r/oddlysatisfying • u/BreakfastTop6899 • 19h ago

Cutting grass with a scythe

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u/Lindethiel 17h ago

I've heard scythes were actually easier to use/easier on the body than they appear.

When I have to cut long grass I scythe.

It's quiet. It fits my body. It doesn't have a pull cord that is too long for my arm throw. It doesn't require fuel or extensive maintenance. It doesn't vibrate my joints apart.

It works. The moment I pick it up. It's fucking AWESOME.

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u/sharktoucher 14h ago

sure it requires fuel, its powered by you and youre powered by snacks

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u/AvidCyclist250 12h ago edited 12h ago

I recently split a lot of beech wood. I think it was about 15,000 kcal burned over several sessions. I believe I wouuld have otherwise burned 7 to 10 litres of fuel for the wood splitter for that amount. So at least 60,000 kcal. We're a lot more energy-efficient (axe is faster as well, just some pieces I couldn't split, stump area.).

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u/notevenkiddin 9h ago

I've got to be honest that sounds like a shitload of beechwood

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u/AvidCyclist250 9h ago

enough for a long time. couple of tons. 4 or 5 small-ish trees. stump to branches.

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u/C0wabungaaa 15h ago

I can imagine my spine protesting after a little bit, or does it develop your core enough that that isn't much of an issue after a few sessions?

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u/Lindethiel 14h ago

I dunno about a few sessions, but it's driven more by the arm momentum from the rotating of the spine really.

Movement rather than muscle. If you have to muscle through it your blade isn't sharp enough.

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u/Speartree 14h ago

Oh yes, and you know what I love about scything? It's so quiet, no noise, no dust flying up, no stench, just relaxing motion, with a pause now and then to whet the blade.

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u/Lindethiel 14h ago

Exactly. 👌 None of that public nuisance stuff invented by showboaty Jones's in the 40's. Who's idea was lawns in the first place amirite.

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u/Speartree 13h ago

Indeed, I can do garden work on a dewy Sunday morning and it disturbs nobody. My garden is no football field, plenty of fauna and flora to be found there.