The Scythe Must Dance

Many people have asked if they can buy  http://koolkoncepts.com/hvac-financing/ The Scythe Book from us. We do not sell it; instead, chapters from The Scythe Must Dance (the “Addendum” we wrote in 2001) are posted below, free for reading and printing.

They are revised, as should be the case from time to time with any instructional text written by anyone who is still learning. Normally this would be accomplished in co-operation with the publisher whenever another printing of the original is made. However, we were not given the opportunity to do so, even though other printings were made since its initial publication, and we have therefore opted to make the improved material accessible free of charge.

Chapters from  Voluntari The Scythe Must Dance by Peter Vido, published in 2001 as an addendum to  The Scythe Book by David Tresemer, 1981:

• Introduction
• Terminology
• Blade Selection
• Sharpening Principles
• Peening the Blade
• Honing the Blade
• Repairing the Damaged Edge
• Principles of Movement
• The Blade-Fitting Challenge
• Appendix