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Tag Archives: scythe
Scything course at Lancashire Coronation Meadow
After a difficult start to the scythe season, it was great to be back with a group learning to scythe at Bell Sykes farm in Lancashire. Bell Sykes is the Coronation Meadow for the county and the meadows are a … Continue reading
Scything workshop in Yorkshire Dales 2020
My scything season has been very disrupted by the current global situation so it was fantastic to be able to get out and teach a socially distanced workshop at a private venue in the Yorkshire Dales. Mike and Aelred were … Continue reading
Scything at Preston Park on Teesside
It was lovely to spend the day with the new rangers team at Preston Park, near Middlesbrough in the north-east as they learned how to scythe. The team are looking to start managing their wildflower meadow by hand to increase … Continue reading
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Tagged Middlesbrough, north east, scythe, wildflower meadow
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Scythe course in Northampton
A few weeks ago I travelled down to Northamptonshire to teach a group how to scythe at Rushden Lakes, a nature reserve managed by the Wildlife Trust. The reserve is on the edge of a retail park which made for … Continue reading
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Tagged Northampton, scythe, wildflower meadow, Wildlife Trust
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Private scythe course in Nantwich
Toni & Ken look after a couple of acres near Nantwich in Cheshire. Toni contacted me wanting to learn to scythe so they could cut their meadow and make hay by hand for their donkeys. I travelled to meet them … Continue reading
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Tagged Cheshire, hay making, meadow, scythe, wildflowers
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Learn to scythe feedback from Nottingham
Some lovely feedback from Kevin Tone, Wellbeing Team Co-ordinator at the Wells Rd Centre, Nottingham. Hi Steve We all agreed that it’s the best couple of days training we have had, we loved it and are completely hooked! We spent … Continue reading
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Tagged Austrian scythe, course, Nottingham, scythe, training
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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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Tagged course, how to peen a scythe, peening, peening jig, scythe
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Gentleman Jack scything
Gentleman Jack is the latest BBC period drama and set not far from me in Halifax, West Yorkshire. Last summer I was hired to go to Shibden Hall and train the extras for an outdoor scene. It’s always fascinating to … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019, actors, BBC, Gentleman Jack, period drama, scythe
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Scything the Churchyard in North Yorkshire
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Tagged churchyard, headstone, scythe, wildflower meadow
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Like a hot knife through butter (cups)
Come to the meadow and learn to mow easily and quietly with an Austrian scythe. Continue reading
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Tagged 2018, Austrian, Brigflatts, course, cumbria, learn scything, scythe, workshop
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