Monthly Archives: October 2014

Peening scythe repairs for lost tension

Posted on October 10, 2014 by stevetomlin

What do you do when the organiser of the UK’s biggest scythe event wants to make a bet over whether or not you can repair his favourite antique scythe blade? Why, hammer it of course! Continue reading →

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Learn to peen a scythe workshop

Posted on October 5, 2014 by stevetomlin

scythe peening workshopI’ve just taught the second of two Learn to Peen workshops for the Yorkshire Dales National Park. I’ve been teaching people how to mow with scythes in the park for a couple of years so it was thought that some specific peening courses would be useful to give some of those people confidence in peening which they could then pass on and spread through the networks we’re hoping to build here in the NW. Continue reading →

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