Scythian dreams

[Phil]

Use a scythe.

[Mary Fisher]

Use a scythe.

On the passenger.

Mary

[Mary Fisher]

You had condensation on your windscreen at this time of year?

What WERE you doing?

Mary

[stillnobodyhome]

Trust you .....lol

[Huge]

Charge your passenger for a new windscreen.

[Rod]

As used by the oft-mentioned Rouge Traders? :-)

[gilli]

I would choose the scythe which allows you most effectively to adjust the hand holds to accommodate your height and reach and style of swing.

Good footwear and a studied appropriate posture are important particularly when starting.

Check new prices..quite high now..might be worth buying two different ones if the price is right. There was an article on scythes in Smallholder mag a few months back.

I wish you best of luck..I expect it to be a satisfying activity once you get the technique needed for you.

[The Natural Philosopher]

No, just wait until the windscreen falls to pieces.

And next time leave a tart like that at home.

[The Medway Handyman]

You have lead a sheltered life Mary. Female passenger, lots of jewellery, steamed up car....

[Andy Dingley]

Rouge is soft and won't touch glass. You need cerium oxide here, probably on a Dremel with a hard felt bob. Small quantities are available cheaply from

(they sell excellent magnifiers too).

Practice on a wineglass first.

[EricP]

Perhaps he likes tarts. The jammy ones are delicious!

[George (dicegeorge)]

course is run by Simon Fairlie of Chapter 7.

We use Austrian scythes - the blades are recognized around the world as being of the highest quality. They are lighter, nimbler, more elegantly formed and easier for the novice to sharpen, yet no more expensive than traditional English scythes. However if you have an English / American style scythe we can advise you how to set it up.

[geoff]

In message , EricP writes

Shall we leave your menstrual fantasies out of this ?

[Andy Hall]

Not bad. Only took three posts to get to base level this time :-)

At least nobody has suggested the use of AG to fix the screen (or the tart)..

[Chris J Dixon]

Wouldn't it be just fate if you got a big crack in the screen too ;-)

Chris

[stillnobodyhome]

Err....I think you'll find I did mention AG in my first reply :-)

[Anna Kettle]

Thankyou all for your comments - and I may be speaking to you again George ...

I collared several old boys* at the auction room and had them demonstrating scythe swinging actions. Loadsa fun! Also was given some good advice to avoid any scythe with woodworm holes in it. Several of them had hairy tales to tell about Allen scythes so I am glad that my meadow is small enough that I'm not even tempted

I was outbid on a couple of the grass scythes but I was privately offered a scythe by one of the old boys and according to its owner it is better than any of the ones in the auction, has been sitting in his garage for ages and will cost me just twenty pounds, so if all goes well I will be wielding a scythe by next week

*Thats a Norfolkism

Anna

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[George (dicegeorge)]

simon fairlie is the expert on scything, not me, i know him through

7 is partially supported by the sale of hand-forged Austrian scythes, which are lighter and easier to sharpen than conventional English sythes - click her for a link to to find out more about these fine tools