Quote Originally Posted by SirStropalot View Post
I guess I make a little more distinction between them. If you think of the actual guillotine the blade came straight down with the edge angled. That angle causes a slicing cut on the whisker, not any side movement of the blade. The scything has a rotational aspect to it and some movement of the blade directionally. Of the two I like the guillotine the best and probably because it's the safest. I use the scything some, mostly on AGT, but some of my most memorable blood letting came from the scything stroke misapplied.
I agree completely with your description of "guillotine" and "scything" strokes. Of the two, I prefer the scything stroke, and (like you) use it primarily when going ATG (but also with XTG on my neck).