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Category Archives: scythe festivals & events
Scythe Improvers' Course at Scythe Fair
I will be teaching as part of a two-day Scythe Improvers’ course at the Somerset Scythe Festival in June. Book now to master your mowing. Continue reading
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Tagged course, improvers, scythe, scythe festival, somerset
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Romanian rake maker video
A lovely video of Viktor-basci at work making wooden hay rakes in Gyimes, Transylvania. Continue reading
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Tagged rake making, transylvania, video, wooden rakes
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Remembering Uncle Viktor
I received some sad news from Transylvania this week that Victor-basci (Uncle Viktor), the rake and scythe snath maker for the area around Gyimes, has died. I visited the area in 2011 to take part in a Haymaking Festival organised … Continue reading
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Tagged hay making, scythe, transylvania, wooden rakes
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More than spoons at Spoonfest 2015
I’m just back from an extended trip to Spoonfest 2015. There are photos all over the web of the great carving that took place so here are some of my non-spoon highlights. Continue reading
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Scythers & Haymakers wanted!
Know how to scythe and looking for a chance to mow on a larger area? Training up for the European Scythe Championships in 2016? or just fancy helping out on a local conservation project? Well, here’s your chance Continue reading
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Tagged cumbria, hay making, scythe
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Somerset Scythe Festival 2015
It’s Scythe Festival time but there’s much more to it than just scything! Continue reading
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Scythes and haymaking in Transylvania
Details of your chance to scythe and make hay in the mountains of Transylvania with a film from last years event. Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, festival, hay making, romania, scythe, transylvania
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Scythe vs Strimmer video
A film of a race between a scythe and a strimmer; no competition, surely? Continue reading
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Tagged festival, race, scythe, strimmer, video
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Scythe competition peening
On the Continent it’s standard practise for an expert to peen the blades for competitors in scythe competitions but when George Montague won the 2013 British Scythe Championship with a blade I had peened for him it caused quite a stir. Continue reading
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Somerset Scythe Festival 2014 champions
The competition at this years Scythe Festival was as hot as the weather and included a result that could changing our view of Continental and English scythes forever. Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, competition, festival, race, scythe
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