permaculture

["Lisa Rollens" <rollens@fidnet.com>]

Roxann,

Would that scythe cut wheat???  I have a bunch of ripe wheat and no way to 
cut it!  guess I should have thought of that before I planted it!  However, 
I planted for green manure and just had a wild hair and let it grow to see 
if it would produce!  I can always till it back in for another green 
manure/grazing crop for fall.

Thanks,

Lisa, in the Mo Ozarks



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "roxann" <roxann@ancientearthwisdom.com>
To: "permaculture" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 5:57 PM
Subject: Re: [permaculture] A good scythe


I have a brush cutting scythe and I love it. The only learning curves 
involve figuring out the best way to hold it to get the best swathe cut 
(just takes a few swings) and sharpening. I suggest getting a good cold 
hammered blade and not a heat-forged blade because they hold a much better 
edge and are easy to work back to a good edge when you've knicked it. I 
bought mine from www.scythesupply.com and am very happy with the products. i 
am thinking of getting a hand-held sickle and a grass cutting blade next. 
VERY easy on the back! I've used swing blades and machetes before too, and 
hate them. my brush blade will cut a sapling the thickness of my finger, but 
not thicker. and it's not good for cutting grasses, but good for the weedy 
stuff that comes up under fence lines and such. a grass blade is what you 
need for pasture type grass.

hope that helps :)

roxann, NW AR, zone 6b
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