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A two blade kit gives you greater flexibility, with each blade being suited to different mowing conditions. This kit is ideal if you are planning to do a mix of mowing eg hay making / lawn mowing as well as control of weeds.
We tend to use a 65cm Styria for rougher work in late autumn and over the winter, switching to a 75cm Profisense in the spring for the lawn mowing and hay making season. But the Styria doesn’t get the summer off! It earns it’s keep controlling narrow paths in the garden and a myriad other small jobs.
Suitable alternatives are as follows:
The Falci 100 is easy to use and set up but is slightly lighter so less suited for rougher meadows eg loose stones on the surface, occasional coarser vegetation such as bramble, bracken etc.
The Luxor is a more robust meadow blade, but some beginner mowers can find it a bit trickier to get it set up and mowing well. Others adore it!
The Falci 128 blade is easy to use and set up but is lighter so less suited for rougher meadows eg loose stones on the surface, occasional coarser vegetation such as bramble, bracken etc.
The Rasierschnitt is a nice all round blade and is more robust, so better suited to coarser meadows
We highly recommend adding the book “Learn to Scythe” to your scythe set.
This comprehensive instruction book is clear, informative and easy to read. It’s the next best thing to going on a scythe course!
Available for only £8 (usual price £10) when brought with a scythe set.
Also available Managing Grass with a Scythe. Add to your scythe set for £6.
We highly recommend adding the book “Learn to Scythe” to your scythe set.
This comprehensive instruction book is clear, informative and easy to read. It’s the next best thing to going on a scythe course!
Available for only £8 (usual price £10) when brought with a scythe set.
Add the book and a scythe set to your basket and the discount will be automatically applied.
Add a copy of Managing Grass with a Scythe by Simon Fairlie to your scythe set for £6.00.
New revised and extended edition, an excellent book with guidance on how to manage grassland with a scythe, everything from hay making to mowing the lawn.
Profisense Meadow Blade: This kit comes with either a 65cm or 75cm blade. Most people can mow well with the 75cm blade, given an open situation with at least 6ft of width to mow in. In more confined areas, a 65cm blade is more appropriate.
Styria Ditch Blade: This kit comes with either a 65cm or 55cm blade. The 65cm is generally recommended. The 55cm length is useful in more confined circumstances eg paths less than 3-4ft in width, areas with a lot of obstacles.
Snaths are available in four lengths. The length needed depends on your height.
Your Height———-Snath Number
Less then 5ft ———Size 1
5ft – 5ft 10————-Size 2 (150cm)
5ft 8 – 6ft 4————Size 3 (160cm)
6ft 4 and taller——–Size 4
Once the correct length has been chosen, the scythe can be fine tuned using the adjustable handle positions on the snath such that the set up suits your height and mowing style.
Note:
People who are at the edge of the height range may not be sure which snath length to choose.
If your legs are long in proportion to your body length you should choose the longer snath. If they are short in proportion to your body length choose the shorter snath. This should give you the most useful range of adjustment of the handle positions.
All new blades should have the lacquer cleaned off the cutting edge to prevent it clogging the sharpening stone. See this post for further details.
As standard, we recommend a La Saurat sharpening stone as we find this stone offers a good compromise – it is easy for a beginner to use, yet is fine enough that it does not wear away the peened edge too quickly.
As you gain experience with sharpening the finer Rozutec stone will enable you to achieve a good sharp edge whilst removing even less metal, increasing the length of time a peened edge will last.
Two scythe blades
Adjustable wooden snath, inc movable hand grips, clamp and wedge
A natural Sharpening Stones. For regular sharpening of blade in the field
Whetstone holder, for carrying sharpening stone whilst out scything
Picard Peening Anvil
Picard Peening Hammer
Garryflex block for cleaning the blade prior to peening
| Snath Length | 1 (small), 2 (medium), 3 (long), 4 (extra-long) |
|---|---|
| Sharpening Stone | La Saurat, Rozutec |
| Ditch / Bush Blade Options | Styria 55cm, Styria 65cm |
| Meadow Blade Options | Falci 100 75cm, Falci 128 60cm, Luxor 75cm |
