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THE SCYTHING HANDBOOK

Author: Ian Miller

Paperback

160 pages

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Dreading the weekly lawn mow? Need to whack the weeds in your orchard? Cringing at the drudgery and incessant blare of the mower? Imagine instead long sweeps of an elegant scythe cutting your grass and pesky weeds in blissful, meditative silence.

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Written by a master of the scythe, professionally trained in Austria, and drawing deeply on research into original German texts, The Scything Handbook brings centuries-old scything techniques into the 21st century.

Detailed illustrations cover scythe assembly, perfecting the stroke, blade selection, honing, peening, aftercare, and background on how scythes are forged. Also covered are the basics of making hay and mulch by hand and how to grow and harvest grains at the home and homestead scale for self-sufficiency.

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