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Posted by Ron Hardin on September 16, 2005, 11:54 pm
> After the last one had me going, I can't wait to see how this one
> transpires..
> Searcher
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The last one In retrospect dumping the salt OUT OF the bags into wheel
barrow ( clean) spreading around the pool with shovel might of been a better
idea, to bad I didn't think of that.
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Posted by on July 19, 2006, 5:30 pm
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>It's about an acre. The rule is said to be a man can cut an acre a day.
>I guess a day is 10 hours or so, I don't know.
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>I just go out and do a couple swaths when I need a break from something,
>and over the course of many days, the whole thing is done and I start over,
>if there's been enough growth.
How short can you cut with a scythe?
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Posted by Ron Hardin on July 20, 2006, 3:09 am
me@privacy.net wrote:
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> >It's about an acre. The rule is said to be a man can cut an acre a day.
> >I guess a day is 10 hours or so, I don't know.
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> >I just go out and do a couple swaths when I need a break from something,
> >and over the course of many days, the whole thing is done and I start over,
> >if there's been enough growth.
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> How short can you cut with a scythe?
You get a spread of grass heights, some being cut right at the ground pretty
much, and some bending over enough to keep varying longer lengths.
Avoiding the power-mower lawn look is one of the charms.
The bottom face of the blade is curved, so the edge winds up a quarter inch or
so above the ground, and that will be the shortest length. You cut with the
blade riding on the ground (that's responsible for the odd geometry of the
scythe and snath that holds it, to keep the blade flat on the ground).
The sharper the blade, the shorter the average length. What gives the spread is
grass not immediately being sliced but rather being carried with the blade,
which prevents successive grass from seeing the blade until it's bent over a bit.
If no resharpening reduces this effect, it's time to re-peen the edge. In the
worst case of a too-dull blade, grass at the end of the stroke on the left isn't
cut at all. Also resistance goes way up so it becomes hard work
instead of an interesting time occupation.
Peening takes maybe ten minutes; sharpening takes maybe 30 seconds, and is
done very very often as you go.
--
Ron Hardin
rhhardin@mindspring.com
On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.
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Posted by on July 20, 2006, 9:30 am
>Avoiding the power-mower lawn look is one of the charms.
Could it really be used to "mow" a small lawn?
I'm looking for green alternatives to buying a power
mower
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Posted by Not@home on July 28, 2006, 8:27 pm
me@privacy.net wrote:
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>>Avoiding the power-mower lawn look is one of the charms.
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> Could it really be used to "mow" a small lawn?
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> I'm looking for green alternatives to buying a power
> mower
I think a push mower is a much more practical option. It's good for the
grass, and good for the pusher. I think a scythe, should you be able to
find one, would be hard to maneuver around the edges of your lawn and
would produce, at best, a raggedy look that, at least around here, would
have you on a first name basis with the building inspectors.
We had a traditionalist around here who decided he wanted his yard
naturalized, as it would have been had people never come here. After a
lot of complaining and citing and woofing, the city just came out and
mowed his weedpatch for him, and billed him for the service.
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