Niels "Amand" Johansson - he is one of our scythemen in Denmark. He is a professional "creek worker" -- a trade description little known to those outside of Denmark. More about Niels, the "Mower of the Decade", here! Regarding to the lines of our network, he of course teaches mowing courses and offers scytheing articles in Northern Europe. |
The Scythe Association (of Britain and Ireland) was formed in 2011, only 2000 years after the arrival of the scythe on the shores of the British Isles… The aims of The Scythe Association are:
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PETER VIDO - the founder of our scythe network! He is a great visionary and a truthful idealist, running 'scythe connection' the most comprehensive scythe related website. He speaks English, German and Slovakian and he teaches courses and sells high quality scythe stuff to Canada (mostly Eastern Canada) and the USA. |
ScytheWorks, a sort of 'sister company' to ScytheConnection, but operated independently by Peter Vido´s brother Alexander, provides a service that comes closest to the once-upon-a-time vision of what a seriously good scythe retail could be....but hasn't been. Located in Victoria, BC, Canada, Scythe Works has a complete offering of European Scythes, Scythe Blades, Scything accessories, and other human powered tools. Scythe Works also offers online instructional materials and local scything workshops on Vancouver Island.
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Filip Verhaeghe - the owner of TERRA TOOLS - teaches scything and peening courses in Belgium and Northern France. He speaks English, French and Flemish of course. Terra Tools - well known for first quality in traditional tools - provides Austrian scythe blades with suitable snaths and all the other stuff necessary for hand mowing and peening. |
Sandy van den Ban, the owner of ZEISLES.NL, teaches mowing and peening courses in the Netherlands. She speaks German, English and Dutch. Zeisles.nl sells traditional tools, supplies Austrian scythe blades with suitable beaks and everything needed for hand mowing and hammering. |