Thanks for the video David. This is the most thorough video on peening I've seen on TH-cam. I have an Austrian ditch blade that is probably 4 years old and needs to be peened. I have the round jig ,the second one Alexander used, that was purchased with the blade. I was afraid I would mess the blade up but now I have more confidence after seeing this.
Well there is some truth in what you say and that is definitely the right attitude to have. But generally scythe blades are made not to hard so it does not take so long to sharpen. I would prefer a scythe hardened and tempered to way harder myself as I think most of them are a little soft and you are forever sharpening and honing them in the field. But then there are trade offs in everything we do.
+Dylan T - From my experience, of over 30 years, peening is "everything" in a scythe. I have a bad blade, which I've thrown out at some point, but then was forced to use it. It works well. A new blade just doesn't cut it, but after a few cycles of peening and using it, it will. People bring blades to me for peening, and they often try to pay me. If they insist, I'll take something symbolic, because the amount of work required to do a good job is several times more than the cost of a new blade. Of course, the maintenance itself is a different story. It doesn't take that much effort. If you want to avoid this hassle, go for American style laminated blades. You grind those. I expect them to be expensive, and surely they are heavier, but there is no need for peening.
no offense. but if you are going to throw a blade out when its dull... what have you got to lose by trying your hand at peening??? why not just try peening instead? worst u could do is ruin a blade u were going to throw out anyways
Simon at scythes said the Austrian blades only need peening after about 11 hours work .? not sure if this guy is just showing how to peen a blade as new blades dont need peening unless im missing something
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Thanks for the video David. This is the most thorough video on peening I've seen on TH-cam. I have an Austrian ditch blade that is probably 4 years old and needs to be peened. I have the round jig ,the second one Alexander used, that was purchased with the blade. I was afraid I would mess the blade up but now I have more confidence after seeing this.
nice added to my scythe / sickle playlist
Your welcome :)
great video
I am so jealous David! Having one-on-one tuition from a Vido!
Those guy have a lot of experience .
He sure does Patrick :)
ditch blade vs grass blade
15:51 there goes the second yellow cap
"if i had 6 hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend 5 sharpening my axe."
Well there is some truth in what you say and that is definitely the right attitude to have. But generally scythe blades are made not to hard so it does not take so long to sharpen. I would prefer a scythe hardened and tempered to way harder myself as I think most of them are a little soft and you are forever sharpening and honing them in the field. But then there are trade offs in everything we do.
since blades are not very expensive I wonder is pinging the blade is necessary. Just use a good set of stones and get a new blade sooner.
Well two things It gets sharper and you don't turn the object into a throwaway item.
+Dylan T - From my experience, of over 30 years, peening is "everything" in a scythe. I have a bad blade, which I've thrown out at some point, but then was forced to use it. It works well. A new blade just doesn't cut it, but after a few cycles of peening and using it, it will.
People bring blades to me for peening, and they often try to pay me. If they insist, I'll take something symbolic, because the amount of work required to do a good job is several times more than the cost of a new blade.
Of course, the maintenance itself is a different story. It doesn't take that much effort.
If you want to avoid this hassle, go for American style laminated blades. You grind those. I expect them to be expensive, and surely they are heavier, but there is no need for peening.
no offense. but if you are going to throw a blade out when its dull... what have you got to lose by trying your hand at peening??? why not just try peening instead? worst u could do is ruin a blade u were going to throw out anyways
@@bakters peening draws out the cutting edge and sharpens it. using file on an American blade actually wears off blade metal at an increasing rate.
Simon at scythes said the Austrian blades only need peening after about 11 hours work .? not sure if this guy is just showing how to peen a blade as new blades dont need peening unless im missing something
Where can I vuy a peening jig?
onescytherevolution.com/index.html
Helo sir peening karne wala ka milega