A Good Scythe at Work

[@chi6075]

It maws, it kills, it makes me lose weight, it keeps me in tip-top shape, it serves as that special extra for my Halloween outfit, and it keeps me and my family closer together. What a great tool!

[@philippeorlando7482]

Yeah and if you need to get rid of some undesirable person, all you have to do is dress accordingly with the right costume and use your scythe.

[@Marialla.]

Beautiful! No noise, no gas or electricity, no cords, excellent maneuverability, excellent speed... This is simply ELEGANT.

[@UncleFexxer]

Wish this had sound. I love that swishing/slicing sound they make.

[@svetlanikolova7673]

The smell is devine. I love the smell in the morning. Great therapy for people with anger issues. So as chopping wood

[@PasqualItizzz]

I played some dubstep over the top of it

[@tonyserena7298]

I still have a few of my Dads Scythe's. . .unfortunately they just hang as relics in the machinery shed now. . . They haven't been used since the 1930s. . .He replaced his team of horses and hand tools with a JD model B and No. 5 Sickle mower in 1937. I can remember him hammering/peening the blade with a special stand and hammer he carried around with him in the field. I can still remember the sound. Great video, you brought back a lot of memories for me.

[@tanirya8460]

Да, сейчас этот инструмент забывается. Знаю пожилых уже людей, которые умеют отбивать - править косу. Но они уходят... в вечность

[@josefineschonher6904]

You should use them.

[@craigfox88]

it does look really calming to watch, strange but I can see my self choosing a scythe over machines personally

[@kimskis]

I used to mown huge amounts of grass with this tool when I was a teenager at my granddad's farm...it's worth noticing that scythes have to be sharpened regularly and their blade has to be reset with a help of a hammer too. They are also very sharp and any mishandling could lead to a serious injury, so the person using it must be very thorough

[@ShushLorraine]

I am so glad to see this! Ever since I read the book, The Scythe Book from our library, I have wanted to get one, but didn't think husband would go along with it. I think when he sees this he will want one. He is getting right under those logs and farm equipment! And, what? He's barefooted with that sharp blade! Yet, with control over the blade, he's safe apparently. Thanks! I'm going to go watch all your other scythe videos.

[@Rattrais]

This video is absolutely fascinating. I've never actually seen one used in practice. I am amazed at how fluid and smooth it works even on the nearly shoulder length grass and brush. Very... /very/ neat video, thank you for uploading!

[@usa1327]

this is easily one of the most amazing things i have ever seen.

[@bobnancymiller4931]

Nothing posted for the last number of years. Sure wish you'd return with your inspirational and educational videos

[@michaels6821]

Dear God! If the comments on this page are any indication of the intelligence of the world these days, we are all in trouble. If it's not a comment trying to be funny in a pathetic plea for attention, it's a demeaning or judgemental one on life choices or farm equip.placement. I found it informative and it answered the question that Google got me here with. Grow up haters! These people are experts at a dying art!

[@Sionnach1601]

You are sooooooooo right. I too particularly disdain the "comment trying to be funny in a pathetic plea for attention". They are EVERYWHERE on KZbin. The problem is, is that such thrash distracts from the topic at hand. In this case, it is actually a really important one environmentally, not to mind enjoyable, incredibly economical, inexpensive and gets you outside and moving around and exercising.

[@ohtoseemusic]

1:05 - It's good to see Willie Nelson working! 😂

[@danielthomas6739]

If you’ve ever used a scythe you would know what back breaking work it is. I must admit that it’s good to see young children learn the old way.

[@WildernessTamed]

its only back breaking if you haven't set up the scythe properly to suit yourself, if you haven't been properly trained and if the blade is blunt.

[@Marialla.]

@josh67220 The Grim Reaper first appeared in the middle ages during the plagues. There were pictures of men standing like wheat in a field, and he mowed them down like sheaves of wheat. So I guess the skeletal "reaper" was really the black death or something, rather than just any kind of random death, when it was first invented.

[@CMT705]

Thanks so much for these videos! Just ordered a scythe from scytheworks and will need to keep coming back to your videos to check your technique! These are so helpful to me.

[@chemist653]

I have a quinta in central Portugal and need to mow a small field. This video shows me exactly how to do it - I think! Thanks so much for making it.

[@margieschwartz8413]

Blades and bare feet. The blade is in front of the mower at all times. Country etiquette is when the mowers would stop to eat, if doing communal harvesting, the scythes would be laid in the unmowed crops, and it was a given not to be fooling around in that area, as to get hurt. You never laid a scythe down where you have already mowed.

[@paulineprojectlove]

I can't wait to mow my lawn like this!!!!

[@kaivido]

Yes, they are European scythes and yes, the motions and stances are principally the same for both kinds.

[@dixie31623]

This is oddly relaxing to watch...

[@k.s.333]

I guess this guy has no idea how popular his videos are.

[@whokilledmydoggie]

We use a cross between a sickle and scythe where I come from, called a "sundang". Looks like the scythe would have been a better tool, less back-breaking. You'll have a few inches head start if you end up uncovering a snake too.

[@rpmartin1886]

Very nice technique! Everyone always thinks this is back-breaking work, but this demonstrates that it doesn't have to be that hard.

[@reedy_9619]

Yeah reminds me of i movie i saw some time ago. I think it was about a french soldier leaving his newfound gf/wife for war and ending up in jail. The guy is shown clubbing the shit out of a patch pf grass with a scythe like he playing golf. (It didnt work great but apparently was supposed to be his job)

[@GPCster]

I notice that the scythe does not have to move fast, nor with much force, in order to cut effectively. I have to re-tool my approach to this.

[@martialme84]

Same here, haha... XD I should finally ditch my cheapo scythe with alu snath aswell and finally get a good one thats also adequate for my height...

[@maxdecphoenix]

Yes, I found I was under sharpening my scythe. Even though it was 'sharp' and 'worked', after reading some material on blade sharpening, I found that 'sharp' really isn't sharp. I jig peened and stoned the blade to the point I could push receipt paper across the blade and slice it, and at that point the blade severs the grass with almost no momentum at all. The duller the blade, the user tends to compensate with a more energetic swing.

[@martialme84]

Uh-oh! After reading how goddamn sharp you make your scythe..... seVERELY undersharpened scythe RIGHT here!! Will have to buy a peening jig. Up until now, my scythe was pretty sharp when compared to a sharp knife, but no way NEAR as sharp as you describe! Jesus...

[@katewizer2736]

maxdecphoenix ; Thank- you for sharing that with us. It's good to know.

[@maxdecphoenix]

martialme84 no, you don't want a jig, you need a peening anvil and hammer (if you have a European-style scythe). The work required to use a jig to get anything approaching a usable blade for grasses with a jig unnecessarily high. I just used that as a means to convey the story to explain how sharp sharp must be. The anvil is actually much faster and produces a superior result in a fraction of the time. Sorry for the confusion.

[@Jefferdaughter]

@hellzanetruesdale - How safe? You mean as opposed to a rotary lawn mower? Any idea how many emergency room visits each year from both push & riding mowers each year??? Or a string trimmer? It's pretty difficult to hurt yourself with a scythe as the stances and motions never put a body part in the path of the blade.

[@katewizer2736]

They sure made short work of that chore, (and not a drop of burned motor-fuel!). Nice to see a family project instead of all on one person.

[@Polizmatt]

Das ist die umweltfreundlichste und nachhaltigste Familie der Welt.

[@napoleonescobar4225]

well my first time to post my ideas with thje scythe tool i have seen this video today and got we dont need the motor or oil to cut the grass. we are ready to plant the cleaned fields. thanks to scythes. no fear for snakes and no problems with the stones.

[@atyketu3794]

Amezing, strong girls, welling to work and full of joy. In Albania this tool is called KOSA. In Albania we do the same thing. What country is this? 🇦🇱👍🇽🇰

[@JimKuback2009]

This is fascinating... and strangely beautiful to watch.

[@maryandsam2]

Fabulous, thanks for posting this just what I needed to see.

[@kaivido]

Yes...the peaceful farmers' weapon!

[@JanColdwater]

I fell in love with the Vido family since I saw Living Lightly! They are living my dream! Please tell me this is their channel??? I think it is now that I see the videos! Please update us with some new videos! 👍

[@DavidKingSeedman]

Sorry you lost your sound... I know this stuff can be frustrating! Lord. But I loved the video - I just got my scythe and the blade seems to be pointed too upward, I think I need to bend it a bit and also bend my knees a lot more. Can't wait to learn it! Thanks for the video... david

[@scrutateur2369]

A full Scythian army ? Great work !

[@rleemassengale8139]

Love this video. good work.

[@anthonymcbride855]

Who ever finishes last doesn't eat tonite..👏😅👏

[@DinnerForkTongue]

It's an art, friend. The art of mowing.

[@sansalka]

I love your work......Amazing!!!,....Thanks from Peru

[@Dave51262]

Cool! I have never seen one used. Great demo of many types of situations. Better than a smoke spueing weed wacker. My lawn mower is shot and I need to replace. This would be great to learn how to do instead. Thanks!

[@aaronready1]

a day with willy nelson and his family....i love it!

[@HolyTrinityArmy]

great video!! I'm learning how to use this tool :-)

[@a2zhandi]

6 oil barons are pissed your not using a "gas" mower~!

[@akyramoto]

very cool. great core workout too!! imagine if everyone used one! you'd be as trim as your lawn!

[@kaivido]

@Andreas748 Of course!

[@cyclenut]

I have dreams of living in community of people living like this.. Taking care of the land that they live off. I didn't think that there were any places left like that...

[@SgtMac80]

Fantastic!

[@dennismoural8060]

I have one of those scythe things, I am not good at sharpening it plus at 76 years old I make two swings and I am tired.

[@BillionNames]

very good training for arms

[@locoyogui]

some tips for avoid the slashing? this tool seems very sharp, and the feet run in a great risk

[@trbo2na]

of-course!

[@johannesprassler7119]

Top. Good work!

[@sethmarrs3327]

1:01 Willy Nelson?

[@epicnessinacan]

This shows how symbolic the scythe is (referring to the grim reaper) It's reaping (harvesting) crops Like how the reaper harvests souls...

[@czg2012]

wow, better than an expensive lawn mower.

[@Gardensnog]

EXCELLENT !!! I'd like to know more about these people....!

[@ElenaHaskins]

Beautiful. Thank you.

[@hottytogals]

Long grass, good job man u are prepared for any pokemon battle u are encountered with good work.!

[@patrickpou1397]

very nice

[@MariAnKenobi]

Now, unless I'm mistaken, these are European scythes. Do the same motions and stances apply to the heavier British scythes?

[@lazygizmo]

they are doing it wrong, you suppose to use it on people while wearing a black robe. not wasting time and dulling the blade on grass.

[@sephiroth87932]

wow the scythe is an ingenious tool wow

[@heismyhightower]

Very informative , my favorite , Thanks for posting blessings~

[@falstoffe]

@ohiovr It's easy for the first 50 strokes. After that the muscles kinda get tired, but you get way more tone than with push ups ;).

[@TheBrradsullivan]

....and i cant even get my wife to sit on the riding lawn mower ) :

[@ianmiscool6969]

why is this so hypnotizing to watch? lol

[@BaseballFreak1468]

it looks fun but must also be very tiring and time consuming

[@raccoonmatinginyour]

Anyone know a good store I can get one with a wooden shaft (handle, pole). I can only find a metal one.

[@yosefes]

Amazing tool!

[@doyleL666]

dude, long grasss...could encounter a fight with a pokemon man, really gotta watch it.

[@1crazyfocker]

going to be having my family doing this in a few months, moving to ME and starting a totaly green farm, from solar heat to boi ponds for methane, using only human or animal power for everything, need to start looking in to good scythe for mowing and harvesting, what do you requamend? what type for mowing, what type for wheat harvest?

[@tkjazzer]

How tall (how long) is the grass in inches after cutting with the scythe??

[@valleyoftheheart]

tkjazzer depends on the curve of the blade, most average around 1.5 inches (3-4cm)

[@jlasud]

@rpmartin1886 I've seen 80-90 year old man scything...and they worked with them all their life.But they were living a natural life,someone who makes phisical movement only by opening his laptop 3 times a day and opening his cars door 10 times a day and eats youknowwhatkindof food will not be able to do that

[@SakoTGrimes]

I was using a crappy weed wacker to knock down grass today, and all I could think about was how much I would rather be holding a scythe.

[@Riscet4ever]

very good

[@thorsbomber44442]

guys what should i do if some one in a hood is walking with one of these?

[@rocker9904]

WOW!!!! get me one of those!!!!

[@Tenzintheyak]

thanks

[@Skumpaj]

Can anybody tell me what type of scythe is used in the video, the handle looks more efficient than on any other scythe I've seen.

[@nigelross6123]

Skumpaj, looks kind of like the Austrian style with the raised middle handle but they also look kind of home made from thin branches

[@baabaaer]

Never knew it works in that way. interesting.

[@rm42749]

Now rake it up!

[@dumb7890]

my job does not want us to use machetys to clear brush thay are afraid we will use them for wepons

[@plowmaster1206]

Willy Nelson?

[@barnabyvonrudal1]

Didn't know he knew how to scythe 😂

[@racoon965]

@kaivido against the hordes of evil grass?

[@ChaosWolf1982]

Lord, what can the Harvest hope for, if not for the care of the Reaper Man?

[@repkhmvkf8o]

Wow beats a mower!

[@filmitfilmit]

How hard is that on your lower back?

[@tonybarbosa8900]

Ti AMO 💗

[@Sionnach1601]

Unreal!!!!!

[@MrCntryjoe]

sharp tool. a smart man works the tool, the tool works a dumb man

[@thorsbomber44442]

sycthe of the reaper!

[@ohiovr]

That looks easy! Maybe easier than it looks...

[@danz409]

i have a few blades laying around. any suggestions to where i can find replacement handles?

[@charlieoocharlie9466]

You dead?

[@LauraDeBunbury]

i need one!!!

[@Reddebt]

The fact that this is silent makes it all the more terrifying.

[@nerdmom920]

@akyramoto That's the kind of exercise I can get into

[@yksnimus]

is it just me that are trying to see if a scythe would be good as weapon?

[@adun40]

sweeet but since i can't have one i still preffer my old and rusty machete acapulqueño

[@lancecarroll81]

Wow barefoot and all. Snakes must not be a problem there or he's fearless.

[@MikeFoxtrot1]

What country is this?