Starting the Harvest

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Egon

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Starting the harvest. Cutting Rye in a very traditional manner.

Egon
 
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Yikes ! that does not look like fun. Get out the mower and then go salmon fishing with the spare time /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif Dave
 
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I wonder how many of us know how to properly use a scythe. My father tried to teach me how to do but I never got the hang of it. It seems to me that a big part of the battle is keeping the blade sharp. Keep up the good work. /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif
 
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Get a gas powered hedge clipper. Put a tray on the backside of the blade to catch the cuttings. Mow it just below the seed heads. That scythe will make your back hurt, twice!
 
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Ahhh --- the cardiovascular system said thanks.

Egon
 
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People still do thing like this in 2003????? At least put some orange paint on the handle!!!!!! OK...... Green if you prefer.... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
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Well the shirt was faded green!!!

Egon
 
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Glad to see you upholding both tradition and your health. Keep up the good work, Egon. Inspire whilst perspire. Best,

Sabi
 
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Malt that grain! Rye whiskey, rye whiskey, rye whiskey I cry!
If I don't get rye whiskey I surely will die!

Chuck
 
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It takes about an hour and then the endorphines kick in and it gets very hard to stop.

Egon
 

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