Scythe: Blades, Snaths and Peening Jigs for Your Meadow
For edges, banks and corners that no mower reaches. Hand forged scythe blades, matching snaths and everything you need for peening.
Curved Scythe Handle 150 cm, Steel Tube with 2 Replaceable Wooden Grips
Regular price: €21.99
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Kerbl Whetstone Scythe Hand-Forged, Austrian-Style Blade
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Kerbl Scythe Real Cockshead 65 cm, Ready-Honed Blade
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Kerbl Scythe Echter Hahnkopf, Ready-Sharpened Blade
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Kerbl Pro Scythe Blade, Oil-Hardened – High-Back Scythe for Mowing
Regular price: From €39.44
Scythe: Mowing Where No Machine Gets In
The scythe is not a museum piece. Along fence posts, ditches, banks and under fruit trees you get through faster and far more quietly than with any powered tool, and you pick up no stones on the way. All that matters is that blade, snath and sharpness suit each other. What we stock here are hand forged scythe blades, matching snaths and the tools for peening.
The blade does the work
The whetting scythe in the Reich pattern is the classic choice for soft grass and gets drawn over with a whetstone at regular intervals while you mow. The high back scythe, listed here as the oil hardened professional blade, has a stronger spine and copes with coarser material, and it keeps its shape even when a stick gets in the way. The Echter Hahnkopf version comes peened and ready to mow, in part with an edge guard, so you can start straight away without having to prepare it yourself.
Snath and peening
A curved steel tube snath with two adjustable wooden grips is the most practical solution, because you set the grips to your own height and the blade then runs at the right level on its own. If the grip sits too high you mow into thin air, if it sits too low you dig into the sward. For resharpening you need the peening jig. Peening does not grind the edge away, it draws it out cold so that it becomes thinner and harder. That is the decisive difference to grinding, where material is lost and the edge comes back blunter over time. Peen once a season and you mow with noticeably less effort, and the whetstone is only needed for a quick draw every few minutes.
Frequently Asked Questions
How often does a scythe need peening?
With regular use about once a season, and in between the whetstone every few minutes of mowing is enough.
Which blade length is right?
For tight spots and less practised hands 60 to 65 centimetres is comfortable, on open ground it can be longer.
Whetting blade or high back?
Whetting blade for soft grass and clean meadows, high back for strong growth and ground where the odd stick is lying about.
Scythe Blades, Snaths and Peening Kit
Whether a scythe runs easily is decided in three places. With the blade you choose between the classic whetting scythe in the Reich pattern for soft grass and the oil hardened high back blade, whose stronger spine copes with coarser material and the odd stick in the way. The Echter Hahnkopf version arrives peened and ready to mow, in part with an edge guard, so you can start straight away. With the snath, the curved steel tube with two adjustable wooden grips is the most practical solution, because you set the grips to your own height and the blade then runs at the right level by itself. And then there is peening, which makes the biggest difference of all. Peening does not grind the edge away, it draws it out cold and makes it thinner and harder. Peen once a season and you mow noticeably more easily, with the whetstone needed only in between.