Scythe lawn mow
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ต.ค. 2024
- New build house, new garden, newly laid turf but no new lawn mower and grass is growing away. No problem: a few minutes with a scythe and its back in control, ready for a hand powered push lawn mower. (Dad with a scythe is of some practical use after all!)
(Took about 10-15 minutes, compressed for all like me with a short attention span).
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Literally everyone (including me) in my neighborhood uses lawn services, so there is almost never a time when there isn't a mower or leaf blower being operated *somewhere*.
I am imagining a world of scythes and rakes. So beautiful. So silent.
I entirely agree. The sound of them is very annoying I must say, filling the air, dominating conversations between folks, and lingering on for long into the afternoon before they finally cease.
Also, although fossil fuels are supposedly nowhere near being depleted, it irks me a lot how much decadent waste is caused by the use of all of these machines: not just the amount of fuel they use, which could be better used elsewhere, but even the cost of manufacturing. Added to that, is the same mentality then demands 'gyms', and 'workout machines', all swallowing up huge resources in the cost of their manufacturing, plus the cost of the manufacturing of the car plus fuel that it uses to drive the same idiot to the needless gym.
All they had to do was buy a broom, or a scythe, or a bow saw! Stupid, dumb, young species!!
@@Sionnach1601 idk why but I like the sound of a mower somewhere in my neighbourhood
We use a lawn service because atm we have no access to a vehicle and the nearest gas station is 5 miles away.
But I might just get a scythe and use that. It's gives me something to do and it seems oddly relaxing, plus its great exercise.
Sounds like a 3rd world country
Ting ting ring ring ring ting dink dink kashink shing dink dink dink at the ass crack of dawn 😂
The green reaper.
Jin Kazama you win
Good one 😄
LOL
We almost have the same profile picture so cool
Jin Kazama
You won the Internet for best quote ever XD
imagine kids going around the suburbs asking neighbors if they want their grass cut with a scythe
that'll be m
i used one but for 5 sec my uncle dont let me do it cuz its dangerous its seems like it is easy-to-use but its not ._.
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I was the 69th like. And this is a great comment.
I've had quite a few odd looks myself and neighbors generally going "wtf?!" Heh ;P
mute the sound and listen to the king of the hill theme song
canadaSnowboarder3 or the BENNY hill theme song ;D
+canadaSnowboarder3 It works!
Either of those work lol
Genius!
I have no clue and what you're saying do you want me to lower my volume or???
My grandpa used to do that back in his days. I actually like the fact that it doesn't make any sound.
Me too. I feel like the lawnmower is more the caveman tool in a small garden and the scythe is unappreciated sophistication.
@@Johnhasa1 Brilliant, brilliant comment. I salute you for that.
Oddly, I absolutely love the 'swish' sound of it so nicely slicing through the grass.
Never knew mowing the lawn wouldn't be soo loud and it could be quiet and peaceful.
very interesting taught me a lot about life and how to treat women
it really reinforces that women don't want a man to treat them as equals. they want a man who will take charge and lead them through life with an iron fist.
+Johnathan Campbell I thought he meant something along the lines of "trim her schrub".
you got the wrong message
Bryan Brown lmao whaat
In Europe - this was women's work. They harvested - we smoked and played chess. Life good.
Did he use a hot towel and massage the grass before he did this?
Wow
Mark my words, the hispters are gonna be all over this shit. Soon enough owning a scythe is gonna be trendy.
At least it's productive... :p
doubtful, scythe has a purpose and it involves manual labor and skill, and I've never known a hipster to do anything productive, manually taxing or skillful.
saves the environent, looks cool , yea i bet they will
I agree. I don’t consider myself a hipster, but I was totally into shaving a straight razor for about 1.5 months and then realized it wasn’t particularly efficient.
@@wbart002everyone knows that the number one identifier of a hipster is when someone uses the phrase, I don’t consider myself a hipster. I do the straight razor shave. You’re right, it’s not efficient, but that’s part of the charm. My wife just purchased a scythe, and is excited for me to learn to use it. I’m giddy for her 😒
I used to use one of these. It's dificult to handle, but once you learn it, it's quite hipnotic to use
So it feels as zen as it looks?
I made it in pakistan
You know when you go to the barbers, ad they get that little knife out to scrape it against the soft hairs at the nape of your neck and around your ears, and it scratches you in a really ticklish, but pleasurable way? I get the feeling that's how the grass feels when it's cut like this... Like a homoerotic encounter with the man who cuts your hair.
I wanna be like this guy when I grow up.
Dunno why, but the sound it makes in high speed cracks me up.
Am I the only one who finds this so oddly satisfying ?
You are not alone buddy.
Not at all
yes
When your scythe blade is really, really proper sharp, so sharp that it can slice through a sheet of paper set against it, there really are few things in life which are more satisfying than the ease with which you will slice through the highest OR shortest of grass at speed. It really puts a smile on one's face the whole time.
Maybe God really DID mean us to live this way..
Why would you be?
What a deliciously private yard. Good fences make the best neighbours.
Janos K LOL
Never used a scythe myself, they seem to be amazingly efficient. One question I have though is do the really need to be sharpened as regualarly as this or did you not quite get the edge you wanted on it the first time round? Cheers.
+karL ish Scythes need honing (re-sharpening) ever few minutes to maintain a keen edge.
I used one yesterday, what i had to grip was two rusty metal poles, even with gloves on i have blisters on my hands, a proper area of my thumb lost skin and i somehow popped the blisters in my sleep, now they're ugly looking
And i never got told of having to sharpen it every few minutes, i had to cut down so much grass, with the cut grass going on top of the grass, camouflaging it, for about 6 hours with 10 min breaks and one 20-30 min break, it was like 7 square meters and i had to cut it with a dull blade..
+Articounias what was the point of the story? all you had to say was "no one told me that"
You're correct. Highly likely the edge want up to snuff at the start. There are many different scythes of different degrees of hardness. American blades are made of a high carbon steel, that is filed to create an edge. You need a really aggressive stone to do anything to them. The Austrian blades are made of a much lower carbon. while generally the edge is hammered, how much depends on exactly what you're cutting. For lawn (actual blades of limp grass) the edge is hammered very thin, thin to the point you can manipulate the very edge with finger pressure, then stone it to get a bevel. Such a flimsy edge is bad for tougher vegetation because it can actually chip and break. With a freshly peened blade though, in lawn, no. You shouldn't need to stone it frequently, especially on a patch this small. I suspect, this blade hasn't been peened in some time, or has been peened with jigs (which give a good 'bramble edge', but nothing close to a 'lawn edge'). To remedy that, you have to stone the blade quite regularly. Even with the peening jigs, its difficult to get a "lawn cutting edge". Its just something that has to be done free hand.
Has to be razor sharp, probably 4 to 6 times per acre.
I have used scythes a lot. Never attempted to cut grass this short with one before. Usually cut larger and thicker weeds with it or tall hay.
This isn't what i was looking for, but it was interesting to watch, and i learned something new. I've never seen anyone cut grass like this. Well done, sir 👍🏽👍🏽
Yeah! I used one when I was a kid when the dang Johnson grass was about 6foot tall and couldn't get the tractor up in there to bushog... Then after I would get through. I would go. Where O where are you tonight? Why did leave me here all alone? I searched the world over and thought I found true love! You met another! And tthhhpp! You were gone!! Ah the good ole days!!
0:45 Sounds like a Sprinkler. Very Gardeny sound to hear & tranquil.
Serendipitous.
I remember when me and my big brothers mowed the lawn with scythes. After a while we did enough chores to buy a push mower it was easier having the push mower combined with two scythes and it was also faster
Wonderful. Reminds me of watching the scything of the lawns of Topkapi Palace in Istanbul when I was there many many moons ago.
I’m amazed how close you can get to the fence! I’d have just jammed the tip in the wood and bent it probably. Amazing control!
The fast forwarding makes this so much more enjoyable.
It's an ASMR video, literally.
I fucking love that sound. Not just the cutting, but the sharpening as well. Fuck, i need a job.
I just finished scything my lawn. It rained earlier so while the grass was wet I grabbed my scythe and gave the grass a "haircut." My "lawn" appears to be much larger than yours though.
I mow almost three acres on the farm I live on. Even with a 48 inch cut deck zero turn, it takes a good two hours. I have other stuff to do besides just scythe all week long, lol. That being said, I've used them plenty. There just don't seem to be as many hours in the week as there were 30-40 years ago.
This is the best thing i have ever seen.
👍, "I most definitely want a Scythe now". Reel mower can only get so high. That Scythe will take care of the high weeds. 🙂
In Albania we do the same way.
This tool in Albanian is over 1000 years old. It is called KOSA and the one you use to sharpen is called BRUS.
honestly I respect this much much more than an electric mower/weed eater or one of those stupid non-electric mowers.
Why am i just seeing this and i saw it on my suggested and wasn’t gonna watch it but i’m not mad it’s actually satisfying
Bon boulot! Sans moteur. Sans bruit. Just le bon outil et le bon geste.
When your the grim reaper but you still have to mow
Love it. Love the silence of it.
(Person who "has to" operate a petrol strimmer for hours every summer).
TH-cam 7 years ago: actual useful stuff
TH-cam now: "kid uses nail filer on teeth"
It's like your cutting green hair! So cool!
I see many many advantages over a string trimmer one never have to worry about carburetor screwing up for running out of line
And want you on it it should last a couple generations your string trimmer never will
I am convinced I need one too! :-)
I wanted to see how fast the strokes were so I was sad that the whole thing was sped up
Nice, what kind of sharpening stone are you using?
Great technique. Do you add oil to the tool as well?
I gotta start using this when my neighbor just "wants to talk for a minute" for 3 hours
Sharpened with Titanite
Yay dark souls
What is that pfp lol
lol just wacks the sharpener on it. epic dude. you gotter all nice and sharp...
then the STARE!
nice vid man.
Very cool! How long does the grass needs to be?
Takes away any stiff back problem you may have.
That was FANNNNNNNNTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!! And such short grass too!!!
I can get mine sharp enough to cut myself but not sharp enough to cut grass like that. what the heck am I doing wrong?
how bad did you screw up your new fence?
This is the literal most satisfying video I have ever seen.
Welcome back to another episode of "Where quarantine boredom has taken me!"
This is strangely pleasing...
Like in the old days...
In Romania we still do it when the grass is too big...
Wow he is really fast!
How can your body even move so quickly!
Your dad moves really fast !! :)
Best part of using a scythe is that it doesn't make a fucking racket when using it and you dont end up with that horrible chlorophyl smell from bruised grass that you get from a mower or strimmer
I like to imagine this old mans nickname is "cornbread".
What a workout! ¡ No reason to worry a out!!!!!! Notice no dieting required!!!!
seems like a short cut. Is it possible to use a scythe to cut the grass to a 3 inch height? (I hear a 3 inch height is the ideal height for a cool season lawn grass)
tkjazzer I don't see why not. You'd just have to adjust your hold on it.
I would take that grass out to the prom, that’s some pretty grass lol
That’s some healthy grass
There's a back yard in the market garden level of medal of honor: frontline that looks exactly like this.
Do they have a mulching attachment? Because you need a mulching attachment.
That's awesome 👍👌 love it ❤️❤️ super nice 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
That's the latest and greatest mower at the Home Depot in Amish country.
You may be a king or a little street sweeper, but sooner or later you dance with the reaper
Honestly the best channel on yt legit
He got that "lay in the grass no problem " grass
Looks Like A Great Work Out....
Can I use this on my wifes bush?
I used one of these as a kid & it's easy.
Keep up the good work. You should upload way mote often
Can this be used as a weapon? If so, I would like to add it to my ninja arsenal.
I can watch this all day
How to mow your lawn like a BOSS!
How long did it take without time lapse, I'm just curious
Nice, however with your method your missing the damage to the fence produced by edging with a gas weed trimmer, your wood is not getting the beaver tooth look at the bottom which looks great. I guess you could go around and hand chisel it, but that's time wasted when you could do it all at once.
This is oddly satisfying to watch. I really want to see some rupees pop up.
Amazing talent. no need for noisy hard to start mower and trimmers. god bless.
He works so fast!
I watched one video of this. And now my every 2nd recomended vid is mowing lawn.
Do they make these with a mulching blade?
What, no "Yakkity Sax" for a theme song? What would Mr Hill think?
I so want one, but I've yet seen them at Lowes or home depot here in the usa
Where would you even get one of those?
If only my scythe could grant me the power to fast forward.
For anyone watching If you don't feel confident using a long scythe so close to the fence you can always use a short scythe for more control.
Here I am again watching a man cut grass with a scythe
What sort of file/implement was used for sharpening?
Does it come with a mulching attachment?
Now you have to weed wack with a fidget spinner
Damn. Must take a lot of experience to cut that fast.
the ASMR is strong with this one
You don't have to sharpen it twice for that lil backyard!
when youre the grim reaper but your mom tells you to do chores
I so would love to have one of these.
Wouldn't it be easier if both sides were sharpened?
waiting for this to show up in everyone’s recommendations... i just know it’ll happen.
That’s a nice size backyard
I agree, looks cozy as hell there. Especially with that fence