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| Ian33568 |
Peening and Honing?Are these the correct terms to use for Scythe sharpening:Peening - to draw out the blade on an anvil with a hammer Honing - to sharpen with a sharpening stone They are used on an American site but are they the correct English terms? 
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| Mary-Jane |
Re: Peening and Honing?
Gil will know. |
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| Jamanda |
Sean says they are right, because he listemed to Gil at the workshop. Honing gets used in every day language as in "to hone your skills". | ||||
| gil |
Re: Peening and Honing?
Peening - yes as above; can also be done using a peening jig and hammer. Basically cold forging the very edge of the blade while thinning it, so that a sharper edge can be obtained using the stones. Honing is also called sharpening or whetting. Which site was it, BTW ? Have you got an Austriam scythe, Ian ? |
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| Grimnir |
You can also peen over the head of a rivet | ||||
| Ian33568 |
Re: Peening and Honing?
Yes it is an Austrian blade - there is a long tradition of scything around here - many older farmers still use scythes on a daily basis and are extremely skilled. The site was http://www.scythesupply.com/workshop.htm Thanks for the info......if we ever get a chance to come to a skill sharing w/e we would love to join in your session. 
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| StuP |
What I'm unsure of is how hard to strike with the hammer when peening with a jig. All suggestions welcome. | ||||
| vegplot |
Reasonably gently, just a moderate tap. As you do it look at the blade and see if you can see any change. Lots of taps are better than one big wallop. If you tap too gently you won't do any harm but if you hit too hard you can damage the edge. |
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| gil |
@ StuP
re how hard to tap with the hammer : imagine if you had an 800g hammer with a short handle, and holding your wrist steady, just let it fall onto the jig, rather than whacking it down. The typical hammer seems to be 1lb or 500g What vegplot said You want the blow to fall evenly onto the jig, a positive stroke, but not bashing away at it. You can always run the blade through the jig a second or even a third time You should be able to see, by the brightening of the edge metal, whether your hammer stroke has had an effect. And feel it (best demo'd live or photos) You should fit your peening to what you are going to mow. If mowing fine grass, you may and can put a very sharp edge on the blade (the sharper, the weaker if obstacles are struck) If mowing weeds, thistles, docks, peen the blade less thinly. @ ian have you had a look at Peter Vido's scything website ? www.scytheconnection.com |