The Scything Handbook
Learn how to cut grass, mow meadows & harvest grain by hand
Ian Miller
The scythe is an elegant, efficient hand tool which is ideal for mowing long grass and harvesting many types of crop. There is a graceful, rhythmic quality to scything which, once mastered, makes it rewarding to use. Ian Miller teaches you how to scythe from scratch including assembly, perfecting the stroke, honing, peening, uses and aftercare.
Ian Miller followed a career in music with a degree in agroecology and learned how to scythe on a biodynamic farm in Austria. He lives in Iowa where he is building a small homestead and also finds time for stone masonry, teaching workshops, writing and translating books and making music.
The Scything Handbook, Ian Miller
£14.99 | ISBN: 9780993389245 | September 2016
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“Years of passion have gone into this elegant, little book.”
Rory Dusoir, Gardens Illustrated
“Expert, readable, beautifully produced, indispensable”
John Lewis-Stempel
“… contains all of the information you need to buy, maintain and use a scythe for any grassy area, from a meadow to a lawn.”
Lea Leendertz, The Daily Telegraph
