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Tag Archives: peening
International Peening Day 2022
Can you believe it’s the 10th anniversary of International Peening Day already? Although I’m still waiting for someone to make an official range of merch, it’s been brilliant to watch the idea take off since I started it in 2012. … Continue reading
Northern scythe festival 2021
Congratultions to Peter Backwell and Sarah Robinson, champions of this year’s Northern Scythe Festival mowing competition. The event took place in the beautiful meadows of Bell Sykes farm which Peter farms and is the donor meadow for many other meadows … Continue reading
Scythe peening 2021
This Sunday was International Peening Day 2021 so I spent a little time in the sunshine peening a scythe blade ready for the mowing season. I started with the peening jig to do most of the work and finished off … Continue reading
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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Scythes are Just the Job
More scything in North Yorkshire. Continue reading
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Using the jig to peen a scythe
Photos and video from a Sunday afternoon peening. Continue reading
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Peening workshop 2016
Come hammering on steel and learn to peen your scythe with confidence for the sharpest cut yet! Continue reading
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Learning to peen a scythe
Seven years of scything – time to hammer those blades! Continue reading
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Scythe Peening Day 2016
Spring is allegedly here so it’s time for the first event of the scythe calendar. Get your scythe out of the shed this weekend for International Peening Day 2016! Continue reading
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International Peening Day 2015
Don’t forget to peen your scythe this weekend. Continue reading
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