Thread: Scythe rescue

On monday I was doing some tractor work around a shed for my 70 yr old neighbour when I spotted his fathers old scythe hanging on the wall. After a little negotiation it came home with me.
I stripped it down putting the rusted metal parts to soak in white vinegar and sanded the wood before giving it a good two coats of tung oil. Tuesday with the metal work cleaned and oiled it was reassembled the part called the grass nail made and fitted. It was then tested on the grass around the dog kennels and worked as well as the weedwacker and faster.
Monday

Tuesday