[Market Farming] Austrian Scythes and Accessories Sourcelist

Lawrence F. London, Jr. lflj at bellsouth.net
Fri Sep 24 12:26:15 EDT 2010


On 9/24/2010 7:39 AM, Robin Follette wrote:
> Carol's last name is Bryan, Fishbein was Elliot's name.  I love my Scythe Supply scythe.  Carol is a friend. When I
> went to buy my scythe I tried different blades and was measured for the snath. Richard taught me how to sharpen my
> blades. I highly recommend Scythe Supply based on personal experience. If you're in Maine you can see them at Common
> Ground Country Fair today through Sunday.

Thanks for the reminder Robin. I got to know Elliot over the phone as I gained an education about scythes and scything.
He was a great person and very good at his work. He did all the artwork for their website and was a professional
graphics artist and sign painter of very high calibre, outstanding in fact. That website will never need any change
except for photos and text.

Later I got to know the Vido's and added significantly to my scythe knowledge. Peter and I used to engage in long 
telephone conversations about the value of scything and the need to revive that tradition plus how to set one up - 
believe me you learn about that quickly, the tool either works for you or against you. Scythes are vital to my small 
market gardening operation on my farm. I can easily outrun any lawnmower in any kind of weed (valuable plants 
inconveniently located). Talk about creating a lot of mulch and compost in a hurry...

> Scythe Supply Carol Bryan An excellent company with very nice scythes and lots of interesting, valuable information
> and a lovely website. They have a very wide selection of scythe blades, some made in the 1970's, and accessories
> http://www.scythesupply.com/ Scythe Supply 496 Shore Road Perry, ME 04667 Phone is (207) 853-4750 Email contact:
> http://scythesupply.com/emailUs.php
>
> Robin
>
> Robin Follette Seasons Eatings Farm/

Maybe we can revive this list. I intend to spend a lot more time here.
I closed my Facebook page so maybe we can stay in tough here with links to our respective websites and blogs.

Hope everyone's Fall and Winter plantings are progressing well and that you
have adequate rain; we have had serious drought here in central NC for many weeks
with little or no letup in sight.



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