The scythe is the ecological alternative to the lawn mower, whipper snipper and brush cutter.

We import hand-forged scythe blades, direct from the Schroeckenfux factory in Austria, where they have been made since 1540. We also import the snaths (handles) and sharpening tools that you will require to keep your blade razor sharp. And to add to the collection, we now have a scythe sickle.

An Austrian scythe consists of a blade, a snath with two grips, and a blade attachment ring.

There are different lengths of blades for different purposes. We sell 6 different blade lengths: the "vegie garden " blade (40 cm), the bush blade (50 cm), the trimming blade (55 cm), the all purpose blade (65 cm), the field blade (75 cm), and the long field blade (90 cm). See Blades.

We also sell 2 different snath lengths - to suit mowers up to about 182 cm tall (150 cm snath), and mowers taller than about 182 cm (160 cm snath. Both snaths can be height adjusted within this range. See Snaths.

Austrian scythes are sharpened in two stages. Firstly the razor sharp edge is achieved through peening, which is a form of cold forging. Then, in the field, the edge of the blade is kept sharp by honing with a whetstone. We sell both peening jigs and whetstones. See Sharpening Tools.

For those embarking on their first Austrian scythe journey, we have put together a scythe starter kit, which provides you with everything you need to get started with scything, i.e. a scythe, a peening jig, a whetstone and a stone sheath. When purchasing the kit, you are saving about 10% compared to purchasing the items separately. See Scythe Outfits.

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Fermenting Crock Pots - only for sale from our farm when you drop in for a visit or come to one of our workshops. We will also take them to the Mudgee Small Farm Field Days and to All Sun's October Field Days, and we'll let you know if we attend any other field days. Unfortunately, due to the "robust" handling of the crock pots through Australia Post and couriers, about one third of the crock pots sent to customers have arrived broken, despite a lot of effort put into packing them. If we come up with an Australia Post proof packaging, then we will again sell crock pots online. Any suggestions for a cheap, environmentally friendly packaging gratefully accepted.

Scything Plus Workshop April 2012
The next Scything Plus Workshop is 13th to 15th April.

Scything Plus Workshop October 2011
What a weekend! Once again we've made a lot of new friends and learned so much. We'll have photos available soon ...

Anvil with Support Table
We are now selling the newest development in scythe sharpening, the anvil with a support table onto which you rest your blade whilst peening. Developed by Ernst Schoiswohl from the Schroeckenfux factory in Austria, it has been hailed as the best development in scythe sharpening tools since the development of the peening jig in the 1930s.