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www.permies.com Brian Kerkvliet of Inspiration Farm in Bellingham, Washington shows off his scythe with a homemade snath. His side job is not really being the grim reaper. He sharpens the scythe with a whetstone every ten minutes or so. And every few days he peens the blade. Brian tells a story of the story of a strapping young lad with a string trimmer competing against a barefoot maiden with a flowing dress and a scythe. And maiden won the 100 yard dash and all of her grass was laid nice and neat while the string trimmer has stuff scattered everywhere. It takes a little practice to get the hang of using the scythe. Brian talks about making his own snath or buying a snath. He talks about how with the string trimmer you have to take it to the shop every spring to get it tuned up; regularly buy string (where does the string go?); the gas mixed with oil; make sure to wear pants because you will get slug parts and other stuff flung at you; annoying the neighbors when they are trying to sleep in. Brian demonstrates using the scythe on short grass and on tall grass and shows how the cut grass can be left nice and orderly. music by jimmy pardo flattr this https
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