Freight charges are not now correctly calculated by the website.
I will quote for delivery on orders and consult with you via email to confirm what your courier charges will be.
The spring has started to settle in on the coast. I have started more regular mowing in the community orchards, reducing weed competition and building up mulch layers to support the growing trees and getting ready for the drier months to come. The comfrey is a good indicator at this time of the year, new leaves at ground level getting bigger every day with the warming soils.
Our shipment from Europe finally arrived and I have been working my way through back orders.
We are now fully stocked and ready to help you with your scything needs as you begin or continue your scything journey.
It is our goal to nurture the scything community in NZ, share knowledge and skills and promote this amazing tool
and all its potential to play a part in supporting us as we care for the land that we call home.
We are beginning to organise our scything workshop programmes for the next couple of months and hope to let you know when these are happening soon.
John Valentine
This tool of the past is fast becoming the tool of the future.
All over the world people are turning away from the noisy, fuel burning weedeaters and lawnmowers and taking up the scythe.
Faster than a weedeater and less cost to buy and run, the scythe is healthier for your body, your mind, and our planet Earth.
The Schroeckenfux factory in Austria have been making scythes since 1540 and now I have them available to buy, brand new here in New Zealand.
I have everything you need to get you mowing
- Blades for trimming for around the tricky bits, to full size field blades for bringing in the hay and options for the heavier clearing and blackberries etc.
- Wooden Snaths (handles) made of Swiss ash are available in three sizes, Metal snaths for heavier jobs in two sizes.
- A full range of sharpening options to suit your mowing needs and skill set.
We also can help out with on-going instruction and advice and permanent contact with the greater world of scything.
(Yes I know that the photo on the left is still Ross. He is still part of ScythesNZ and we are still benefiting from his years of hard work supporting the community so he will stay there for a bit longer. Cheers Ross)
John Valentine.
