A Good Scythe at Work

Short scenes demonstrating the versatility of a good scythe in diverse conditions--from "lawn" and field cutting to an "obstacle course" requiring precision mowing techniques. No audio--it got lost in the editing process.

Some of the mowing is done by Ashley and Fairlight Vido. When this video was shot in 2003, they were 10 and 13 years old and already good mowers. They are not expending a lot of energy, because they have good tools and have learned the skill.

See also:
http://scytheconnection.com/adp/video/index.html

Credits: Fairlight Vido, Greg Hemmings, Todd Snyder and David Patriquin.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• scythe
• scything
• mowing
• ecological
• lawn
• care

[Andreas748]

Can I cut my grass with these?

[kaivido]

@Andreas748

Of course!

[aaronready1]

a day with willy nelson and his family....i love it!

[JustAnotherVisionary]

So that’s how these things work.

My back yard can easily get that bad by the Spring’s first cutting, and the ground is rough and uneven too. Using a scythe can’t be any harder work than pushing the wheeled weedwhacker over that ground. Wouldn’t need ear or eye protection either, and could reach higher for those thrice-cursed berry briars…

Man, I want one of these now.

[Amjust002]

go ahead, tell them they are doing a terrible job at cutting that grass. I dare you.

[Mister86Productions]

Always thought these were for decapitating cattle. Though I also considered the use of gathering grasses and grain, never knew how they were actually utilized.

[dixie31623]

This is oddly relaxing to watch...

[GamingMr]

NOW I KNOW MY WEAPON OF CHOICE AGAINST ZOMBIESS!!!

[USMCrecruitOORAH]

@hellzanetruesdale as safe as the person using it

[abcd09618]

@hellzanetruesdale You would need to be an extreme split to harm yourself with this :D

[Arjetube]

crop circles ^^

[kingofthe40oz]

only pansies use 2 hands, you gotta hold it like death does

[Ringei144]

Always wondered how these were actually used.

[LauraDeBunbury]

i need one!!!