Scythe, Part 2 - My Favorite Farm Tool

[@ronmetz9172]

Had a good chuckle when you read that coupon. My grandmother who was born in 1909 kept a box of NR(nature’s remedy) tablets in the medicine cabinet.

[@rg1599]

I can’t get enough of your videos. So glad for the recent burst of videos.

[@deborahdanhauer8525]

I like the sound they make. That shnick, shnick sound when they’re cutting❤️🐝🤗

[@jeffreydustin5303]

me too

[@deborahdanhauer8525]

@@jeffreydustin5303 🤗

[@David-wz4en]

I really enjoy your shows specially on the old farm implements I grew up on a farm in the 40 Pennsylvania my grandfather's size he's sharpening stone he had in a piece of wood that he had haul it out with a point on the bottom that he's set in the ground he can just drop it and it would stick in the ground he also had a carved a clip on it so that if he really needed to he could hook it on the side of his bib overalls. Thank you for keeping some of this stuff alive

[@mdspisak]

I enjoy all of your videos. I am one of those old guys who is looking to buy some land in the mountains of West Virginia. I have no intentions of farming it, but I do want to use a lot of the knowledge that I am gaining from watching your videos to keep it useful. I am going to build a cabin and will use some of you barn building techniques to accomplish it. Thank you for the informative and sometimes amusing Videos and content.

[@OutsideTheTargetDemographic]

36 yo and I'm fascinated. My house on 2.5 acres came with two American scythes in the garage, and while I have use them, I never understood them. Far more convenient than mixing gas and blowing eardrums with a weed Wacker. The wife mocks me, but it gets the yard done and gives me a workout as I do it.

[@stunnedatsunset7649]

THAT was superbly instructive, Pa Mac! I use a Scythe on my little homestead and your presentation was very, very useful!

[@SaintCoemgen]

As an American expat living in Europe I sadly have never used an American Scythe. In fact, the snath that I used fist is known as a "single grip snath" (one can see this for example here at KZbin at the *ScytheConnection* channel). Where there was only one added handle, and you simply griped the snatch at the upper end. The snath was straight and to "adjust" you simply leaned over a bit... or a lot.... Works great to cut grass, but not ideal on the back.....🙂 I have modified and updated this default snath that I own to a more appropriate form to fit my body and the angle of the blades so I can use it all in a more upright position.. And now I can mow all day long with my Scythe. Old things are great. But one should not be afraid to modify as needed to make tools work for your *today*. Hope this helps.

[@spaceplowboy1]

Good job, little brother!

[@farmhandscompanion]

Thank you, big brother!

[@markieproctorius]

Thank you for sharing, Pa Mac. I had bought a peening anvil and had sharpened the blade that way, as well as with whetstones similar to the one you have at @8:10. It seems to have done the job and I am able to cut with an old blade, but it's interesting to know it may not be the best way to do so. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience.

[@newenglandyankeeliving5052]

I didn’t realize I had to sharpen but sides because it looked like it was a single bevel. It cut but it was a lot of work like A LOT. Sharpened it up as you recommended this morning and she sang through the hay field all morning long

[@gretafields4706]

I found a used scythe with one nib on a straight handle. The blade is very heavy and wide and dull. I will try to get it usable, after seeing this video. I will look for your videos on sharpening. I wonder whst you think about the newer peening jigs versus anvil and hammer. I bought a small anvil at Harbor Freight, but i am still using honing stones. I misplaced the store-bought sharpeners, so I got a sandstone rock out of the creek (works!). I cut a half acre of cereal rye, clover and Orchard Grass using a cheap long-handle sickle from a hardware store. It did great. However, it won't cut this year's field, which is solid Orchard Grass, gone to seed and 4 ft tall! Years ago I had a bushhog.... Oh for a tractor!

[@deltonwatts9726]

I've used a scythe a lot, and enjoyed your knowledge and instruction.

[@jeffreydustin5303]

Scythes of any kind are great.

[@JacobvsRex]

If Pa Mac could put out 24/7 content I’d not need much else to watch….

[@jameskniskern2261]

I have the Austrian scythe, because that is what I could get. I don't hate on the American scythe, as both tools are fantastic to use when sharp. I also would think that the 'murican scythe can cut dry corn stalks and sorghum stalks all day long, where the Austrian scythe would get stuck in the stalks due to its lightness. Anyway loved your descriptions and demonstrations! One thing to add, it is easier to use a scythe if you keep it on the ground for the front stroke and the back stroke. So you are only really steering the blade along as it glides over the soil surface.

[@Silversmith925]

I now have about 6 or 7 scythes, one being a European scythe I ordered to my specs. Great fun.

[@rg1599]

Great videos. I hope to come visit your store and maybe stay at the B&B.

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Thanks for sharing with us, really enjoy the fun things you come up with doing these videos. I'll be 78 the 3rd of July and I have no reccolection of the "Natures Remedy" but I did get the experience of using the scythe and not being properly instructed on the proper use of it. You have cleared things up on the proper use of the scythe and caring for them and I thank you. As for Natures Remedy they still sell simular products and like everything else it is more expencive. Stay safe around there and keep up the great videos and having fun. OLD DAWG DREAMING Fred.

[@farmhandscompanion]

Ahhww, shoot. I was hoping you'd have first hand experience with Nature's Remedy, Fred. You're just too healthy.

[@danielr.schafer9504]

That 38 incher is a samurai scythe!

[@richardroyles1423]

Thank you for the information. God bless next time. I’m at an auction. I’m going to buy one if there is one.

[@marlinguidegun1657]

I own three, just passed up on inheriting a fourth one. This was very helpful!

[@aloberdorf4579]

I ain't even 70, have not had access to "Natures Remedy", but have found yesterday's coffee, sauerkraut juice or pickle juice are Very effective producers..also Skeeters at this time of year tend to limit reading time. Business First.. ...LOL !!

[@ambiguoussoul1246]

I really appreciate this tutorial. I bought a couple of 18 inch American brush scythes and was wondering how to restore them to a working edge. Now I have food for thought. Many thanks. Joe NKY.

[@mhpjii]

Fascinating! Thank you, Pa!

[@josephkreamer3504]

Thanks a lot! Very helpful

[@mikerussell701]

Always love your videos!!!! Used a scythe once......was not a great experience. Videos almost makes me want to try again. Almost.

[@LaeviG]

I sharpen my old scythe with a flat stone. Leaves a pretty rough edge thats perfect for cutting weeds and saplings. I prefer it to a gas weed eater. Harder on the back but I don't have to fiddle with a persnickety gas engine and all the plant goo everywhere.

[@FortyTwoBlades]

Funny--in all my years using and studying the American scythe it actually never occurred to me that gourds were a good potential material for whetstone holders. I've seen all manner of wooden, horn, metal, and plastic, but never a gourd. Seems like a bit of treatment to the interior would be all it'd need to shore up the drip. Very clever!

[@farmhandscompanion]

Thank you, FortyTwoBlades; and thanks for watchin'! Folks, FortyTwoBlades has THE BEST video out there on refitting and reworking a scythe nib. Please watch it! kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKrFZ6aCir-kbas

[@douglasvantassel8098]

Great stuff, thank you for making these.

[@farmhandscompanion]

you're welcome, Douglas

[@Barbarra63297]

Great ending to the video lol

[@GrandmaGingersFarm]

Definitely one of my favorites too.

[@john-william5917]

Love the content! Wish I'd have known how to "properly" sharpen and use the torture stick when I was in my teens mowing overgrown weeds on the farm. I did more "wacking" than scything, but it was good exercise. This is the first "talky" video I've seen of yours, enjoyable as well!

[@farmerboy916]

I really ought to find the scythe right for my style of weeds; sparse, wispy stuff that likes to lean down close to the ground. Hate the weedwhacker.

[@johnespe-l6e]

I have been looking for one of these for a few years now, kills me that I cannot find one. I live in Missouri and all the ones I find, the owners will not sell them at all. After I retire and have more time for auctions, I will get me one.....

[@123109100]

I got a Austria blade brush 20" but American scythe

[@123109100]

Is that ok ??

[@garethdavies3220]

The American scyth looks similar to the English or British scyth , is this correct ? . Interesting video thanks.

[@TheRedneckprepper]

Ifi remember right Teddy had a Scythe blade hanging on the north wall ? That coupon is way cool . Paw do ya get into (collect old newspapers (30s Dallas times Herald) ? i also somewhere, I have a (1934 I think) Hope AR phone book, Bill Clinton childhood home town

[@farmhandscompanion]

Love to see those some time!

[@stanleygibson1257]

Did he show any tips on how to adjust the nibs?

[@farmhandscompanion]

He (I) talked about it, but not with much detail. FortyTwoBlades has THE BEST video out there on refitting and reworking a scythe nib. Give it a watch: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKrFZ6aCir-kbas

[@rawbacon]

I didn't get a coupon, can you send one out? Hopefully it'll help my Biliousness.

[@farmhandscompanion]

I could send you the knife sharpener...but I'm not sure that would help your condition.

[@maxinedurling3425]

Did you make your stone stand

[@farmhandscompanion]

Yes, Maxine. There'll be more on that later some day...

[@badassfood5713]

If Adam savage was raised in Kentucky….

[@Join.The.Partee]

Don’t be disappointed that you have to purchase that laxative along with that knife sharpener. Both can be very handy in a pinch,…depending on your needs. 😂😂😂

[@farmhandscompanion]

I had not considered that...

[@bonniehyden962]

Great. I need to learn to truly sharpen a scythe ... and that's my Achilles heel of practical skills! I can dull my pocket knife or a kitchen knife before you can say "Jack Sprat". Hence, my sons have forbid me to sharpen my own knives. ...and here I am about to restore the edge on a 24" blade. Oy!

[@Traderjoe]

How come lawnmower blades aren’t curved?

[@fxm5715]

Lawn mower blade cut by chopping, not sheering, so curving the blade would just makes them more expensive to manufacture and more difficult to sharpen.

[@lomax117]

I would like to send some pictures of my scythe. Don't know how old it is. It belonged to one of my ancestors

[@farmhandscompanion]

I'd love to see it. Go to my website and send it via my email

[@zone6b481]

bilious-affected by or associated with nausea or vomiting. Biliousness: A term used in the 18th and 19th centuries pertaining to bad digestion, stomach pains, constipation, and excessive flatulence (passing gas). The quantity or quality of the bile was thought to be at fault for the condition.

[@donrad]

An "acre of land" was originally defined as the amount of grain or hay a man could cut with a scythe in one day. So I imagine a man's farm "holding" depended on his physical ability and the quality of the scythe. The scythe was a huge improvement from the short "cycle". They were how a peasant spent his day and earned his wages. The logo you see on the communist banner. The tools that created civilizations. The cycle of life.

[@wesleyyoung-tx2hm]

Your going need a bigger tool shead

[@rhymereason3449]

@4:21: Are you sharing your workshop with a bat?

[@farmhandscompanion]

Dirt dobbers; but who knows, there's probably a bat in there somewhere.

[@eddiebailey6250]

Nature's remedie and a knife sharper kinda do go hand and. I'm mean really cell phones were not even close to being a thing yet. How else you gonna pass the time..

[@quirty864]

What, you didn't read last years Sears catalog?

[@leviathanmdk]

As an eu citizen in only use the austrian (tensioned) scythes still verry interesting to see these american style scythes. As for who is beter... like Peter Vido said. Austrian, American, Russian or Chinees fakes. Any scythe is beter then no scythe.

[@farmhandscompanion]

Well said.

[@JohnDoe-zl6ph]

Of course the American scythe is better than the European. 😅 Dairy goats are better than cows as well. 😅😅😅

[@demonrosario5398]

You don't peen American scythe I'm an American and I think Austrian peening is superior to sharpening American sythe