So, long story short. I hate weedeaters, it isn't that I don't think that they don't have their place... they do and people should use the tool they feel most comfortable with. They are fairly easy to use and take no skill really. I however find them uncomfortable to use, and discovered scythes through watching a youtube vid.
I personally don't care about the noise the weed eater makes, or climate really. I don't think the amount of polution a weadeater makes when I use it from time to time really makes a difference, I also don't worry about fumes as I mostly use an electric one. However I'm kind of sick of things like string debris etc. shot at my shins, hands and even face XD. And based from what I've seen scyths (when sharpened well) can navigate obsticales better than weed eaters. I plan to use it around some trees in my yard, my green house and around my house where the plastic siding meeds the ground (it's already sort of dinged from a previous owner). I don't think I'll replace my lawn tractor however, as I find with more large scale mowing I'd rather use it because all I have to do is sit and drive and when you have a larger field things tend to progress much faster when using something like that.
I already got a sickle from scyth supply for my weeding, I figure that could replace my fiskars grass shears. They work pretty well, but I find when weeding around my vines, particularly if I've left them to run along the round, when I try to cut the grass it can be hard to judge the blade and what it will cut the vine, the grass or both. And I figured it could be a stop gap while I save for more of the scything gear/maintenece stuff I need. Anyhow did I judge the usefulness of a scyth in modern days right? Or am being naive when it come to this?
Also which scythe would be better/affordable to use? I want to get a new one, one I don't have to refurbish or anything, I'm not very experieced and I don't have much in way of smithing/crafting... I've read you don't peen american scythes and I've read you can... I also read that american scyths (while heavier) are harder and require less edge maintence.. and then I've read there's really little difference aside from slight difference in swing technique. I took a look briefly, at baryonix the looked about the cheapest when I came to scythes, followed closely by scythe supply. I don't know if makes a difference, but physically... I am short 5'5"~5'6".
