Quote Originally Posted by basil View Post
I have seen so many arguments about guillotine or scything motions and each has been described differently by different people.

In my opinion a video with the motions correctly described and demonstrated will help anyone reading the wiki. That way there won't be anymore confusion and arguments about the motions.
I agree entirely. This post was an attempt at movement in that direction. It may come to pass that some definitions are simply more functional than others.

As I said, I will discuss the rotating scythe cut at another time. I haven't worked anything out yet, but the sketch I have in my head suggests that the rotational scythe cut is actually less of an ideal stroke than the scythe stroke here (specifically because a razor is straight, and not curved like a scythe). However, I can't say for certain until I actually play with the mathematical model.

Again, I have no bias, I am just doing some math. Truth be told, knowing all this I still use a straight cut a fair portion of the time!

Now tell me more about this list...