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Category Archives: peening & sharpening
How to sharpen a scythe left handed
On a recent day of individual scythe tuition, I took some photos of Jen demonstrating the best way to sharpen a scythe for left-handed mowers. Continue reading
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Tagged honing, left hand, scythe, sharpen
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Seeing is peening
When trying to freehand peen your scythe blade, one of the most important elements is getting the lighting right so you can see the hammer marks on the scythe. Being able to see where your blows are landing allows you … Continue reading
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How's Your Peening?
<img class="alignright" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7266/7670707366_e589e367dc_m.jpg" alt="scythe peening workshop" / Well, Peening Day is done for another year; I hope you got your blades nicely cleaned and sharpened ready for the mowing season. If you're struggling, try asking yourself these questions Continue reading
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Peening Day 2014
International Peening Day this year falls on 6 April, the day to clean off and sharpen your scythe ready for the season. Continue reading
Peening a scythe with the jig
Edward, who owns Sprint Mill where I run my scythe courses in Cumbria, is addicted to his 40cm Schroeckenfux scythe blade which he uses for trimming and tidying around the vegetable beds. It gets a lot of use and not … Continue reading
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Tagged Austrian, course, damage, jig, peen, peening, repair, scythe
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Picard Peening Hammer update
Several people during the peening sessions I was teaching asked me about the Picard Peening hammer which I reviewed on the blog. I’m pleased to say that my friend Richard Brown ordered one from Vaughans and posted this picture of … Continue reading
Scythe Champions 2013
After a 6 year reign by Simon Damant, the UK has a new Scythe Champion. On a beautiful day 28 competitors took part in the mowing finals at the Somerset Scythe Festival 2013. Simon made a time of 1:35 with … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, competition, festival, peening, scythe, somerset, winner
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Picard Peening Hammer
Having the right tools for the job make everything much easier. After a fair bit of searching I’m pleased to say I’ve now found a source of Picard peening hammers in the UK from Vaughans of Stourbridge. If you’re placing … Continue reading
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Tagged anvil, blade, learn to peen, peen, peening hammer, Picard, scythe, sharpen, UK
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International Peening Day 2013
Grab your hammers, it’s time for International Peening Day again! (cue fanfare) Last year was great fun with group of us getting together in Cumbria to sharpen up our scythes and push-mowers while others took part across the UK, in … Continue reading
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Peening in the kitchen
I’ve got a fully-booked ‘Learn to Mow’ course tomorrow with a group of beginners coming over to Cumbria to learn to use a scythe. So today I’m peening the blades in preparation. When you come on one of my courses … Continue reading
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