Thread: Clueless about this sharpener/hone?

He was probably putting on a patina to help prevent rust - that'd be my guess.

How it was explained to me was that the acidity from the manure would thin the blade while also protect it from further rusting, but I am not sure how it would work. What is the fact I have seen them buried in the manure repeatedly by few people.
I with the Snaths I have learned with metal one and to be hones it was arkward thing. Then i had chance to use wooden one made out of Ash for cutting grass and it was completely different league. then I have tried one made for wheat and could not get on with it at all.

I have been peening my razors wrong all this time !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn70UfJcULI

Most razors require very little peening, but Gold Dollars definitely need a lot of it.

learn something every day. that last guy said "you can cut through things like butter". I've never seen a butter field.

No, butter fields are a myth. You use the scythe to cut cold hard butter in the kitchen. You just need to clear enough room to get a good swing.

Have seen leg above ankle right to the bone. does it count?
Otherwise at present I do not have any scythes but as my frien recently died and the anvil and the scythe peening hammer were left in his workshop for scrap I have them and hopefully in future I will have property where I will need to use the scythe and the accesories again.