting wet from the stone or dew on the grass.
yclept9 7 months ago
@yclept9 thanks!! ive been practicing alot, ive been letting my feilds grow more to cut with the scythe, then my horses take care of the rest!
tomyv1661 7 months ago