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The Scything Handbook : Learn How to Cut Grass, Mow Meadows, and Harvest Grain with a Scythe by Ian Miller, Kiko Denzer is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Scything Handbook : Learn How to Cut Grass, Mow Meadows, and Harvest Grain with a Scythe about?

The Zen approach to mowing lawns, wacking weeds, harvesting crops, and building modern homesteader abs! Dreading the weekly law mow? Need to whack the weeds in your orchard? Cringing at the drudgery and incessant blare of the mower? Imagine instead long sweeps of an elegant scythe cutting your grass and pesky weeds in blissful, meditative silence. That is the power of the "scythe revolution" sweeping North America. Written by a master of the scythe, professionally trained in Austria, and drawing deeply on research into original German texts, The Scything Handbook brings centuries-old scything techniques into the twent-first century. Detailed illustrations cover scythe assembly, perfecting the stroke, blade selection, honing, peening, and aftercare, as well as background on how scythes are forged. Also covered are the basics of making hay and mulch by hand, and how to grow and harvest gains at the home and homestead scale for self-sufficiency. Scything promotes health, flexibility, mind-body connection, and a meditative contemplation of the natural world while producing beautiful lawns and luscious mulch for the modern gardener and homesteader. This is truly an heirloom tool to mast

Author

Ian Miller, Kiko Denzer

Publisher

New Society Publishers, Limited

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9780865718326

Subjects

Agriculture, Technology, Science