I'm currently using a borrowed ScytheSupply scythe with a ditch blade. It's short but good for a hillside covered with Ailanthus Altissima stumps and miscellaneous trash and debris (the site's first pass).

Pros

• silent

• lightweight (scythe weighs 3.5 lb, weed whacker weighs 5.8)

Cons

Versus

• Scythe vs Brushcutter 1 - South West Annual Scythe Festival - June 2010

• BCS mower vs scythe 2012

Channels

• youtube.com/@slattergubben6702 – technique/practice

• youtube.com/@scythesupply2376 & youtube.com/@scythesupply4828 – technique/sizing/repair

Terms

• swath – the space created by a swing of the scythe

• restoration/restorative mowing – scything invasives while preserving natives