Why we Scythe for Cutting Grass, Mulch and Feed

Scything is one way we are looking at towards reducing our dependence on oil and moving towards self-sufficiency. I really think it is such a great way to cut grass and you can see for yourself how well it cuts. If you are inspired (which I am sure you will be if you have a bit of land) then look up Austrian Scything. Here is the course my father and I took part in (UK) scythecymru.co...
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[@downlow9094]

People are making up all these noble reasons to have a scythe, but we all know it just looks badass.

[@calypsowarrior9061]

Down Low you have the best comment

[@Jonaontheradio]

Hahahaaahaa!

[@OKA4LIVE]

But it was made for grass though. But I still agree

[@shinobix4925]

@LagiNaLangAko23 how so

[@wrendina9996]

Shhhhh

[@anselmstordeur9363]

2 Things you missed there: It is less noisy and you can go scything on weekends or holidays as well. And it is much better to go scything in the morning hours, because the grass is much stiffer and easier to cut.

[@Sionnach1601]

Hydra Jamm No you need an anger management therapist!!

[@paulkazjack]

@Hydra Jamm you gonna need a slap in the bollox!

[@TheCompleteGuitarist]

@@paulkazjack or a visit from a guy with a scythe?

[@deaganwarheit4686]

Hydra Jamm Yah I was thinking the same thing when I saw that

[@timmythistle6615]

@Hydra Jamm You need a good hard punch in the face.

[@kevinha614]

Me: I’m going to sleep early 3 am: why you should scythe

[@athowar]

1:34 actually

[@danielhutton8015]

Fax

[@layzieblazed7530]

2 am for me rn lol

[@ruzala3172]

Hahahah same

[@jamersbazuka8055]

I feel personally attacked.

[@MamaGrows]

I suddenly want to buy a scythe.

[@GlitchEmpireBrett]

make sure you dont live in the city if you do people might think your a killer

[@davidmeehan4486]

GlitchEmpire Or death itself.

[@nated4599]

GlitchEmpire oh come on people have owned scythes in cities for ages and it's a European thing especially Britain

[@HuwRichards]

+what shall it profit a man Great point! :)

[@dannymartin6193]

Mama Grows i got one as a present lol

[@nabuchodonosarailingas8951]

nice video! Im 15 years old and been scything since this summer when our grass cutting machine broke. I was terrible at the start, but now i would call my self a good scyther :D

[@svetlanikolova5557]

good job! Keep going but be extra vigilant

[@Sionnach1601]

Hydra Jamm Well he or she is obviously not a native English speaker. No need to be a wise ass

[@luqmanalif2758]

now you're a pokemon

[@familiariuss2362]

@Thelondonbadger hilarious

[@joshcote7983]

@Thelondonbadger kind of like turning the dishwasher into a snow plow........ easy give the bitch a shovel.

[@theodorebear6714]

If you were my son I'd be very proud of you. You're not my son and I'm still proud of you. May your crops grow well and plentiful.

[@dilmavalente8535]

He is very good. I want to buy this tool but I can find. USA.

[@seanparker4461]

If he was my son, I'd stare at him and wonder where in the hell he got all that motivation, lol.

[@theodorebear6714]

@@dilmavalente8535 Hope this helps you. www.onescytherevolution.com/index.html

[@Viktorian3d]

I wish I could bring back the days at my grandmother's countryhouse , when I had to scythe the grass every day for our cow, that time was priceless. Thanks for the great video reminding me that!

[@krunobrzi666]

And that smell and taste of fresh boiled milk every day, and fresh cheese ... priceless.

[@TheFourthWinchester]

You could have just left the cow to roam around and eat it instead.

[@Viktorian3d]

@@TheFourthWinchester Yes, but the cow also needs some grass while spending the night in a cattle shed, we never left her out at night. And we scythed the grass around our vegetable garden, so you can't really let the cow go there. :)

[@anngelflyaway642]

Awe x

[@Viktorian3d]

@@anngelflyaway642 ?

[@garrettoliva5154]

Reason 1: IT'S COOOOOOOL Reason 2: It's energy efficient (: Reason 3: OH MY LORD IT'S SO COOL Reason 4: We can give the grass to the animals and mulch our gardens (:

[@wrendina9996]

It's cool :)

[@svetlanikolova7673]

Garrett, come and scythe my tarraced land and you walk away thinking" this was a pain in my ......."

[@garrettoliva5154]

@@svetlanikolova7673 I should start a Scything company, where you can hire like 4 guys to come and scythe your lawn and we have a song we sing in sync with our swings (free of charge).

[@totallyfrozen]

Garrett Oliva I fired my lawn care company because they set the blade too low on their riding mower and killed my grass down to the dirt. I’d have preferred they’d used scythes.

[@garrettoliva5154]

@@totallyfrozen But what if they also sang a song?

[@REPOMAN24722]

As a child I remember my family doing this, we lived in Slovenia near the Austrian border. This brings back memories, I am only 28.

[@NihilSineDeo09]

I didn't do it (left Romania when I was 15) but saw my older cousins do it at our grandma.

[@seanparker4461]

This explains a lot about the videos I see from you guys' part of the world. Grandmas opening cans of beans with their teeth, babies choking out grizzly bears, guys towing their cars home by tying their beards around the bumper.. You guys are all hardasses. We're soft as dough here in the states.

[@REPOMAN24722]

@@seanparker4461 Haha the whole world has gone softer these days, it's not like that in Slovenia anymore with the next generation we've upgraded to line trimmers and tractors now, although we still operate them while drunk as hell.

[@seanparker4461]

@@REPOMAN24722 Well, what fun is a tractor if your sober!? I mean, come on! lol

[@OzGeologyOfficial]

For anyone else is this incredibly satisfying to watch too? I could watch this guy cut meter long weeds for an hour

[@HuwRichards]

+Ljay Thanks for your comment! In a couple of weeks I'll be releasing a video of my scything our whole orchard so stay tuned for that :)

[@Sionnach1601]

I couldn't MORE agree!! I've just had my first successful evening of it and I could still happily sit and watch it for hours yet!!!

[@murtazalehri]

He's hot

[@didjerrido107]

Me not even having a garden. Scything - interesting

[@nofurtherwest3474]

plus it looks like great exercise.

[@stevenburton4966]

well, if you have a lawn to cut.

[@phillyhippie]

I would look so suspect to my neighbors if I did this 😂

[@scrubsrc4084]

Especially if it was their garden you were scything at 2am

[@alpha4072]

They would be so upset that you can cut your lawn in the early hours of the morning without making noise......poor Karen lol

[@dioncurtiscurtis3188]

I bet they won’t take your parking spot anymore 😭😭

[@chelseacco7567]

@@scrubsrc4084 The excess details in your comment are suspect 🤣

[@plk5520]

Feed them the clippings and they'll settle down.

[@lukefitt56]

This guy probably as abs of steel

[@stormfourstrings1735]

wzrubicon 1 he looks pretty experienced. He makes it look easy, but it’s an awkward motion, and he seemed pretty confident in his sharpening. He probably uses it all the time.

[@ashgarden5863]

@JBcoolbreez I'll pretend I understood a thing you just said. XD

[@MrFpicabia]

And a keyboard with an 'h'.

[@mickcarson8504]

@wzrubicon 1 Doesn't look like that. Look at his trimmed body, handsome young man.

[@formidablefriend8228]

And likely a bad back too

[@MIgardener]

I would love to get a scythe! It would be so cool for feeding animals for free.

[@HuwRichards]

It is an awesome bit of kit! You must get your own! ;)

[@Elric509]

@Christobanistan noise limits the time of day you can use it, fuel costs money, and ruminants won't eat grass from a lawnmower because it stinks, also it's chopped up too small

[@Sanguine-Tenshi]

i live in an apartment, i have lived in an apartment my whole life, ive never had grass, what the hell am i doing here

[@joe3140]

you are feeling the urge to get out of your apartment and get your own little lawn to scythe XD

[@Philrc]

you are the grim reaper

[@seanparker4461]

I watch videos like these to loose weight. I broke a sweat just watching this kid.

[@MrFpicabia]

The youtube orb has seen into your future. You will find yourself on incredibly level ground with 12 inches of grass, and you will remember what the oracle told you to do.

[@Sanguine-Tenshi]

@@MrFpicabia I've been getting plumbing and toilet unclogging videos for two days now, I don't like this

[@josephastier7421]

The scythe is one of the most efficient grass cutting tools ever invented. People routinely outperform power mowers with these things. Even if they lose, it's a close race.

[@sirsanti8408]

It’s a whole lot less effort using a lawnmower though, this would be great for smaller areas though

[@StrangeScaryNewEngland]

@@sirsanti8408 I was thinking that this would be a great replacement for a weed whacker in small areas, like I have in my yard. The borders of the yard and a few corners and under some trees and bushes would be perfect for this thing.

[@sirsanti8408]

@StrangeScaryNewEngland true, it's be hard getting up against walls and stuff though

[@StrangeScaryNewEngland]

@@sirsanti8408 That's the downside. Walls, rocks, or trees.

[@Bleepbleepblorbus]

​@@sirsanti8408Great for exercise

[@Gendo3s2k]

Saves you from needing to go to the gym...

[@oceanman7336]

That shitll give you mean ass biceps

[@ceesno9955]

Do you think I could do it in my local park

[@oceanman7336]

@@ceesno9955 idk about that maybe if you check ur park's guidelines or get in touch with someone from the city because although it is a gardening tool, scythes are still considered weapons and can be very dangerous

[@ceesno9955]

@F a Proper form is always important.

[@joeschmoe2843]

They should make the handles longer for taller people, less bending and more power.

[@UriValdez]

I feel scything is incredibly calming

[@UriValdez]

M Y 🤣🤣

[@user-gk2ph3lu7j]

Especially if someone pisses you off lol

[@seanparker4461]

Yeah, because you're too exhausted afterwards to be any other way, lol.

[@ThreePhaseHigh]

Wow, great information. I haven’t had a scythe in my hands for over 60 years brings back. Great memories.

[@StrangeScaryNewEngland]

Really?! I sleep with mine under my pillow! Can't get away from the damned thing! I might need to divorce it..

[@huggybare9]

I watched this video and felt motivated. I showed my friend this video and he felt motivated and thankful. We rented a projector and displayed this video in a big field for our whole village to enjoy and we are all motivated and thankful.

[@RossFigurepaintingCoUK]

Awesome! Looks like you get a great workout for core muscles thrown in free too. Perfect timing for me as my mower is on its last legs (or wheels) and I was about to get a new one - will now be investing in a scythe instead. Cheers.

[@svetlanikolova5557]

no kidding. i am a woman and my muscles are popping out like crazy

[@RossFigurepaintingCoUK]

Still scything and really enjoying it. I got a cheap one online and doesn't fit me too well but still works fine. I have also found that the sharpening "steel" from the kitchen works well for keeping an edge and is easy to tuck into a loop in my jeans. Its like drawing a sword each time I sharpen. As well as great for collection grass works well for clearing overgrown areas. My abs are obviously looking tremendous and beach time just can't come soon enough .... LOL Highest recommendation from me

[@RossFigurepaintingCoUK]

I also dumped in the mower and lots more room in my shed .. at least till I find something else to dump in there

[@mudriqahmed2689]

very ni nice si how can i buy it online?

[@jnano2071]

I was convinced until he said “sharpen every 2 min”

[@lycieae8879]

Then he shows that sharpening takes like 20 seconds or so

[@sciencecompliance235]

Yeah, need to use a harder metal to make the blade from.

[@jnano2071]

Lycieae 20 sec every 2 minutes is 10 min every hour, that’s ridiculous

[@jakenadalachgile1836]

Really it should be every 5 minutes at most, and you could realistically get away with every 15 minutes. One important aspect is peening which hardens the blade so it dulls more slowly.

[@mentholnewport]

@@jnano2071 Man 10 minutes of the easiest activity known to man really isn't worth saving the planet by not using lawn-mowers. I have to spend 10 minutes doing something EASY???? HOW HORRIBLE THAT IS OH NO I CANT GO ON

[@sandrabush1232]

Thank you for this interesting video. Healthy for the planet and the man who does the work. A tribute to our ancestors who had no other methods available. Keep up the good living! You inspire us all. I'm using information learned from watching your videos in my current novel about early 19th century settlers in the state of Pennsylvania. A great help.

[@lucas13flu]

I live in an apartment in a big city but this video was so straightfoward it got me hooked!

[@IONATVS]

Push Mowers (the original machine described by the term “lawn mower”) are a thing and are not dependent on fuel, just a ratcheting mechanism hooked directly up to the wheels. You push it forward and a little drum of helical scythe blades rotates as you go. My family used one for my entire childhood (not the norm in my area, just my dad was used to them from his dad and our yard was small enough he didn’t feel a gas mower’s upfront, maintenance, and fuel costs were worth the tiny savings in convenience) and while it gets some questions or turned heads, it won’t get you *nearly* as many as a scythe if you live in a suburb or other place where you have to cut near your neighbor’s lawns.

[@cldus7442]

I have used them before. They are not the most pleasant to use.

[@IONATVS]

ΞΝCΞLΛDUS Neither are scythes, and both work much better with very flat ground. Working with machines powered by your own body will never be as comfortable as holding onto or sitting on a machine that does all the work for you. I was just mentioning that if your goal is “mowing your lawn without wasting fuel” you can do so without having your neighbors debating whether to call the cops on you ‘cuz they’ve only seen scythes in depictions of the grim reaper or horror movies.

[@sirsanti8408]

They don’t seem to get tall grass well at all but they’re decent enough, much quieter and no gas as a plus

[@zilfondel]

Its not going to be cutting 12 inch tall grass. Decent for putting greens however

[@JimODonnellFarm]

I have my wife's grandfather's scythe up in the barn. It looks a lot like yours. I am going to sharpen it and give it a try.

[@Sionnach1601]

Jim O'Donnell Just a word of advice Jim: you need to get it REALLY really sharp, so sharp it could easily slice paper pushed against it (or your finger!) To do this, you really need to peen it. I know because I didn't peen first, thought it sharp enough and killed myself for an hour cutting only 10 metres. I peened it today, then just 'honed' it only a little and WOW!!! 10 metres took only 5 minutes!!! And no strain, at all. Happy mowing!!

[@JimODonnellFarm]

Thanks.

[@garyh4458]

@@Sionnach1601 I usually pee after I mow the grass with the lawnmower.

[@patty109109]

Did you try it?

[@heidimobley4897]

@@garyh4458 The "peened" referred to is using a ball peen hammer to thin out the metal along the edge of the scythe, helps it obtain and hold that razor edge. :)

[@alvaroalejandolaguna6819]

0:56 "But why use a scythe?" he just needed to say *because it looks cool AF"* and end the video there.

[@TheMegaloloful]

I'm from Austria and grew up on a farm in upper carinthia and oh boy this video took me back to my childhood when my grandma showed me how to scythe with almost exactly one of those scythes. Thank you for this video, and thanks for the weird KZbin algorithm for showing me this video I guess

[@lihusag7625]

It started with me watching a lady using a scythe on grass, and now I'm watching these kinds of videos. E

[@AlphaLeader42]

Barefoot lady blue dress?

[@happypink6913]

LOL me too

[@jjay6432]

Same

[@jacknowak6321]

This is the best way to cut the grass. I love it. I with my grandfather we cut the grass for sheeps,rabbits and cows.

[@darklegion3693]

Me: *cutting grass using a scythe * Grass: ITS THE GRIM REAPER!

[@maraudentium2607]

Imagine dressing up every time you cut the grass

[@Mulberrysmile]

Another bonus is it keeps that pissy neighbor from coming over, lol! Hold scythe and smile! 😁

[@avicennitegh1377]

and maybe blackout a front tooth

[@crystalr6461]

Me: *Living in a super urban area with no patch of grass. Doesn't own a scythe. Me: *Reads the title. Also Me: Yes I need to know Why WE scythe.

[@infoMania07]

"OUR" Scythe * Soviet Anthem starts playing *

[@auntiec6294]

You probably know this but his use of "we" has nothing to do with you, but with the community he's a part of. I only mention that because it's a reminder that each of us is self-centered and often assume that "we" automatically includes ourselves, and often it doesn't.

[@crystalr6461]

@@auntiec6294 You're a fun one. Aren't ya?

[@KManwarren]

I laughed out loud when I read this. I promise some of the best comedians are in the comment sections.

[@auntiec6294]

@@crystalr6461 Hysterically funny

[@jdjz62]

would you please provide a link to the sythe you purchased. Enjoying your videos, thanks for taking the time to make and share.

[@ChrisMichael]

This is fantastic - thanks so much. I have a lot of uneven ground where mowing or brush-hogging is a bit impractical at the moment. Even if I can fully reclaim the land, seeing what quick work this makes of cleaning up around trees in an orchard is really inspiring.

[@rg975]

Placing grass clippings around tomatoes for increased ph acidity and water retention, very useful information, thank you!

[@BriannaTerese]

Wow! This is so cool. I kind of want to go scythe mow my parents yard and feed all the critters fresh grass!

[@andreasandreou6524]

I’m the beginning he had a really good opportunity to say “I’m really ‘ex-scythed’😂

[@mickcarson8504]

Our grand parents and relatives have used this fantastic tool for years for almost anything in our farm days. Glad it has come back into use. Best tool to the Reaper too.

[@patrickrose1221]

Well presented and very informative. That sound of the grass being cut - pure therapy. Sterling work : )

[@noinfoforyou243]

Sharpen every 2 minutes!? Meh, dude needs to gem in Razor Sharp and Speed Sharpening skills.

[@MezzoForte4]

A man of culture, I see.

[@ZoruaHunter]

Monster Hunter?

[@bloodybladenum1920]

Let me guess a hunter running long sword?

[@doubledemon45]

My nigga

[@koi3622]

Or just use seregios weapon, and rolling like a madman..

[@HiThere-bu4bs]

I’m 6”3 and my backyard grass is above my knees. This is why I need a scythe, or a big honkin riding lawn mower.

[@Chris_Troxler]

Goats work too.

[@avicennitegh1377]

@@Chris_Troxler goats sound nice too

[@shaynegadsden]

Goat's are the better option they will eat everything

[@mukuwatanabe3265]

I loved and was encouraged by your posting much. My battery operating grass cutter went dead today. Now I want to buy a large scythe like yours, which is no ways in Japan though. Anyway, seeing different gardening cultures is interesting. Thank you.

[@joshuabela5374]

This place is so lush, it looks like a paradise.

[@CptTenneal1]

1:50: "You do need to sharpen it every one-to-two minutes of scything." Jesus. Finishing would take forever.

[@Chris_Troxler]

That's kinda the way I was looking at it. It's cool and all, but I think I'm gonna have to stick with my John Deere.

[@isacchigh700]

I got so high I ended up here idk how

[@malarky6455]

wow me too.

[@victorr6391]

I care

[@venomesk]

Same bro....same

[@irondragon911]

im with u chief

[@PatrickPierceBateman]

Same dude. I also just spent $200 on a scythe. I don't even have a yard.

[@DrStevenHobbs]

absolutely wonderful. i use a reel mower simply because it makes very little noise and it doesnt use any fuel. ive thought about a scythe, but i live in the city and my grass doesnt get too out of control. i LOVE this idea. be well...be good.

[@HuwRichards]

Thank you very much for watching Steven I really appreciate it!

[@JamesRattray]

Thank you for this, I bought a scythe, thinking it was easy to use. I was terrible at it. Having looked at your video, I will have another go and make sure I have a stone to sharpen it as you suggest. This has reinspired me. Thank you!

[@markemmerson1383]

Man: Creates combustion engine to improve efficiency and make life easier KZbin Algorithm: Crazy guy learns scything to improve efficiency

[@nelsongllrd]

This!

[@nelsongllrd]

If you want efficiency while being "green" get an electric weed eater.

[@Solid_Snake99]

Exatly haha this man crazy. Just use a portable rotor

[@totallyfrozen]

Why he a “crazy guy” because he’s using a portable, manual method? Everybody seems to be in such a rush-and going nowhere.

[@Solid_Snake99]

totallyfrozen People have better things to do

[@rauman]

super video, I am from austria, really good. Thumbs up. Greetings Rauman

[@rebeccazody1278]

I am going to dig out my dad’s sythe and sharpen it and give it a go. Thx so much for all of the info.

[@tomthx5804]

It worked!!! Nobody in the world uses oil anymore!! Good work!!

[@ImmortalAK]

Where does the "bagger" mount?

[@A_Shadow87]

I don't know if you guys have ever held a scythe before but they're REALLY HEAVY.

[@maxdecphoenix]

The fuck? 'Heavy' relative to what? My european style scythe weighs less than a weed-eater (strimmer as they say in the UK). I can literally take my scythe and hold it aloft on one finger for as long as i want until i get bored. And not only that, but you're not even supporting the entire weight the whole time, depending on what you're cutting the scythe is laying on the ground, meaning you're basically just holding up the end of a stick. I guess maybe if you're some office bitch, pounding a key board all day who pulls a bicep lifting a pack of paper-clips it might be 'heavy', but for everyone else, no.

[@deemee7329]

american scythes are heavier than the European or Australian types which are much lighter . The tool is made for a person's height also , they are well designed .

[@A_Shadow87]

@@deemee7329 yep just checked different type of scythe, sorry

[@13101s]

Great video. And so nice to hear the sheep instead of a motor.

[@RoyMane]

Very resourceful nice video... now all I need is a farm!

[@samgrest5860]

‘You need to sharpen it every 1-2 min ‘ Ah so I just need to go as fast as possible before the two minute mark to avoid sharpening it too much

[@this_is_not_my_real_name]

Are you able to scythe on a slope? I have a section that's too steep for a mower, wondering if a scythe would work?

[@HuwRichards]

+nz nomad Heck yes! :) Scythes are great for a slope! Work along the contour and adjust your hands to suit, good luck! I've just come back in from a bit of scything

[@blujay1608]

I read this in Napoleon Dynamite's voice

[@ShadeScarecrow]

I know this is really hard work, but theres something really satisfying about that scythe going through the grass like a hot knife through butter. The sound amplyfies this even further.

[@sharonp3445]

Not so hard. I was over 70 when I started. Hard at first till I learned how.

[@AnonYmous-lk9qy]

Excellent general tips on pigs and tomatoes too, great video, thanks.

[@Senkog]

thank you. this showed me a lot. I will be looking for a scythe soon. any recommendations?

[@gammondog]

You left out the part about peening the blade. Love the sound of the scythe and use one when the gas mower doesn't work.

[@vickiesutherland4628]

Yup, that's how its done alright! People today don't know the old ways! Thank you for the demonstration!

[@richeturbo21071982]

I've just bought a scythe and sharpener and gloves. I've been in the horticultural industry for around 20 years and never tried one. But have be curious for the last 8 or so year's, but thats intensified in the last 4 month's or so.

[@suburbanhomestead]

Thanks for the video Huw. I bought an antique scythe online, but I think it is broken where the blade attaches to the handle. I've tried to fix but haven't been successful yet. I really want to make it actually cut grass like you were cutting. It's a good workout without the fumes.

[@HuwRichards]

Sorry I missed this! Was it an Austrian/Eastern European scythe? Have a great day :)

[@suburbanhomestead]

It is an old english style I suppose. I guess the Austrian one is better.

[@HuwRichards]

Yes I wouldn't recommend the English style ;)

[@johncraftenworth7847]

seasons don't fear the reaper, nor do the wind, or the sun or the rain!

[@MattSoares42]

are you a member of some kind of blue oyster cult?

[@Kirkee7]

Yes I would definitely use a scythe if I had a meadow to cut. Very therapeutic, great exercise, cheap , love it great !

[@PickLost]

I don't know what I watched this, but I enjoyed it, and I know want to get into scything to take care of my garden. Thanks.

[@rererere96]

Rhett?

[@PloofDoodle]

Dont forget another good point: exercise

[@meldiaz66]

Loved the sound of it too!

[@ircimager]

if you use the cut grass as a mulch, you might just be dropping grass seed into your garden

[@Theorimlig]

Only if you mow the grass when it's already gone to seed.

[@aureliusva]

At the height of the grass he cuts in the vid, most grass around where I live has already put out seed. Heck, grass half that height has already put out seed. IMO, grass mulch sucks.

[@Theorimlig]

This video was a year old yesterday. At this time of year in britain, hardly any grass will have gone to seed yet. The seeds certainly haven't matured.

[@HuwRichards]

+TheodorEriksson Precisely :)

[@aureliusva]

No disrespect, but I don't live in the U.K. and the poster didn't bother to mention about grass and seed, so I chimed in. Beginning gardeners could make a mistake that would cost them lots of labor by putting down grass with seed, IMO, it's worth mentioning.

[@MrZnarffy]

When I was a kid we used these for cutting scubland, ditches etc. The version is a bit different though, and typical for swedish ones.. the blade is a bit longer and narrower, and there is a bend in the shaft just above where the shaft connects to the blade, a bit backwards and "up".. which gives a better angle for standing more straight. Also the handles are in front of the shaft, not behind like this one. It is a very efficient tool for cutting grass, especially in slopes and uneven ground where lawnmovers don't do well

[@HelpItIsMakingMeNameThings]

He cuttin down all those pretty flowers though. That field is gorgeous. Oh my gosh.

[@Sionnach1601]

Haha!! "It'll keep them quiet for a few minutes"!!! A few minutes only, like!!?!! The SAVAGES!!!

[@emileea5478]

How did I get here?

[@eternalharvestfarm]

I never really thought about how the Scythe really does pile up the grass neatly. Def gotta get my father in laws sharpened up to clear spots around the spring that the pigs don't have access to on pasture for feed. Great video!

[@isforme2789]

Reminds me of my grandpa he was doing it every few days and i was sitting on the wheel barrel and watched him. The pigs are adorable btw. I wish i would own a little cottage with some land.

[@justforthetv]

Haha piggies know it's time to eat

[@HuwRichards]

They sure do ;)

[@notanog4273]

And when I hear the piggies I know it’s time to eat 🍗

[@oogyboogytom5677]

"Been spending most our lives living in Amish Paradise..."

[@scotchitona5047]

It’s 2 in the morning and I’m watching scything videos. I’m now contemplating on getting a scythe.

[@hoozerob]

I've had to cut entire yards and fields of timothy hay, as well as weeds with a scythe when I was young. What a workout that was.

[@Allottedaaron]

Batteries are becoming so efficient now that you don't need to use petrol motors unless you really want to.

[@HuwRichards]

Yeah that's very true! Thanks for watching Aaron :)

[@KILLKING110]

but the batteries are also so expensive now that the good quality ones for things like trimmers cost double the trimmer

[@cup_and_cone]

Aaron's allotment - Sure and you can also ignore how bad polluting​ the lithium mining is, or the non-point pollution from power plants to recharge those batteries.

[@RN-hx1rs]

While you morons type on computers.

[@tobiaszistler]

Aaron's allotment Seeing baterys and Electric motors for the solution of everything is fatal (elon musk propaganda kough kough ) 1.enormous co2 polution by batery production. 2. Raw recources for electric engines and power electric cobald, galium, germanium, ec. , 3.How you will get rid of the 30% of the batery waste that arent recyclable. (I know Shiping to a african depoth) 4.loosing of cappacity and Almost useles after latest 5-8 years at least,depend on milage and loadin cycles ec ec) 5.Loosing Cappaccity by cold teperaturs up to 50% without heating anything. 6.Even more Dangerous by scalling if a accident hapens or a production falure. 7.were you get the electricity (solar cells degenerate too and wind energy ned a lot of space and cant bee placed everywere) Thats are points to think about and the baterys dont envolve realy more further and when then realy slow they are alredy working on molecular basis ( they worke on baterys way longer than on combustion engines since t about 1850) and buy the way you can make gas and oil with seaweed that transfere the co2 into fat and then you can extract your oil more enviorment friendli you cant get And by over producing you can maby invert the process too qnd ban the co2 back under the earth The problem is not the co2 itselve the problem is wecreate the clima from 1000000 jears ago with foccile oil and coal we ned a close circuit like the natural one for our energy production. And if you mean with electrify everything you didnt produce co2 you are realy reali worong how you get your isolate material and produce baterys and lubricant without oil as a few of many examples. :P

[@flazzorb]

"to cut down on fossil fuels" My mind as he says that: Push mower.

[@leaveyofairarmy185]

This vid, but, most of all, the last advice for tomatoes care, has surely given us a good inscythings Keep on with the effortless job

[@jurgendorries5763]

...very good and important to keep up the traditional skills of our ancestors - less is more

[@VisboerAnton]

I surely am exSCYTHED

[@VisboerAnton]

Colton R Hahaha cheers!

[@TheSighphiguy]

food and drink is considered "fuel". id rather do in 10 minutes with a gallon of fuel, what it probably takes you an hour to do with a scythe. plus the summer here hangs in the 90s. so....yeah.....eff that. hehe

[@Rodoloponto]

Fat

[@tebk6587]

has nothing to do with being fat its less efficient to scythe in 90° F than to use a lawnmower you'd be taking to many breaks to prevent heat strokes

[@AhsokaTanoTheWhite]

Sufficient fluid intake, exercise, and not doing it between 11am and 1pm should be enough to stop heat strokes.

[@MrBerroth]

@@AhsokaTanoTheWhite have you ever worked outside? The hottest part of the day is just before the sun goes down.

[@AhsokaTanoTheWhite]

Actually the hottest part of the day is around 3PM, I was thinking about sunburn when I commented in this.

[@drpeppy635]

I like how I watched one scythe video and now KZbin thinks I’m a scythe enthusiast. And I think I’m slowly becoming one now

[@jedics1]

Infinitely more relaxing than the sound of a whipper snipper and having to muck around with getting more cord length out of them all the time..Maybe I would change my tune after doing it for an hour or so :) Surprised you need to sharpen it so often, wouldn't of thought grass would dull steel very easily.

[@Buriedmybrokenbones]

echo 266 trimmer would be my choice. if you want to be green get a fucking goat

[@svetlanikolova5557]

a goat eats more then grass. She destroys my bushes and hazelnut trees like nothing! You cant control their movement too much unless you put them on a leash like i do mine!

[@nated4599]

Buriedmybrokenbones why is it most all fellow whites and erupoeans are against owning old tools when they were a big part of our history? ?

[@mihilist]

Because nuclear submarines are better than coal ones. Maybe you can start throwing rocks from slings instead of using guns because those old tools are definitely worth using over new and improved versions. Most people that use relic technology acknowledge that they're doing it at a deficit of production, then there's other people that will happily die of dysentery on the Oregon Trail.

[@randzopyr1038]

Depends - in some trades you can produce better quality or finer details with hand tools, in others it reduces the initial cost of getting into a hobby/profession or allows you to do limited specialized work without specialized tools. And in some trades old-school tools are likely the only cost-effective way to get into it as an individual (I'm thinking blacksmithing) because you're not going to be able to buy industrial scale technology to put in your backyard. But for stuff like this, I guess you could treat it as an alternative to the gym - though tbh if I was going green I would still opt for a push mower (manual) because they're so damn efficient nowadays and still faster than a scythe.

[@ernestparker838]

Buriedmybrokebones w hi

[@MissouriCrookedBarnHomestead]

I see a lot of what my Dad called "Dock" weed, it's the broad leaf, rigid weed and has a really long root. It is a beautiful little homestead. You can train the pigs to a moving lot and have them till and eat the grass for you.

[@patsydf]

Brilliant, thanks, I hate the petrol strimmers and mowers down at the allotment and have been thinking about scythes for a long time.

[@neopholis]

Pardon my opinion, but you are absolutely adorable. Your form is exquisite and your execution is poetry. I practise Tai Chi and scything fascinates me. I wish well in all you endeavor.

[@StrangeScaryNewEngland]

I've just realized a major upside to using one of these over a weed whacker.. Your shins and shoes won't get splattered with wet grass chunks AND you don't have to worry about kicking a rock into your eyeball! I may get one to replace my weed whacker. Lawns too big to scythe, though, so I'll stick with the electric Ryobi! 7 years later and a great video! I ended up here after watching a video on Reel Mower maintenance. Lol.

[@thesmiths31061]

I would use that sythe all day because it looks SOO SATISFYING to cut!

[@AnonYmous-lk9qy]

Mate I gotta give you major respect for this, I expected to come in and call u a hipster but tbh I am surprised more people aren’t using this over a strimmer, especially in medium or small lawns or around delicate trees and shrubs

[@silvertopaz72]

Great video, this brings back great memories of my youth on the farm in Ohio. Also great work out.

[@HuwRichards]

Awesome to hear and thank you so much for watching! It sure is.

[@pvue]

I need to get one of these for my backyard 😎, this will get me in shape in no time.

[@bluegrassfan23]

I can almost smell that freshly cut grass!

[@USbilbo1966]

It never stops amazing me how the old way of doing things keeps coming back as the best way to do things.

[@AuskaDezjArdamaath]

That swish swish sound is rather relaxing.