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True! I mow my lawn with a push mower for the exercise. Neighbours think I’m nuts. I have toyed with getting a scythe but I have pets and the unthinkable could
by pixxel 4y ago
True! I mow my lawn with a push mower for the exercise. Neighbours think I’m nuts. I have toyed with getting a scythe but I have pets and the unthinkable could happen.
- elevaet 4y agoI used to use a scythe. It got a lot of thumbs up and such from passers-by. It's a pretty fun way to cut the grass; if you sharpen the blade nicely it's surprisingly effective. I used to use it in combo with a push mower, they're good on that super long grass that your push mower can't get through. Nowadays I've succumbed to laziness and convention and use an electric trimmer and mower, but the scythe still comes out once in a while for kicks.
- rendang 4y agoSounds like a great activity for pondering the meaning of life, like Levin in Anna Karenina
- elevaet 4y agoI haven't read Anna Karenina, but it really is! Something about the relaxed and repetitive motion, doing things a little differently and without a noisy machine, and of course the imagery of Death personified, reaping Souls. Nice username btw
- lazyjones 4y agoPush mowers are actually best for the grass because of the scissor-like action, especially if you cut it low. I use them in combination with a scythe to cut long grass (I let it grow in the colder months).
- bombcar 4y agoIt'd be pretty hard to hit a pet with a scythe used correctly, as you have full control of the blade at all times and it's pretty easy to stop/divert if necessary. I'd rank it about as dangerous as a push mower, which could catch a tail I guess. My dad got one years ago from https://scythesupply.com https://scythesupply.com and it works great, especially with the longer/taller weeds. Looks like they only have left-handed ones in stock "right" now.