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Tag Archives: peening jig
The Power of Peening
Peening is a process of cold-forging and used with an Austrian scythe to thin the blade at the edge so that the bevel angle is finer. It’s a maintenance task that lots of people don’t enjoy or are nervous of … Continue reading
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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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1st International Peening Day
In years to come thousands will claim to have been there but in truth a select bunch of six scythe folk turned up to Sprint Mill in Cumbria for International Peening Day. Huge numbers was never my objective and our … Continue reading
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Tagged anvil, Christiane Lechner, IPD, jig, peen, peening, peening jig, scythe
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Austrian Scythe Association end of year dinner
I’m in Austria this week and have just attended the Sensenverein Osterreich (Austrian Scythe Association) end of year dinner which Christiane Lechner and I were invited to by Walter Blumauer. The association has 220 members of which 31 turned out … Continue reading
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Tagged Austria, Christiane Lechner, peening jig, scythe association, scythe teacher course, sensenverein
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