Grazing Tool: What You Actually Pick Up Outdoors

Out on the pasture there are jobs that no powered machine is worth starting for. Mowing the strip along the fence, clearing a hole for a post, replacing the hammer handle that broke while you were driving stakes. That is exactly what the hand tools here are for: scythes and scythe accessories, forged shovels and a selection of ash spare handles.

Mowing where no machine gets in

Out in the open the scythe is often the faster answer when it comes to edges, banks and corners. You get closer to fence posts than with any brushcutter, you pick up no stones, and you stay quiet while you do it. We stock hand forged blades, the curved steel tube snath with two adjustable wooden grips, and the peening jig for resharpening. Peening draws the edge out cold instead of grinding it away, which makes it thinner and harder, and the scythe runs noticeably more easily.

Shovels and spare handles

For clearing, backfilling and levelling there are forged Bavarian sand shovels with a turned up step and Frankfurt shovels, both with a beech or wooden handle. Then comes the part you only need once something has broken: spare handles. Hatchet handles in the cow foot shape and sledgehammer handles with a 40 millimetre diameter, both in ash, because ash flexes and does not splinter on striking tools. A new handle costs a fraction of a new tool and is fitted in twenty minutes. When you buy one, check the diameter and the shape of the eye, because a cow foot shape and a round handle are not interchangeable.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why ash on striking tools?
Ash has long, straight fibres, it flexes and does not fail all at once. On hammers and hatchets that is the decisive safety factor.

Is a scythe worth it next to a brushcutter?
Along fences, ditches and under trees, yes. There you are often faster, quieter, and you throw no stones about.

Does every handle fit every tool?
No. Check the diameter and the shape of the eye, as a cow foot shape and a round handle are not interchangeable.