Upgrade your greens harvest with a Grain Sickle
Jan 16, 2024
by Emily
Use a Scythe Supply grain sickle to neatly cut greens in less time.
Out, Standing In Our Field: The ScytheSupply Blog
Welcome to Scythe Supply's blog, our newest effort to keep you - fellow scythe enthusiasts and our customers - educated about scythe matters and informed of our products.
Orchard grower resources
May 8, 2019
by Emily
Michael Phillips' online Holistic Orchard Network provides articles, resources and community!
Making a Sharpening Apron
Dec 18, 2018
by Viv
When you're peening and sharpening, a work apron is like gloves for your thighs.
Scythe Supply Gift Guide
Dec 4, 2018
by Emily
A quick guide of gift ideas for the mowing enthusiast in your life.
We have joined 1% for the Planet!
Nov 7, 2018
by Emily
Scythe Supply recently became a member of 1% for the Planet!
Springtime equipment check
Apr 6, 2018
by Emily
Spring is in the air. Time to prepare for a successful mowing season!
Video: Stop motion mowing
Mar 9, 2018
by Emily
This sweet animated short from Sensenkurs.Wordpress demonstrates their mission to spread the scythe love!
2018 Scythe Supply events
Feb 21, 2018
by Emily
You can catch Scythe Supply at a few events this year for face-to-face time.
New Book: Weeds and Wildflowers in Winter
Feb 7, 2018
by Emily
Lauren Brown, author of Grasses: An Identification Guide, wrote this lovingly illustrated guide to identifying the weeds around you, during a time of year when you actually have the time to do it.
The Salt Marsh and Salt Haying
Nov 29, 2017
by Emily
A salt marsh farmer must work more closely with the elements than any other type of farmer.
A Short Guide to Choosing Your Scythe
Oct 18, 2017
by Emily
For persons new to using a scythe wading through the various choices can be daunting. This guide will help you through the process of selecting a scythe that is right for you and the work you plan to do.
Video: Jim Kovaleski's mowing pointers
Oct 4, 2017
by Emily
Jim Kovaleski shares his pointers on how to mow with a scythe at this year's Common Ground Country Fair in Unity, Maine.
Video: How to Scythe and Stop Weeding, Watering and Fertilizing
Jun 8, 2017
by Emily
Youtube sensation Justin Rhodes visits nomadic farmer Jim Kovaleski at his Maine farm to see how Jim uses a scythe in his farming practice.
Tips on mowing the lawn with a scythe
Mar 31, 2017
by Emily
To pair with our recently posted lawn mowing video, here are some written tips on how to mow your lawn with a scythe.
Video: Lawn mowing with a European scythe
Mar 28, 2017
by Emily
In this 10-minute video Richard Scott demonstrates how to mow a lawn using a European scythe. Includes tips on: blade orientation, mowing around plantings/flowers, and other specifics to make your lawn mowing efficient and effective.
Video: Sharpening a bush blade
Mar 9, 2017
by Emily
Here's a quick video on the basics of sharpening a bush blade, which requires a slightly different technique than a grass or ditch blade.
Video: Modern traditional Swiss haymaking on a steep grade
Feb 2, 2017
by Emily
Great modern footage of traditional mowing, hay collecting and transporting on a steep slope in Switzerland.
Whetstone repair?
Jan 27, 2017
by Emily
Thoughts on cleaning stones, and ruminations on stone repairs.
Mowing with a bush scythe
Dec 16, 2016
by Emily
The Scythe Supply crew shares their experiences mowing with a bush scythe.
Description of The Scything Handbook
Dec 8, 2016
by Emily
The Scything Handbook is the newest guide to mowing and haymaking by hand. Experienced as well as new mowers will benefit from this contemporary guide to a classic tool.
DIY Grain Cradle
Dec 1, 2016
by Emily
Whether you're growing a "pancake patch" of wheat in your backyard, acres of ancient grains for market, or barley for malting, a homemade grain cradle attached to your scythe will streamline harvesting. Here are instructions on how to make one.
Monhegan Hay Day 2016
Jun 16, 2016
by Emily
Monhegan Hay Day will be held Saturday, June 25, 2016 on a lovely island in Maine. Mowers will cut and collect hay for mulching the island's gardens as part of a community farming project. All scythers welcome!
Video: Handmade Romanian rakes and scythes
Apr 7, 2016
by Emily
In Gyimes, Romania, lived Viktor, who made rakes and scythes by hand. This video by Jenny Parsons documents his fascinating process.
Baby rabbits in the cover crop
Jan 28, 2016
by Emily
You never know what you'll come across while you're mowing with your scythe.
Grain cradle - history, use, and how to make one
Dec 21, 2015
by Emily
The invention of the grain cradle, a wooden-finger scythe extension, simplified grain harvesting in the 1800s.
New Gardener's blade
Dec 1, 2015
by Emily
Our newest blade, the Gardener's blade, is perfect for trimming in vineyards, garden beds, and around berry bushes.
How to avoid a broken blade
Dec 1, 2015
by Emily
Focusing on technique, surveying an area prior to mowing, and keeping the blade sharp are key steps toward avoiding a broken blade.
Winter blade care
Nov 24, 2015
by Emily
The garden's put to bed and the ground is hardening over: Winter is a great time for blade reconditioning.
The Bregenzer is not broken
Oct 29, 2015
by Emily
If you're confused when you unwrap your whetstone and find an oblong, uneven slice of gray or gray-blue stone, read on.
Heading to Common Ground Fair 2015
Sep 18, 2015
by Emily
Scythe Supply will be holding down its annual fort (er... tent) in the Homesteading area of the MOFGA fair, Friday through Sunday, September 25-27.
Set screws: How not to lose them
Sep 3, 2015
by Emily
Set screws hold the ring clamp in place, which in turn holds the blade in place. The screws are essential and, unfortunately, easily lost. Here are a few tips on how NOT to lose them.
Mowing gloves
Aug 21, 2015
by Emily
Scythe Supply's new soft, durable leather gloves are perfect for mowing, raking, and other work.
Collector's blades
Apr 15, 2015
by Emily
The ScytheSupply.com photo gallery is eye candy for blade enthusiasts, and we have two collector's blades for sale: Tops and Vindobona Sense in a couple lengths for each and one lefty option.
Schröckenfux - Our blade forgers
Apr 7, 2015
by Emily
Scythe Supply imports scythe blades from the Schroeckenfux factory in Austria. The factory has been in business for nearly 500 years. Read on for a brief history of the scythe works.
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Video: Stacking hay and grains
Apr 1, 2015
by Emily
This historic video, taken in Germany circa 1942, shows a few different approaches to field drying hay and grains.
Video: The Man With the Scythe
Mar 18, 2015
by Emily
Manufacturing scythe blades in Austria, circa 1936.
Before and After: Extreme blade repair
Mar 11, 2015
by Emily
File a gnarled tear into a smooth edge to return a badly damaged blade to functional use.
Group mowing with lefty and righty mowers
Mar 3, 2015
by Emily
Visualizing a group mowing experience with both left and right handed mowers.
Group mowing
Feb 24, 2015
by Emily
Group mowing is an excellent way to introduce beginners to the mowing experience and generate a mowing community.
The whetstones
Feb 4, 2015
by Emily
We carry three different whetstones of varying coarseness for sharpening blades, tools or even knives.
Back from NOFA NY
Jan 29, 2015
by Emily
Reconnecting with customers in New York and reviewing peening and sharpening.
Back from Augusta and off to New York
Jan 21, 2015
by Emily
Notes from the road: Trading in an American scythe for a European scythe could make all the difference.
Catching up with the tool collector
Jan 15, 2015
by Emily
Catching up with Oakland, Maine's, scythe and hand tool collector at the Maine Agricultural Trades Show this week.
January trades shows
Jan 6, 2015
by Emily
Scythe Supply will be in the flesh at upcoming trades shows in Augusta, Maine, and Saratoga Springs, New York. We hope you'll stop by our booth!
A book for woodsmen/women
Dec 16, 2014
by Emily
Read your way to better felling, chopping, stacking and sharpening with The Axe Book, a comprehensive illustrated guide to axmanship.
Scythe collection
Dec 11, 2014
by Emily
One area in Maine was once populated by axe and scythe factories. A man from Oakland, Maine, preserves that history with his collection.
Forging to felling: Oakland, Maine, axe making
Dec 10, 2014
by Emily
This 1965 short film by Peter Vogt documents axe making at the Emerson Stevens factory in Oakland, Maine.
Wild and wise book choice
Dec 10, 2014
by Emily
Wild Wisdom of Weeds by Katrina Blair was listed on the New York Times book review this month. It's also a new book we have on hand for sale!
The mini scythe
Dec 4, 2014
by Emily
For those who like things mini, we're now offering our mini scythes for sale. They make adorable ornaments or stocking stuffers.
Multiple uses for one tool
Dec 3, 2014
by Emily
In this article a new mower tackles lawn mowing with her scythe, and finds other uses for the tool along the way.
First slice
Nov 26, 2014
by Emily
Welcome to The Scythe Supply Blog! With this blog we aim to provide our customers and new mowers with a stock pile of helpful scythe related information and peaks at our products.