I loved the sound of the sharpening blades at 14:04 when you are all walking along, it is a familiar sound to scythers around the world. Also, how nice that you mention the older man and his lifelong efforts to help his community.
Great work with the team. i work in an urban envirment all the time. It's not just the silence that is great. you hear and see people and animals coming. You also don't spray stuff all around where it can hurth people or litter walkways. Love to see more of these.
Great video, really enjoyed seeing another one with the whole team. I always enjoy the extra info you provide about an area you're working in, regarding the location and some history on it, the diversity of plants and insects etc, and of course, all of the benefits/advantages of scything!
nice work. I bet it does feel really nice and different to mow in a city. I live in an old farm house on one of the largest historic estates in the Netherlands and I started using the scythe where and when ever I can this past year. I love it and I will not go back to the dark side...lol 😂 That said; I`m stunned I don`t know anyone in person who knows how to use a scythe and will actually use it... not even here on the estate...
I have a contact in Holland you could join for some company, he also uses the Nordic snath and works professionally, send me a mail on info@slattergubben.se if you want to learn more!
Great video!! I am an urban ecologist for a city in the Netherlands and looking for some new ideas on how to maintain some meadows. I want to take a course in scything and start doing this here too. Very informative video. Keep up the good work!!
Beautiful video. It is wonderful to see some places are bringing back scythe mowing. I see you all are very diligent in maintaining your blades. After how many years do they usually need to be replaced? Have you had to replace yours at all yet?
Thank you! Yes, as we work full days all summer, we do retire blades. But for a normal person maintaining just their own land, blades can last for decades. We peen and hone our blades regularly to keep them sharp, that makes our job a lot easier
You make it look so easy I have a scythe but it doesn't have an edge on it how do you sharpen the initial edge? And what do you use to maintain sharpness?
I use peening scythes, so I peen using a hammer and a peening-jig (custom made, beginner friendly, available in our webshop :)) and the hone the blade with coarse and fine whetstones. There are several videos on both topics on my channel that you are welcome to watch! Look for peening and honing
Love the videos big fan from Atl ga!! I have a question tho do you ever have to retire a scythe? Due to sharpening over the years or very bad damage? 😁
As we work professionally we do retire blades. If its a good and lucky blade it is just worm down to be too narrow by hundreds and hundreds cycles of peening and honing. That take many many years of professional mowing so for a more normal person blades last for generations. I regard the most common reason is else a crack that developes in the tang after long use that after a while simply devides the blade. Other reason is some blades simply are too thin from the factory making them get a wayvy or wobbling edge due to peening, even if peened correct. The worst cases is just to throw after maybe just 5 peenings. But rare. Incorrect freehandpeening is probably the most common way to waist a blade, but it does not happen in my team. We have a special designed peening-jig. I have done and seen many bad damages from stones or other hidden objects in the grass, but honestly in my team they have never been reason for retirement, only grinding and peening again. Said - we use the scythe as a sharp tool, not as a hockey club to tear of the grass with fierce and no control - if so a blade can die if encountering some unexpected in the grass.
@@oscarbernardi7431 please have a look in our webshop www.slattergubben.se ,we ship worldwide daily. And we have the best quality scythe equipment. And some unique products as the Nordic snath and our unique ground peeningjigg that makes peening much more simple and give a perfect result.
I think you need to look up some definitions. First of all, diversity is about having a great mixture. Second, we are talking about plants. Let's not get things confused.
@@slattergubben6702 Trust me brother, Nothing is being confused. Just drawing a somewhat humorous but hopefully thought provoking parallel. I thank you for saving that rare bio diversity (Not being sarcastic at all) I want to try and replace my lawnmower with a quality scythe but I live in a sub-urban neighborhood so I’ll probably get A-LOT of funny looks haha.
Really liked the call back to that one guy and his scything.
Few people leave a legacy as worthwhile as that.
To his memory!
I loved the sound of the sharpening blades at 14:04 when you are all walking along, it is a familiar sound to scythers around the world. Also, how nice that you mention the older man and his lifelong efforts to help his community.
Great work with the team. i work in an urban envirment all the time. It's not just the silence that is great. you hear and see people and animals coming. You also don't spray stuff all around where it can hurth people or litter walkways.
Love to see more of these.
Thanks! Yes, so true!
Excellent video. Well-narrated, well-shot - a pleasure to watch and learn a little of past and present Swedish life.
Thanks! Glad you appreciate the format!
Great video, really enjoyed seeing another one with the whole team. I always enjoy the extra info you provide about an area you're working in, regarding the location and some history on it, the diversity of plants and insects etc, and of course, all of the benefits/advantages of scything!
Bra knegat. Kul att se en video i ens hemstad. Tack för de insatserna ni gör för den biologiska mångfalden.
Tackar! Ja det här är ju linköpingspropaganda! Vi har bra ekologer på kommunen som ser värdet i den här typen av insatser!
Helpful detail about straightening the damaged blade’s edge with the stone for on-site repairs!
nice work. I bet it does feel really nice and different to mow in a city. I live in an old farm house on one of the largest historic estates in the Netherlands and I started using the scythe where and when ever I can this past year. I love it and I will not go back to the dark side...lol 😂 That said; I`m stunned I don`t know anyone in person who knows how to use a scythe and will actually use it... not even here on the estate...
I have a contact in Holland you could join for some company, he also uses the Nordic snath and works professionally, send me a mail on info@slattergubben.se if you want to learn more!
hallo, je bent niet de enige Nederlander die de zeis graag gebruikt! Ik ben ook dit jaar de zeis gaan ontdekken.
Great video!! I am an urban ecologist for a city in the Netherlands and looking for some new ideas on how to maintain some meadows. I want to take a course in scything and start doing this here too. Very informative video. Keep up the good work!!
Glad to hear! Your welcome to us if you want! We have over 60 courses the coming summer!
I hope to meet wonderful like minded people like you in German speaking countries. I would be very happy to meet you in the future.
I love this meadow and the work your team does there. Fantastic! 👍😁
Thanks for all you do. This was very interesting. Keep up the good work👏👏👏
I love you highlighting your team and crew in this episode.
Thanks! Yes they are always there , would be a fabulous boring job without them!
Yes, great to see, thank you. There's nothing like this where I live, as machinery has been dominant for decades...till now! 😊
Beautiful video. It is wonderful to see some places are bringing back scythe mowing.
I see you all are very diligent in maintaining your blades. After how many years do they usually need to be replaced? Have you had to replace yours at all yet?
Thank you! Yes, as we work full days all summer, we do retire blades. But for a normal person maintaining just their own land, blades can last for decades. We peen and hone our blades regularly to keep them sharp, that makes our job a lot easier
Very nice video
Thank you!
Great job. How many times a year does it need mowing?
One time a year is the normal for a meadow
I fucking love scything.
You make it look so easy I have a scythe but it doesn't have an edge on it how do you sharpen the initial edge? And what do you use to maintain sharpness?
I use peening scythes, so I peen using a hammer and a peening-jig (custom made, beginner friendly, available in our webshop :)) and the hone the blade with coarse and fine whetstones. There are several videos on both topics on my channel that you are welcome to watch! Look for peening and honing
I'm buying one. Which one and where should I buy it?
Great! A purchase you will not regret. Our webshop is www.slattergubben.se, go to English version and send me e-mail if there is any questions!
Love the videos big fan from Atl ga!! I have a question tho do you ever have to retire a scythe? Due to sharpening over the years or very bad damage? 😁
As we work professionally we do retire blades. If its a good and lucky blade it is just worm down to be too narrow by hundreds and hundreds cycles of peening and honing. That take many many years of professional mowing so for a more normal person blades last for generations. I regard the most common reason is else a crack that developes in the tang after long use that after a while simply devides the blade. Other reason is some blades simply are too thin from the factory making them get a wayvy or wobbling edge due to peening, even if peened correct. The worst cases is just to throw after maybe just 5 peenings. But rare.
Incorrect freehandpeening is probably the most common way to waist a blade, but it does not happen in my team. We have a special designed peening-jig. I have done and seen many bad damages from stones or other hidden objects in the grass, but honestly in my team they have never been reason for retirement, only grinding and peening again. Said - we use the scythe as a sharp tool, not as a hockey club to tear of the grass with fierce and no control - if so a blade can die if encountering some unexpected in the grass.
watching this video while some idiot is just mowing aways with infernal combustion engine mower.....damn, your job is wonderful
Love the jazz and the total absence of children
Where do you get a scythe at? I've been looking for years.
We offer everything you need for scything in our webshop!
www.slattergubben.se/lang-EN/products/buy-a-scythe/scythe-blade-snath-peening-equipment
FunFunFunction, is that you??
Ciao! Is it possibile to buy a shite like yours?
@@oscarbernardi7431 please have a look in our webshop www.slattergubben.se ,we ship worldwide daily. And we have the best quality scythe equipment. And some unique products as the Nordic snath and our unique ground peeningjigg that makes peening much more simple and give a perfect result.
Saving rare bio diversity? Sounds racist😱
I think you need to look up some definitions. First of all, diversity is about having a great mixture. Second, we are talking about plants. Let's not get things confused.
@@slattergubben6702 Trust me brother, Nothing is being confused. Just drawing a somewhat humorous but hopefully thought provoking parallel. I thank you for saving that rare bio diversity (Not being sarcastic at all) I want to try and replace my lawnmower with a quality scythe but I live in a sub-urban neighborhood so I’ll probably get A-LOT of funny looks haha.
@@sforge2414 не звертай уваги,роби у своє задоволення.
@@vasylmykytiak8089 ?
You'll become an influence r. Weaning ppl off fossil fuels. Promoting a quieter neighbourhood.
Getting fit, great aerobic exercise.