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Monthly Archives: June 2016

The Lecture Hall, Manual Mowing, Edges, Guides, Scythes, Restoration

Don’t Peen American Blades

June 1, 2016 FortyTwoBlades Leave a comment

Just don’t. The only exception is when a blade’s heat treatment is way too soft AND you are absolutely certain that the blade is not laminated. Peen a laminated blade and the below will be the result.

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Manual Mowing, Scythes, Period Documents, The Library

“The Old Dutch Bend”

June 1, 2016 FortyTwoBlades 1 Comment

A short story on scythe mowing prowess appearing in “The Industrial Enterprise” volume 16, 1909.

A visual representation of a Dutch bend compared to the standard.
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A collection of writings on edged tools from the folks at Baryonyx Knife Co.

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