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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2009 14:13:28 GMT
Hey SBG! Here's a new video of me 'Test Cutting' my vintage grain Sickle using Paulus Hector Mair's Ars Gladiatoris as source material. I got it last fall from a flea market / yard sale for a buck. It was brown with rust patina and blunt as all get out. I used Ianflaer's sand-paper sharpening technique but had to start at 80 Grit!
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2009 15:01:34 GMT
That was very cool! I never seen anyone do any cutting like that with a Sickle before. Makes me want to put a sharpening on my old sickle and have a go at it. Very nicely done too. The doubles where awesome and bleeding, if you meant to do that it shows excellent control.
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Post by randomnobody on May 29, 2009 15:03:45 GMT
Interesting, very neat stuff. Makes me want one.
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Post by swordboy bringer of chaos on May 29, 2009 15:42:36 GMT
see if you can find any thing with a longer sythe thinking of re-mounting one I have
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Post by ShooterMike on May 29, 2009 17:13:10 GMT
Very cool idea. I never thought of that. But you've opened my eyes to looking around me for improvised edged weapons. I have an antique hide scraper that might show some potential?... Great job!
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Post by Avery on May 29, 2009 17:43:50 GMT
Very nice vid. +1 for originality, and like Shooter said, this has got me to thinking....
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2009 23:49:39 GMT
+1 makes me wish I still had the old sickle I found in an abandoned hotel storage room, but alas that was lost several moves ago.
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2009 0:00:06 GMT
see if you can find any thing with a longer sythe thinking of re-mounting one I have Check this link www.gemplers.com/machetes-knives Scythe handles and sheaths, and a really cool corn knife on closeout. No sickles though.
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Post by randomnobody on May 30, 2009 0:03:35 GMT
That woodman's pal axe looks like a nasty little device. I rather like it.
I wonder, suddenly, whether a bush, weed, or grass scythe would be best for uh...alternate purposes...
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2009 0:54:08 GMT
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Post by randomnobody on May 30, 2009 0:58:08 GMT
I had the same idea regarding the scythe blades, hence the tossup. There's bound to be a compromise available... Hmm... $64.95 is a pretty good deal for that thing... I have far too much on my backlist at the moment.
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Post by YlliwCir on May 30, 2009 11:28:46 GMT
Very well done, Djemps. +1 for versatility.
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2009 11:51:19 GMT
Sweet! Love the fact that you put in your...less than perfect cuts as well. "The famous empty bottle cut"- lmao! Its great that you're experimenting with alternative weapons and techniques and sharing it with the community. Plus, your cutting is cool! +1 from me too!
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2009 15:01:10 GMT
Just awesome! Excellent source work and source pictures to demo the cuts! It makes great sense that there were techniques with this weapon in the Western martial arts, just like the Asian (Japanese) martial arts. +1 Indeed!
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Post by wiwingti on May 30, 2009 17:33:39 GMT
very cool video man
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2009 11:55:02 GMT
Wow! That was awesome with research and references too! +1 and thanks so much for sharing, Debbie
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2009 22:40:08 GMT
Thank you everyone for the great comments. I'm having a blast cutting with this Sickle. Maybe I should make a second video! see if you can find any thing with a longer sythe thinking of re-mounting one I have Check this link www.gemplers.com/machetes-knives Scythe handles and sheaths, and a really cool corn knife on closeout. No sickles though. @lpboyle. That's a great link. +1 Karma for showing me where to find some nice America style Scythe blades. I won't get into to much elaboration, but the Austrian / European style Scythe handle and Blade are favored by everyone who still practices the art of mowing. The Austrian style is also the version that Paulus Hector Mair illustrates in his section on Scythe Combat... BUT.. The American style Blade is straighter and would work better for fixing to a pole and making a 'War Scythe'. Which is something I'm interested in doing. ;D
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2009 23:48:28 GMT
Your welcome, I knew they were still produced from when I lived out in the midwest, but they are hard to find. Personally I didn't realize there was much difference between the Euro and American versions until after I read your post and then went to look at some images. I also noticed the American corn knife has a much straighter blade than a Euro Harvest knife as well, although American and Euro sickles are almost identical.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2009 2:47:37 GMT
Wow, that looks like a lot of fun...humm I think I need to go scavenger hunting next time I visit the farm ;D .
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2009 23:03:48 GMT
Yeppers, we need to see some corn knife and scythe videos too, LOL
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