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Tag Archives: scythe
Scythes in Scotland
On my way up to teach a ‘Learn to Scythe’ weekend at Forres last summer I took the opportunity to visit two museums on the way and see if I could find out more about the Scottish scythe. In 2011 … Continue reading
Scythes at Highgrove
There’s one more special ‘Learn to scythe’ course from last year that hasn’t had a mention here on the blog. I didn’t write about it at the time in the hope that there would be a photo to accompany it … Continue reading
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Tagged Christiane Lechner, Estate, Gloucestershire, Highgrove, learn to mow, learn to scythe, prince charles, Royal, scythe, UK
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What Joe Wright really thought of the scythers
It may have only got 12 seconds in the final movie but it’s nice to know that the time we spent on Salisbury Plain in 2011 filming the scythe scenes for Anna Karenina was appreciated. We certainly made an impression … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, anna karenina, film, Joe Wright, movie, scrumpy, scythe
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Anna Karenina filming photos
It may have been out for a while now but Christiane only just went to see Anna Karenina (2012) at her local cinema in Austria last week which brought back some great memories and reminded me that I’ve never posted … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, anna karenina, film, movie, scythe
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Buying the right size scythe
A scythe is a very personal tool and should be sized and adjusted to fit your body and mowing style for the most comfort and efficiency. This was especially true with the older English and American pattern scythes when the … Continue reading
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Tagged course, learn to mow, learn to scythe, scythe, snath, UK
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Scything at Christmas
Normally the scythe scene is all quiet by now but in the last couple of weeks I’ve had a steady stream of enquiries from people wanting to buy Learn to Scythe courses as Christmas presents. It’s a great idea, give … Continue reading
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Tagged christmas, course, learn to mow, scythe, UK
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Scythe haymaking video
I made this video during the Scythe Improvers and peening courses I ran in August with clips of the group learning to mow in the orchard, hammering and cutting weeds on a slope. It also includes the haymaking Edward, Christiane … Continue reading
Posted in hay making, scythe courses, Scytherspace
Tagged baler, course, hay, haymaking, improver, peening, scythe
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Countryfile scythe lesson
A look behind the camera during the filming at Brantwood House when I was asked to teach John Craven to scythe for BBC tv’s Countryfile. I would have preferred to give John some instruction in advance but they wanted it ‘live’ … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC, brantwood, Countryfile, John Craven, learn scything, learn to scythe, scythe, UK
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Scythe Improvers and Peening weekend
After teaching so many beginners to scythe this summer, it was great to see some of them back for my Improver’s course at the weekend. Like any skill, learning to scythe well takes time and practise and it helps to … Continue reading
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Tagged cumbria, improve, learn scything, learn to mow, learn to scythe, peen, scythe, sharpen, UK
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Edale Community Orchard tamed
Just back from another weekend running a Learn to Scythe course. This week Christiane and I went to teach the folk of Sustainable Edale who want to mow their community orchard. It’s great that word of my scythe workshops had … Continue reading
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Tagged learn to mow, learn to scythe, Robin Wood, scythe
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