...good one, i have not seen one of these in years, i remember my grandpa using one of these. it seems he was always making that great sound with his sharpening stone..thanks for bringing back the memories....keep safe
Beautiful restoration! One small detail, the little curve at the tip of the blade that you pounded out was supposed to be there to prevent the tip from catching on the ground.
I think it’s amazing that you didn’t just replace the wooden handle. Your extra effort pays off, and it’s nice to know that the original wool hasn’t gone to waste and is still the old and amazing piece it once was!
It's very different, but I like it. Incidentally, I think you meant that the wood is 'sound'. 'Sane' means 'mentally healthy', and can only be used to describe people. It's a commonly mistaken false cognate.
Hey, a new video from you ist really a highlight for me every time. I Love your choice of objects (not only knives and axes...). I watch (and like) a few restoration channels, but no one catches and preserves the soul of the objects quite as good as you do. That scythe turned out great as well. Keep up the truly fantastic work. Greetings from germany.
Great job! I have my dad's but it's been kept dry and out of the weather. Glad you could restore this old piece. Someone commented about the curve on the tip of the blade was supposed to be there. Mine doesn't have a curved tip and never did on either of the blades. I have the old warn out one and a newer one that's over half warn. Maybe they made them both ways so yours could have been damaged. Thank you for sharing your expertise!
I am really surprised and impressed that you were able to save the wood handle of the scythe. Most people would have just bought or made a new one, since it is just wood. It takes some good woodworking skills to restore that handle. Also enjoyed what you did with the metal, fixing the broken part with weld and giving it a rustic look by using a wire brush rather than giving it a mirrored look by sanding it. Very nicely done.
Very nice work. Always nice to remeber that not too long ago, farmers were mowing all the fields they had with one of these, before mechanized mowers became more common. I still used one as a kid on the farm, but only to mow small patches around the house and where the machines could not go.
I love the fact you were able to save as much of the wood as possible usually when I see some1 working with wood on old stuff they replace it this made me happy
Excellent restoration 👍👍👍Thanks for sharing. After centuries of use the GRIM REAPER decides to have one of his scythes restored and he chose LADB Restoration for the job. 🤣🤣🤣
I always loved my grandpa's scythe. He worked on a farm many years. I wanted to inherit and restore it to its once former glory. I just don't know what happendto it sadly. But if I find it imma get it restore it. This helps me alot as a guide to follow.
J'adore vraiment vos vidéos, votre façon de vous adapter aux différents matériaux, et surtout de montrer leur utilisation à la fin, c'est vraiment la pépite sur le gâteau 👌 Et la petite apparition d'Avril fait toujours plaisir
Wonderful restoration and repairs to this timeless piece of history...been around for 7000 years and still being used today. Your wood work was inspiring leaving it's age to show through. Recently restored a 50yr old pair of small lops for a friend, similar issues with the wood but the steel was high quality. He appreciated saving the wood handles and all the work. Always enjoy your videos and hard work! Not too far from 1M subs, keep up the great work and stay safe! 👋👌🖖
In a hundred years or more, somebody may look at this and think about how much care somebody put into making this tool usable again. Of course that's probably true for all of the projects you do. I'm always impressed by your work and the artful projects.
The coolest thing about your projects is that you actually use them after your restoration. They were meant to be tools and you bring them back to life! Others would use them as decorative objects ...
@@CodeNameParis just because its an antique tool that is no longer commonly used doesnt mean it ceases to be a tool, what they mean is its still functional if you chose to use it, rather than a useless decoration
@@CodeNameParis It is as if you would say, "what would you use an axe in this day and age". Such items have been around for millenaries for a reason. Indeed everybody is happy about the huge progress that has occured ever since, but there is nonetheless something satisfying about being able to use simple tools.
I nearly cried watching this. Every aspect of your process is beautiful and well thought out. By far THE best restoration I've seen. From keeping as much of the original material as possible to your craftsmanship in every field this video is breathtaking.
Hello, you are doing great as usual. When I lived outside the city as a child, the scythe was first beaten off, the metal was pulled out, only after that it was sharpened. I'm very surprised you didn't.
I'd say peening a scythe is the most important part, I peen my scythes so that they are razor-sharp without any abrasives and all is needed just slight correcting the "sting" during scything with a few strokes of wet stone. I got about a dozen of scythes of different sizes (in Russia they came in sizes from "5" - "5.1/2" - "6" -... to "9" which is 90 centimetres long) the oldest made in 1920-1930s. Russian scythe is called "leetovka" and is lightweight, besides the blade itself there is a slim handle (from a little dead fir-tree) and oak wedge in metal ring. I made handles and wedges with a handplane and an axe only.
I'm so thrilled to watch a master do these restorations! If I had another life, i would spend it apprenticing with a master craftsman. I love everything you have done.
Nice one I watched a demonstration once of a scythe versus a weed eater/line trimmer. The scythe was almost twice as fast, I was really surprised. More sweat though, we tend to like easier. I can’t imagine a big field though like they would have done once upon a time
EXCELENTE!! Hermosa restauración. Para mi es fundamental que se rescate la madera original que tiene la herramienta! Muchas gracias por este vídeo, es uno de los que más me gustó de todos los que vi. En este canal se ven restauraciones magníficas. Gracias!
Beautiful job. I just started using my grandfather’s scythe instead of a weed eater for many tasks and I love it. One of my scythes is an American railroad scythe which can cut many saplings.
Beautiful job! You have produced an extraordinary museum piece. I am old enough to have used one of those, although not the beautiful vintage piece you have.
I think it’s the final buffing by Avril that makes the timber look so good. I know I have said it before but I love the way you reclaim the existing timber in jobs like this.
My father had many of these. He carried a stone to sharpen the blade as he cut hay or cleared overgrown areas. I can still close my eyes and hear him dressing the blade and the whispering sound the scythe made with each stroke. I could never master it, he swung in a smooth motion from the hips, pulling the scythe through the material to be cut. I tried to chop or force the scythe which was wrong. Thank you for restoring this and my memories.
Just mesmerising! Whatever kind of day I’ve had, when I hit home to find one of your videos in my notifications, I know I have cracked it! Thank you! Best wishes to you, your family, Avril and any other pets or animals you have.
Thank you for not including the welding bit. I love watching restoration videos but i have epilepsy so i have to be very careful with lights, it felt nice not to worry about that :)
Hello I have used a scythe like that many times, it's a common type in my country. You didn't have to make the second handle, because you just hold the tapered end. Also a scythe needs to be peened with a hammer, you shouldn't just grind it It's a tool that requires skill to use, when I was learning to mow my grandfather used to say said "a toothless cow would have done a better job than you"
Interesting info! I have also used a scythe many times in my youth but have never heard about peening. I guess it compresses the steel making it harder, like a cold hardening. Correct?
@@alti5657 Yes, correct, it's called work hardening. The steel of the scythe is very thin and not very hard. Peening makes the edge paper thin and you don't ever need to grind it, just use the sharpening stone. If you are British or American you might have used another kind of scythe, I've read that they call them "celtic" while our scythes are called "roman" or "austrian". The celtic scythe is thicker and heavier and made of laminated steel with a hardened edge, this kind of scythe can't be peened and has to be ground on a grinding wheel
Ever wonder where the term 'wet your whistle' came from. Quite often, the workers mowing grain or grass with their scythes, put a wood whistle to their scythes so that it whistled when they swung it. You could tell where each person was by the sound of their whistle. When the blade got dull, one would stop to use their whetstone (wet-stone) to "whet their whistle" and take a drink of whatever would be at hand. Whistles were also incorporated quite often into beer mugs. When your mug was empty, one just whistled for a refill or a wet.
i have always wondered how one was used and now i know! very soothing to watch your work. your content is nice in the way is allows my mind relax knowing that everything is going to be done very very well. great job, please continue!
Just one little thing left - to peen and sharpen the blade properly. :) The most treaky part in scythe restoration is correcting twisted and "wavy" blades (caused by unproper exessive peening), requiring a lot of knoking and feeling of metal.
I'm using one at 23. I really like how simple it is. I cut grass with it if my mower breaks or when the grass is as humongous. Slower speeds, but it takes down around an 8 feet arc of grass per cut.
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This is a project a little bit different than what we usually do ! Hope you enjoy ! :-)
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I always enjoy your videos! 👍
We always enjoy your content 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼💯💯💯
...good one, i have not seen one of these in years, i remember my grandpa using one of these. it seems he was always making that great sound with his sharpening stone..thanks for bringing back the memories....keep safe
Is your grandpa the grim reaper?
I am 23 year old, and i can used this :)
@Bob Joncas Is it still brand new?
@@kaszaszilvia8132 use*
@@Roger__Wilco i was thinking the same
Beautiful restoration! One small detail, the little curve at the tip of the blade that you pounded out was supposed to be there to prevent the tip from catching on the ground.
True. Whether by design or just wear.that last half inch was dull on ones I used.
How do you know that, Bruce? What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be out there catching The Riddler?
@@Indrakusuma_a that's the kind of taunting message the Riddler would send. Sit tight, I'll be right over. "ALFRED! GET MY BATSUIT!"
@@brucewayne4585 *alfred, get my stretchy spandex
@@Indrakusuma_a you tryna front on Bruces gamepiece brah?!
Anybody else notice that this cat channel has some really nice restoration side content?
Yeah i noticed a sharp bit of metal getting attached to a bit of wood but the cat steals the show
And look at how Avril helps out. Such a sweetheart.
It's almost as odd as that cooking channel that has some restoration side content..
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I think it’s amazing that you didn’t just replace the wooden handle. Your extra effort pays off, and it’s nice to know that the original wool hasn’t gone to waste and is still the old and amazing piece it once was!
I love that you show the restored item in action every time. It really makes for a satisfying end.
U tryna front brah?!
@@mrwhosmynameagain he tryna front brah!
I don’t think Avril was sanding, I think she was giving it her stamp of approval!!! 😂
Amazing job, as usual!!!
Glad to see you repaired that handle instead of "making a new one." Very nice job. Thanks for sharing.
Waste of money just for new WOOD handle when you can just fix it with more WOOD Stupid question if you ask that
Another beautiful project completed. I so love this channel 👍And Avril's sanding skills are, without question, second to none 👏🐈❤
Good work 🤩👍. Now the lawn can be mowed again
Not by today’s people too sorry
Not just lawn, head as well.
NO ONE mowed lawns with these. They were for harvesting wheat. The real mower was for mowing
You tryna front on LADB Restorations game piece brah?!
Do you have a mower?
What do you think of this vintage style ? 🧐
It's very different, but I like it.
Incidentally, I think you meant that the wood is 'sound'. 'Sane' means 'mentally healthy', and can only be used to describe people. It's a commonly mistaken false cognate.
Отлично сохранён дух старинной вещи.
Hey, a new video from you ist really a highlight for me every time.
I Love your choice of objects (not only knives and axes...).
I watch (and like) a few restoration channels, but no one catches and preserves the soul of the objects quite as good as you do.
That scythe turned out great as well.
Keep up the truly fantastic work.
Greetings from germany.
Great job! I have my dad's but it's been kept dry and out of the weather. Glad you could restore this old piece. Someone commented about the curve on the tip of the blade was supposed to be there. Mine doesn't have a curved tip and never did on either of the blades. I have the old warn out one and a newer one that's over half warn. Maybe they made them both ways so yours could have been damaged. Thank you for sharing your expertise!
I am really surprised and impressed that you were able to save the wood handle of the scythe. Most people would have just bought or made a new one, since it is just wood. It takes some good woodworking skills to restore that handle. Also enjoyed what you did with the metal, fixing the broken part with weld and giving it a rustic look by using a wire brush rather than giving it a mirrored look by sanding it. Very nicely done.
Very nice work. Always nice to remeber that not too long ago, farmers were mowing all the fields they had with one of these, before mechanized mowers became more common. I still used one as a kid on the farm, but only to mow small patches around the house and where the machines could not go.
I love the fact you were able to save as much of the wood as possible usually when I see some1 working with wood on old stuff they replace it this made me happy
Why its just a piece of trash driftwood at this point,he should replace the whole handle
@@charliebaker1427 if you don't understand why that was awesome then you fail
Beautiful work, dude! 😃
It's really amazing how much of the wood you could save!
And what a sweet cat Avril is! ❤
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Excellent restoration 👍👍👍Thanks for sharing. After centuries of use the GRIM REAPER decides to have one of his scythes restored and he chose LADB Restoration for the job. 🤣🤣🤣
I always loved my grandpa's scythe. He worked on a farm many years. I wanted to inherit and restore it to its once former glory. I just don't know what happendto it sadly. But if I find it imma get it restore it. This helps me alot as a guide to follow.
So you're related to grim reaper hmmm noice
@@crisalcantara7671 I wish
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7:19 - Orange fluffy boi joins the party
Thanks for the video! Awesome work! May God bless you!
10:03 wow! I bet that nail cost a fortune when this was new!
Wonderful restoration, I really like the vintage look to the blade 👍
This guys videos are so calming
J'adore vraiment vos vidéos, votre façon de vous adapter aux différents matériaux, et surtout de montrer leur utilisation à la fin, c'est vraiment la pépite sur le gâteau 👌
Et la petite apparition d'Avril fait toujours plaisir
Wonderful restoration and repairs to this timeless piece of history...been around for 7000 years and still being used today. Your wood work was inspiring leaving it's age to show through. Recently restored a 50yr old pair of small lops for a friend, similar issues with the wood but the steel was high quality. He appreciated saving the wood handles and all the work. Always enjoy your videos and hard work! Not too far from 1M subs, keep up the great work and stay safe! 👋👌🖖
Nice work--love all the joinery. Watching the sand blaster work its magic never gets old!
In a hundred years or more, somebody may look at this and think about how much care somebody put into making this tool usable again. Of course that's probably true for all of the projects you do. I'm always impressed by your work and the artful projects.
The coolest thing about your projects is that you actually use them after your restoration. They were meant to be tools and you bring them back to life! Others would use them as decorative objects ...
Sorry but, what would you use a scythe in this day and age
@@CodeNameParis just because its an antique tool that is no longer commonly used doesnt mean it ceases to be a tool, what they mean is its still functional if you chose to use it, rather than a useless decoration
@@CodeNameParis It is as if you would say, "what would you use an axe in this day and age". Such items have been around for millenaries for a reason. Indeed everybody is happy about the huge progress that has occured ever since, but there is nonetheless something satisfying about being able to use simple tools.
I nearly cried watching this. Every aspect of your process is beautiful and well thought out. By far THE best restoration I've seen. From keeping as much of the original material as possible to your craftsmanship in every field this video is breathtaking.
Hello, you are doing great as usual. When I lived outside the city as a child, the scythe was first beaten off, the metal was pulled out, only after that it was sharpened. I'm very surprised you didn't.
Show piece now in the GRIM REAPER's collection 🤣🤣🤣
I'd say peening a scythe is the most important part, I peen my scythes so that they are razor-sharp without any abrasives and all is needed just slight correcting the "sting" during scything with a few strokes of wet stone.
I got about a dozen of scythes of different sizes (in Russia they came in sizes from "5" - "5.1/2" - "6" -... to "9" which is 90 centimetres long) the oldest made in 1920-1930s. Russian scythe is called "leetovka" and is lightweight, besides the blade itself there is a slim handle (from a little dead fir-tree) and oak wedge in metal ring. I made handles and wedges with a handplane and an axe only.
I'm so thrilled to watch a master do these restorations! If I had another life, i would spend it apprenticing with a master craftsman. I love everything you have done.
Nice one I watched a demonstration once of a scythe versus a weed eater/line trimmer. The scythe was almost twice as fast, I was really surprised. More sweat though, we tend to like easier. I can’t imagine a big field though like they would have done once upon a time
Amazing craftsmanship as always. Thanks for sharing your talents with the world.
EXCELENTE!! Hermosa restauración. Para mi es fundamental que se rescate la madera original que tiene la herramienta! Muchas gracias por este vídeo, es uno de los que más me gustó de todos los que vi. En este canal se ven restauraciones magníficas. Gracias!
I might sound obvious to say but thank you for saving the wood. So many restorations start by destroying the wood parts.
Beautiful job. I just started using my grandfather’s scythe instead of a weed eater for many tasks and I love it. One of my scythes is an American railroad scythe which can cut many saplings.
Took a lot more work than I anticipated. Great job!
My dad has the Scythe And is missing parts. Now he can learn from your videos and have a hobby. Thank you so much.
Beautiful job! You have produced an extraordinary museum piece.
I am old enough to have used one of those, although not the beautiful vintage piece you have.
😮As if scythes were a thing of the past !...
I didn't thought the wood part could be saved !
Good job :D
The maestro of restorations has given us another great restoration, at last. They're all good, that's why I've subscribed to this channel 👏 🙌 👍 ❤
does anyone else just love the noises produced by these restoration videos?
I love watching the wood work! My step father is in wood working and it always has fascinated me.
I think it’s the final buffing by Avril that makes the timber look so good. I know I have said it before but I love the way you reclaim the existing timber in jobs like this.
well done!, man, that's one tough handle, should be serviceable for many years!
My father had many of these. He carried a stone to sharpen the blade as he cut hay or cleared overgrown areas. I can still close my eyes and hear him dressing the blade and the whispering sound the scythe made with each stroke. I could never master it, he swung in a smooth motion from the hips, pulling the scythe through the material to be cut. I tried to chop or force the scythe which was wrong. Thank you for restoring this and my memories.
Just mesmerising! Whatever kind of day I’ve had, when I hit home to find one of your videos in my notifications, I know I have cracked it! Thank you! Best wishes to you, your family, Avril and any other pets or animals you have.
Thank you for not including the welding bit. I love watching restoration videos but i have epilepsy so i have to be very careful with lights, it felt nice not to worry about that :)
A farmer's tool and weapon if needed.
Ok......
It’s also the tool that Death walks around with in popular art and literature
I was almost sad, thinking you weren't going to try it out but you delivered!
Him: this is used for cutting grass. Everyone: this is used for cutting people
i really enjoy watching your restoration, especially those details👍🏼
oh…hello Avril, happy to see you😍
Hello I have used a scythe like that many times, it's a common type in my country. You didn't have to make the second handle, because you just hold the tapered end. Also a scythe needs to be peened with a hammer, you shouldn't just grind it
It's a tool that requires skill to use, when I was learning to mow my grandfather used to say said "a toothless cow would have done a better job than you"
Good one "a toothless cow would have done a better job than you" 🤣🙄but you have to love grandfathers
Nice guy your Grandfather sounds like...just what you wanna hear as a kid...😞
Interesting info! I have also used a scythe many times in my youth but have never heard about peening. I guess it compresses the steel making it harder, like a cold hardening. Correct?
@@alti5657 Yes, correct, it's called work hardening. The steel of the scythe is very thin and not very hard. Peening makes the edge paper thin and you don't ever need to grind it, just use the sharpening stone.
If you are British or American you might have used another kind of scythe, I've read that they call them "celtic" while our scythes are called "roman" or "austrian". The celtic scythe is thicker and heavier and made of laminated steel with a hardened edge, this kind of scythe can't be peened and has to be ground on a grinding wheel
i used to watch these videos with my son gillis willis the IV. love the content!
I LOVE YOU IVE ALWAYS HAD FEELINGS FOR YOU
A nice old fashioned farm implement made useful again. Brilliant workmanship as always. Can't wait for the next item. Cheers.
this is why scythes are so cool and the most versatile thing out their.
Fantastic result dude 👊👊👊. Old hand tools being given a new lease of life is always excellent. 😎
I love to see theses items that were sometimes use on a daily basis brought back to life !! Very nice work !!!👍👍
You even got death to be your costumer!
I'm sure he will love his new scythe 😌💅✨
Grim Reaper: excellent work, i'll take that thank you!
Outstanding job!!! You kept the integrity of it by restoring the old handle instead of replacing it 👍🏻👍🏻
Came for the amazing restoration of the Scythe, Hitting like for the Cat. So cute.
You are a true craftsman Sir.. Beautiful work. And the absence of spoken commentary is golden.. Thank you.
All these tradition woodworking techniques are a delight to watch. Great stuff.
As always, a genuine pleasure sir. Your videos are something I look forward too.
Good job as usual. This is how grass used to be done before mowers.
This makes me wanna go back to woodwork class. My little autism brain is loving this!!!
Today is a good day, another LADB video!
My grandparents mowed the grass with such a tool many years ago, good job 👏
What does it mean for wood to be "sane"?
Simple but wonderfully enjoyable...and Avril is so damn cute! Best of luck getting to 1 million subscribers. You deserve it!
easily one of the coolest looking tools for farming/yard work ever made
Always a treat seeing tools from previous videos like the grindwheel reappear. Great work!
Thanks to you, Grim is back to his usual antics, excellent work!
Wow! You brought an old tool to life. Fantastic end result! I really like and enjoy your videos.
I love how he actually restored the whole thing unlike other channels
Really enjoyed this video, beautiful restoration for a great old piece of history.kudos 👍👍👍😎😎😎
This scratches my brain in all the right ways
Just found one on my property and this video pops up, Can't wait to restore it!
Ever wonder where the term 'wet your whistle' came from. Quite often, the workers mowing grain or grass with their scythes, put a wood whistle to their scythes so that it whistled when they swung it. You could tell where each person was by the sound of their whistle. When the blade got dull, one would stop to use their whetstone (wet-stone) to "whet their whistle" and take a drink of whatever would be at hand.
Whistles were also incorporated quite often into beer mugs. When your mug was empty, one just whistled for a refill or a wet.
The new handle is beautiful! 😍
Great sanding job Av 😻
Mon grand-père fermier avait la même 🤗 Paix à son âme !
Merci pour le partage ! et Bise à Avril aussi 😽
Your cat helps you with sanding. My cats like to help with the dusting and sweeping. Nice work.
Ficou maravilhoso, que mãos talentosas. Parabéns que trabalho fantástico. 😍
Thank you for showing that. I have scythe that I need to restore myself. So you showing this came in handy.
Wow really neat job.Thats how they cut grass back in the day crazy
An amazing result, it is now simply unrecognizable. Golden hands bro.
Enjoyed every single moment of this video, well done on the restoration job.
i have always wondered how one was used and now i know! very soothing to watch your work. your content is nice in the way is allows my mind relax knowing that everything is going to be done very very well. great job, please continue!
Just one little thing left - to peen and sharpen the blade properly. :)
The most treaky part in scythe restoration is correcting twisted and "wavy" blades (caused by unproper exessive peening), requiring a lot of knoking and feeling of metal.
I love your videos. They always calm me down and help me relax. Idk why. As always tho, Avril steals the show 💕
Thanks for the video, always enjoy watching!
I remember that tool (scythe) thousands of years ago, when I was a child🙂
Lovely restauration as always! Gonna listen to some Blue Oyster Cult now for no reason in particular.
Got one like this. Used it back in the 60’s. So it is 73 years plus-great item
I’m so happy your channel is not one of those channels where the people talk and they just don’t stop 😂😅
I'm using one at 23. I really like how simple it is. I cut grass with it if my mower breaks or when the grass is as humongous. Slower speeds, but it takes down around an 8 feet arc of grass per cut.
i totally love the time and dedication that you put into these products. its a beautiful craft to watch
Прекрасный инструмент. До сих пор пользуюсь, отличная вещь в хозяйстве
Appreciate the fact he makes videos to keep us entertained.
I couldn't imagine cutting my yard with one of those. I'm so appreciative of my ride on mower.