Cathy

Oh, I forgot to mention that the scything also began with a huge interest in
knives..



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From: Cathy [mailto:cathy@...]
Sent: 08 June 2007 05:30 PM
To: '[email protected]'
Subject: RE: [AlwaysLearning] Re: needing some advice - knives



>Do you have brush that needs cutting down? My girls (I know the youngest
was 7, the older would have been about 9 at the time) Really enjoyed cutting
brush with a machete when we were cleaning up our yard. <



Our 12 year old son did a scything course and we bought him a beautiful
Austrian scythe which is his pride and joy. He cuts grass for our horses and
he is always polishing or peening or sharpening his blade. He can tell you
all the reasons why scything is good for body and soul, and also why the
Austrian scythe is better than other scythes too.. with huge enthusiasm.

Has he cut himself yet? Yes! Ended up at A&E for a few hours to get his
thumb fixed up. He can explain in detail what went wrong and what he did and
how it won't happen again. Part of the learning..

Cathy



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