Thank you for the demonstration of Scythe usage.This video deserves more views because it gives in clear and concise information and generally very interesting. Is your neighbour your boss ?
Nice work Jeremy and Tom - I was a little worried about Molly the dog towards the end, her legs are short enough as they are. How lovely and moving to hear Mel's voice on the recording. Love and Best wishes, Fergus
I have several snaiths, and I make several tons of hay by hand each year. An English style which is heavy, cumbersome and painful to use. A curvy metal one patterned on the English shape. A wooden European one like Jeremy is using here. And one I made myself from my English ash tree. Hands down, the one I made myself is vastly superior to all the others, mainly because I did as Peter Vido does, and carved ergonomic hand grips. Snaiths with handgrips perpendicular to the shaft, cause unnecessary stress on the muscles and ligaments as they force the arms, wrists and hands into unnatural configurations while under load. That causes fatigue and decreased mowing efficiency. To work out how to improve the handgrip fit, let your arms naturally hang down beside you, holding a ruler horizontally in each hand. Note the angle formed between the rulers. That is the angle that handgrips should form with the snaith. If you can alter your handgrips to your own personal conformation, you will find mowing even more fun and productive.
Hardness. Austrian scythe is softer, but lighter steel. Its cutting edge needs to be peened to get an edge that both thin and hardened. English/American scythe is harder steel. It is sharpened by grinding. All scythes are honed with the stone.
Thank you for the demonstration of Scythe usage.This video deserves more views because it gives in clear and concise information and generally very interesting.
Is your neighbour your boss ?
Nice work Jeremy and Tom - I was a little worried about Molly the dog towards the end, her legs are short enough as they are. How lovely and moving to hear Mel's voice on the recording. Love and Best wishes, Fergus
I have several snaiths, and I make several tons of hay by hand each year.
An English style which is heavy, cumbersome and painful to use.
A curvy metal one patterned on the English shape.
A wooden European one like Jeremy is using here.
And one I made myself from my English ash tree.
Hands down, the one I made myself is vastly superior to all the others, mainly because I did as Peter Vido does, and carved ergonomic hand grips.
Snaiths with handgrips perpendicular to the shaft, cause unnecessary stress on the muscles and ligaments as they force the arms, wrists and hands into unnatural configurations while under load. That causes fatigue and decreased mowing efficiency.
To work out how to improve the handgrip fit, let your arms naturally hang down beside you, holding a ruler horizontally in each hand. Note the angle formed between the rulers. That is the angle that handgrips should form with the snaith.
If you can alter your handgrips to your own personal conformation, you will find mowing even more fun and productive.
whats the difference between austrian and the italian scythe ?
Hardness.
Austrian scythe is softer, but lighter steel. Its cutting edge needs to be peened to get an edge that both thin and hardened.
English/American scythe is harder steel. It is sharpened by grinding.
All scythes are honed with the stone.
How do you pronounce the farm name, chahl or kahl?