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r ranson wrote:
Either the end of my stroke the tip goes up - most common Or if I keep the tip down, the start of my stroke is up.
r ranson wrote:
Or if I can somehow get both start and stop of the stroke to stay at the right level, the middle bit didn't cut. It just bent. I also seem to be having a problem with keeping the blade low enough to the ground. Most of my cuts are at ankle height.
r ranson wrote:
There is a lot of grass laying over on its side. This is the mid-height stuff, just about ankle height.
r ranson wrote:
Two things I want to look up before the next scything session
1. my back feels hunched up, it seemed to get into a very rounded posture and I feel I could scythe longer if I could keep it upright.
2. can I adjust the snathe on this somehow to make it match my height better?
Phil Stevens wrote:two masterful replies
Phil Stevens wrote:the arc you want is different and creates a fine slicing movement.
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Cristobal Cristo wrote:Derek,
I actually want to purchase a metal snath. When mowing between the trees last week I already broke my wooden snath 3 times. They just can not stand to mowing dense vegetation, despite all the idyllic images showing handsome people doing their scything.
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r ranson wrote:I feel like I have enough hours with this lee valley rig to say with confidence that this snathe was designed with the evil plan to sell more lawnmowers.
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The handles work loose with use and smooths the aluminium so that no matter how tight they are, they still slip on the snathe.
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Scything for the win.
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Jim Webb wrote:Re: Handles slipping. Don't ever use a scythe with a slipping handle. As soon as it moves at all, stop and fix it before taking even one more stroke. If you keep on, you'll very soon ruin your snath.
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