Scattering, perennial or silo scythe - 45 cm scythe blade - 150 cm metal scythe throw - Made in Austria

The scythe - a traditional agricultural tool for mowing grass, grain or small bushes - is the ideal tool for a natural garden teeming with insects. After flowering, the meadow is mechanically mown and dried. The resulting hay can be used as animal feed or compost. A great side effect of manual mowing is that particularly many flower seeds fall out, guaranteeing a great profusion of flowers the following year.

• Scattering, perennial or silo scythe
• Scythe blade 45 cm made of high-quality special steel
• Ergonomic metal-tube garden scythe frame (handle)
• Height-adjustable wooden handles
• for body height of approx. 170-185 cm
• Incl. whetstone
• Made in Austria

Warning: 18 years and over! This product contains sharp tools or blades and is therefore not intended for persons under the legal minimum age. Handling these tools requires special care and expertise.

The high-quality scythe blade made of special steel for scattering, perennials or silo material is forged by hand in up to 20 working steps in one of the last Central European scythe forges - in Kremstal, Austria - and hammered to a cutting edge. The scythe blade has a slight upward bend towards the tip built in to enable smooth gliding with momentum and to prevent it from getting stuck in the ground. The metal-tube garden scythe frame is galvanized and bent and has a tip. The front wooden handle is adjustable on the frame, the scythe blade is attached with the scythe ring. The blade cuts from right to left during movement and is therefore designed for right-handed users. The scythe is guided by the ergonomically shaped metal scythe frame with the two adjustable wooden handles.


Dimensions

• W 58 x D 29 x H 154 cm
• Cutting length 45 cm

Weight 

• 2.4 kg

Scope of delivery
1 scythe blade
1 metal scythe frame with height-adjustable handles
1 scythe ring
1 Allen key for scythe ring
1 assembly instructions / user manual


Mowing technique
With feet placed shoulder-width apart, stand facing the mowing path. From the torso and arms, the scythe blade glides quickly and without excessive effort in a swinging motion, arching closely over the ground with a turning movement. Chopping or pulling movements are often signs of a lack of sharpness of the scythe.


Sharpness
The scythe blade must be regularly maintained. This means sharpening at shorter intervals with a damp whetstone (water-filled whetstone) and, on the other hand, hardening the edge by 'hammering'. On a flat anvil, the scythe blade is hammered out from the heel to the tip and back with the hammer. This serves to drive out (thin out) and harden the edge. At the same time, it results in sharpening and a significantly longer service life. The service life is the time in which you can work without interruption until signs of wear appear. Through this type of deformation, you can also drive out nicks up to about 5 millimeters deep in the edge.


Setting the scythe
The correct setting and mounting of the blade on the scythe frame and to the body size of the person mowing is very important. The angle between the longitudinal axis of the blade and the scythe frame and the setting of the correct cutting height (5 to 10 mm ground clearance) enable a perfect mowing process.