My First Time Using a Scythe
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- Опубліковано 23 тра 2018
- For years, I've dreamed of trying to use a scythe to cut grass in my permaculture orchard. So I bought a snath and European blade and it just showed up in the mail. In this video, I test out the scythe and try to not look like a fool with my technique.
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Great video! Nice pacing too :)
Don't lift the blade off the ground on your backswing. The blade is angled so the edge will stay above the ground while the back side of the blade slides over the grass. You will find it works better when the grass is wet with dew or rain.
Thank you for the tip.
Put some boiled linseed oil on the wooden parts.
I discovered your channel today and I'm hooked! Your experience doing documentaries and video production really show in the unusually high quality. Like a pro, you make it look easy. I had to comment on this one, although you've probably learned this by now: never put a steel blade away without wiping it with an oily rag or a spray with WD(Water Displacement)-40. Rust never sleeps!
Please use this with a Halloween costume
Scything is really hard work! Keep that blade sharp to be effective.
Well, look who I found! Very cool! Didn’t know you had a scythe. You should use it more if you don’t now. I’ll take it if you won’t!
I love how you called the instruction manual a "how to book."🤣
I always wanted to use a scythe!!
Looks like a good workout.
I wanted a scythe. My husband said 'no'.....he was afraid I'd hurt myself. I went to the CO-OP Country Store. They didn't have any that were a good fit for me. I'm 5' tall with little hands. Hubby got his way.....this time. I did get an awesome digging fork though. Nice sharp tines. Haven't stabbed myself or anyone else yet.
Did you ever get one?
@@agirlnamedtomm940 No. I expanded the size of my veggie garden and also put in 4 raised beds around the perimeter of the backyard. I let a portion of the backyard grow naturally, it is a little haven for pollinators. Our house is urban on a 44' x 176' city lot. I turned the backyard into a mini food forest. There is nothing left for me to scythe!
@@icouldjustscream very cool!!
I just bought one too!
I've used the traditional American version of your European scythe. Mow a couple acres it becomes a lot less fun. You need some old style Morgan horses and some farm implements including a mower.
Cool! I've seen the scythe in later videos it looks fun but difficult to use, I would love to try one on the lawn it would probably scare my neighbors tho!
All you need now is a pair of lederhosen and a feather in your hat and you'll be set. . .Lol
I got a scythe on my local buy-nothing site; now I have the courage to try it out.
No further videos? Is it collecting dust in the barn?
I purchased from the same company. VERY helpful.
“Now, where did I put that scythe?”
Fun editing
I believe you can see one on the old Soviet Union flag and all portrayals of death.
Forgive a question from a pure novice. Is there any specific reason for choosing a Scythe over a motorized lawn mower or one of those string cutters? Seems to be pretty back breaking work.
On other topic, I just stumbled across your channel and have been bingle watching the videos and going along with you for your journey. You're doing good. I hope one day to retire to a farm like yours too. Although probably something smaller definitely.
It looks the coolest when you use the scythe.
Lawn mowers and string cutters are a good choice if you seek to shred the grass in order to have them decay quickly and for detailing jobs. The scythe on the other hand is primarily a harvesting tool, the stems remain whole. Also, with a scythe you can very easily tackle tall ("overgrown") grass.
So where do u use the hog and where the scythe? How much does it cists and weighs? Seems lije a very physical and tiring activity
Costs
I wonder if this would be harder for taller people if it only came in one size or if they have scythes for taller people otherwise it sounds like overtime it could be painful to use lol
They make the scythes based on your measurements.
122 more acres to go and you'll have it down!
How is it going now?
Not bad. I still do it regularly and I have gotten better. But I’m still pretty darn sloppy.
Gotta tell you man. If the blade is up by your throat, you're REALLY using it wrong so that should literally never happen unless you majorly trip and fall. I would be more worried about accidentally wacking it into your foot.
I would have made the mistake of just getting a bunch and sheep and goats 🤦♂️
This was way cooler 🎉
so much easier to just have goats. or a mower.
That was almost painful to watch, keep the blade on the ground! Use the edge of the stone, not the flat. You need to watch more scything video, read the book. Keep trying you'll get better with practice.
You need to watch more youtube videos, you slice with a scythe, not chop like you were.
Over the years you dreamed of having a scythe... why didnt you watch any videos learning how to use it? Also, any time you need to use glue on an outdoor tool... yikes, bad design.
You are not handling well the scythe ,your body shape and movement is wrong