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Title: sharpening / peening a scythe
Post by: paul wheaton on September 17, 2011, 01:52:15 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn70UfJcULI

Title: Re: sharpening / peening a scythe
Post by: firefox on September 17, 2011, 05:05:52 PM

Thanks Paul! I remember visiting my grandfather on his 90 birthday
and saw him cutting the grass with one of those. It was a pretty large
area and I don't think it wore him out at all.
Bruce

Title: Re: sharpening / peening a scythe
Post by: glenn kangiser on September 17, 2011, 08:15:30 PM

I was not aware of the peening but I do have a nice scythe... may need to make a small peening anvil.

Thanks, Paul.

Title: Re: sharpening / peening a scythe
Post by: peternap on September 17, 2011, 08:55:45 PM

BRAVO!

Very nicely done Paul! [cool]

Title: Re: sharpening / peening a scythe
Post by: gandalfthegrey on September 19, 2011, 11:46:31 AM

Quote from: glenn kangiser on September 17, 2011, 08:15:30 PM
I was not aware of the peening but I do have a nice scythe... may need to make a small peening anvil.

Thanks, Paul.

I have a short (3') piece of railroad rail I used as an anvil. I don't do any farrier work now so I use it to shape iron art for my wife.

Check a scrap metal yard they may have a piece laying around. By the way that 3' piece weighs in at 120 lbs.

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