author Angelo Gladding
name Scythe
published 2025-07-10T17:44:41.177323-07:00
type entry
updated 2025-07-11T07:46:08.591102-07:00
url /scythe, /2025/07/11/tj
visibility public
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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](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsfIHiBB6xE) - [BCS mower vs scythe 2012](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1I4RNenmfFI) ### Channels - https://youtube.com/@slattergubben6702 -- technique/practice - https://youtube.com/@scythesupply2376 & https://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 |