Scythe use

How to use your scythe

[@bonniebon7335]

Only a scyther would know how beautiful that field really is. Man, not everything cuts the same but yours makes me drool in scyther fashion. So satisfying!

[@mattcoblentz74]

Thank you for your kind words

[@brianmorris8045]

It's refreshing to see scythers leaving the blade on the ground back and forth. As he says, let the blade do the work.

[@sydneyb.267]

Nice video! I have that same set-up. I started out with a different blade that is heavier and great to knock down the big stuff and good for the yard but I wanted a smaller blade to go around stuff so I got one like the one you have in the video. I could not get it adjusted right for love nor money but I looked very carefully at how yours was angled and wedged and got it right and now my grass is cut and even the edges are trimmed neat as can be! Thanks!

[@OscarsEditing]

Good video cheers, if mind is mostly knocking grass over, is this because it's not sharp enough or the angle of the snath and blade do you think, thanks

[@mattcoblentz74]

I find that peening the blade properly makes the most difference. Then the distance or angle of the blade and snath. Training the edge is very easily manageable.

[@OscarsEditing]

@@mattcoblentz74 thanks!

[@ethanfinch3528]

Thank god a person who has shown intellect . Peining the edge is dang important. Also great vid mate

[@mattcoblentz74]

Thank you

[@simpleforging3339]

Nice demo. What about the peening? Would you say start with the jig or freehand?

[@mattcoblentz74]

I do mine free hand. But I took a wedge and ground the edge to fit the scythe. Then welded a sharp piece of round stock to it. Drilled a slightly smaller hole in a block of wood. Inserted the piece and then flipped my scythe over and struck the bottom of the blade with the flat die if the hammer and it worked quite well

[@simpleforging3339]

@@mattcoblentz74 yes sir by the looks of your cutting you've got a pretty good handle on free hand peening.

[@mattcoblentz74]

@@simpleforging3339 thank you sir

[@scythesupply2376]

Great technique, Matt!

[@RechaSmiths]

Great video Matt. Thank you we'll be in touch.

[@khove1947]

Cool video

[@mattcoblentz74]

Thanks

[@markknott3568]

Great video. I was doing it all wrong

[@mattcoblentz74]

Thanks man

[@johnmckeag1048]

An impressive video of wind through a microphone. If it were ME, I’d had re-shot this in a protected area OR spent $2.00 on a fuzzy microphone cover. Was there important, valuable information here? Who knows!

[@simpleforging3339]

That was an immature comment. If you don't have anything nice to say then don't say anything at all.

[@johnmckeag1048]

@@simpleforging3339 is this an example of cancel culture? Why are you so mean and hurtful?

[@konstantinNeo]

That belly though. A telltale that off cam he puts the scythe away and hops on his motorized lawnmower to do the rest of the field. Had he spent his time scything that field...

[@mattcoblentz74]

Lol

[@Shorn_]

Ah yes, the terminally online KZbin commenter @konstantinNeo. Hope you find happiness in building something someday rather than tearing people down around you.

[@mattcoblentz74]

Thanks