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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.

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

I understand peening the blades, but why were new blades buried in manure? How were they "matured" in manure?

So, as adrspach stated, different scythes serve different purposes.

I have two snaths. One is wood and the other is steel. The steel one is much lighter and fairly strong but I pushed it too...

I could bring one of mine up some time and you could mow Randy's yard!

Sadly, as half of a hone, it's nearly useless even for a scythe. Honing needs to be done frequently and preferably, quickly, so that half hone could only be of use if done slowly and carefully. ...