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The Scything Handbook: Learn How to Cut Grass, Mow Meadows and Harvest Grain by Hand
Ian Miller
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Description for The Scything Handbook: Learn How to Cut Grass, Mow Meadows and Harvest Grain by Hand
Hardcover. .
A scythe is one of the most elegant and efficient hand tools available. It is ideal for harvesting many types of crops and is quieter and pleasanter to use than a strimmer. There is a graceful, rhythmic quality to scything that once mastered can provide the ultimate mind and body workout. In this book, Ian Miller teaches you how to scythe from scratch including assembly, perfecting the stroke, honing, peening, uses and aftercare. A scythe can be used for mowing the lawn, harvesting small grain, and cutting back wildflower meadows without ... Read more
A scythe is one of the most elegant and efficient hand tools available. It is ideal for harvesting many types of crops and is quieter and pleasanter to use than a strimmer. There is a graceful, rhythmic quality to scything that once mastered can provide the ultimate mind and body workout. In this book, Ian Miller teaches you how to scythe from scratch including assembly, perfecting the stroke, honing, peening, uses and aftercare. A scythe can be used for mowing the lawn, harvesting small grain, and cutting back wildflower meadows without ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Filbert Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780993389245
SKU
V9780993389245
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About Ian Miller
Ian Miller was a professional musician for several years before exchanging life in a punk rock band for organic farming. He has a degree in environmental science and was introduced to scything while interning on a biodynamic farm in Austria. He took a class at the Austrian Scythe Association and scything has been a big part of his life ever ... Read more
Reviews for The Scything Handbook: Learn How to Cut Grass, Mow Meadows and Harvest Grain by Hand
Whilst this book is neatly segmented into chapters that will allow the reader to dip in and out as required, this is a book that I'm going to read cover to cover. It's full of lovely little nuggets from the Tolstoy quote at the start to the sourdough recipe at the back and all the other little gems in between. ... Read more