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We do understand (as mr. office informed us) that our website may be too daunting for the average visitor to navigate, and yes, we regret that fact. (You see, the friend who initially designed it had no idea how extensive it would one day become... and neither did we.) But to fundamentally redesign it seemed too much of a task for semi-Luddites as we are. Especially since Kai resigned as our webmaster, we've experienced technical as well as time-related difficulties at just barely keeping up with it all. However, taking Marshall Roberts of the Southern Scythe Squad up on his offer to help with the re-design, we are presently working on just that!
Interim, to aid the navigating of this 'user-unfriendly' websites' hundreds of pages we've come up with this:
The following groupings of suggested links are meant to point our readers to the most pertinent material.
IF YOU ARE:
1. Considering a scythe but feel as yet unconvinced of its merit:
Four Arguments for the Elimination of Lawnmowers
Video: Mowing a lawn
Video: Trimming grass with a scythe
Video: A Good Scythe at Work
Video: The End of Cheap Oil and Rise of the Scythe
2. Ready to buy one, though still need guidance in selection:
The Scythe Buyers' "Guide"
Blade Selection
What in the World is a "Grass Blade"?
3. Already own one, but having difficulty 'making it dance':
Basic Scythe Troubleshooting
Snath and Blade Fitting
Improving Snath Ergonomics
4. Considering making a snath:
An Ergonomic Snath
A Discussion on Snath Design
Wildwood snaths - A photo gallery
Improving Snath Ergonomics
Making Your Own Snath
The "Oregon Snath" by Steve Leppold
ScytheConnected blog run by Steve Leppold
5. Contemplating:
a) teaching instructional courses:
Scythe-related Terminology
The Blade-Fitting Challenge
Basic Scythe Troubleshooting
Improving Snath Ergonomics
Preparing a New Blade
Blade Peening with Hammer and Anvil
Video: The End of Cheap Oil and Rise of the Scythe
b) informing others (in person or by way of written articles)
Scythe-related Terminology
Of Tender Frogs and Cheap Scythe Blades
Will Europe's Scythe Industry Evade the Reaper's Deadly Swing?
The Blade-Fitting Challenge
6. Interested in other 'Essential' tools:
A groundbreaking tool for the "world made by hand"
Video: From Lawns to Gardens
The Scythe-Made Garden
Small Farmers as the Ark
Home Scale Grain Culture
The Essential Tools and Skills Network
ScytheConnected
AxeConnected
All text and images on this website are copyright © Peter Vido 1995-2012 unless otherwise noted.
Site created Jan. 2002 Modified 06 Feb. 2013
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