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Originally Posted by bsmitty27
I like my old tools and use them when I can crosscut, brace and bit, scythe, axes, hatchets, chisels, marking tools......
Love old quality tools.
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Did you ever use a scythe, or learn how to sharpen one?
They were tricky to use and sharpen. To properly sharpen one they used a hammer and a special anvil.
Man that was an art in itself. I've seen it done but never learned how to do it myself.
I've used scythes a bit, just to cut a bit of tall grass a couple of times. Never was good at it.
To think, they cut entire fields of wheat with those things! WOW!