Simon Fairlie Scythes
Price List, Summer 2009
Please note that the last three weeks of June are extremely busy and deliveries may take longer than at other times of the year.
VAT
VAT is included in the price (15 per cent for most items) and all orders are delivered with a VAT receipt.
AVAILABILITY
All items are currently in stock. Competition blades and left-handed equipment by advance request only.PRICE LIST
For a more detailed explanation of the following items see product list.
*All blades except those marked with an asterisk * are triple peened in the factory and ready to mow after a short honing.
• Blades marked with a bullet • have had the tang angle readjusted in the UK.
Description Length cm Weight grammes Price £ All blades made in Austria by Schröckenfux of Rossleithen. Standard Austrian grass blade: Rasierschnitt — for grass and fleshy weeds in very confined circumstances, and garden work. 40 335 32 Standard Austrian grass blade: Rasierschnitt — for grass and fleshy weeds. 60 420 36 Standard Austrian grass blade: Rasierschnitt — for grass and fleshy weeds. 75 530 39 *•Standard Austrian grass blade: Rasierschnitt — for grass and fleshy weeds 85 595 38 Oriental blade: Luxor model —for meadows and lawns. 70 470 38 Oriental blade: Luxor model —for meadows and lawns. 75 515 39 Oriental blade: Luxor model — for meadows and lawns. 85 560 41 Stone blade: Hahnsense
60 460 37 Ditch blade: Styria —for rough grass and tough weeds. 55 440 35 Ditch blade: Styria — for rough grass and tough weeds. 65 480 38 Bush blade: Fux — heavy duty, cuts woody plants, not ideal for grass.
50 540 35 *Competition Blade: Hartstahl (AVAILABLE ON REQUEST ONLY) 110 840 55 Adjustable curved wooden snath (movable handgrips); supplied with clamp for fixing blade and wedge for adjusting blade angle; please give your height when ordering. (Swiss)
1295 49 Extra right hand grip for adjustable wooden snath. Please stipulate size (see Product List for explanation). 12 Replacement grip for metal snath (Oval cross section) 2 Bar Peen Anvil (Picard, German) —for use with ordinary carpenter's hammer
17 Peening jig (Slovak).
25 Flat Anvil (Picard, German) — for use with cross peen hammer.
17 Cross peen hammer — with one cross peen face and one flat face (Picard, German) 500 15 Table Bar Peen Anvil (Schröckenfux) 55 Artificial stone: silicon carbide 24 cm, coarse 24 2 Artificial stone "Silicar" medium grit 26 9 Natural stone: Bregenzer 21-22 cm, fine (300 grit) 21/22 4 Natural stone: Rozsutec 23-24 cm, very fine. (Slovak) 23/24 9 Round file, 7/32" (Vallorbe, Swiss) 1 Garryflex rubberized sanding block. 120 grit. (UK supplier) 5 Garryflex rubberized sanding block. 60 grit. (UK supplier) 5 Stone sheath (Czech — Copper) 12 Stone sheath (Czech — Galvanized steel) 5 Stone sheath (hand made in the UK, from sweet chestnut wood) 28 Stone sheath (polished cow horn) 24 Stone sheath, ( waterproofed leather, handmade in UK), (ONLY ONE LEFT) 29 Magnifying lens x 10 3 Notes on the Use of the Austrian Scythe — A4 booklet of 24 pages (FREE WITH ALL PURCHASES OF COMPLETE SCYTHES) 2 The Scythe Book, by David Tresemer and Peter Vido 13 The Forgiveness of Nature: The Story of Grass, by Graham Harvey hardback, Jonathan Cape, 371 pages. 12 Extra clamp for fixing blade to adjustable wooden snath —(hexagonal Allen Key. (A clamp is included when you buy a snath) 35mmx40mm 3 Replacement square Allen Key, or grub nuts for clamps.
Free, send sae. Sickle 255 15 "Scythe-Sickle" 375 17 Bush Knife 420 24 COMPLETE SETS (easier to order and a bit cheaper )
The Cautious Beginner's Set — With Peening Jig ..... £118 plus £18 p&p • One Adjustable wooden snath with clamp • One blade (any kind except the competition blade) • One peening jig • One Bregenzer sharpening stone (medium fine) • One synthetic sharpening stone (coarse) • One steel stone sheath • One round file • One copy of Notes on the Use of the Austrian Scythe The Confident Beginner's Set — With Freehand Peening Anvil .... £138 plus £18 p&p • One Adjustable wooden snath with clamp • One blade (any kind except the competition blade) • One bar peen anvil (German) • One Rozsutec sharpening stone (extra fine) • One Silicar synthetic sharpening stone (medium) • One synthetic sharpening stone ( coarse) • One copper stone sheath • One round file • One sanding block • One copy of Notes on the Use of the Austrian Scythe
A SECOND BLADE IS CHEAPER
Add £33 for each extra blade in a set .POSTAGE AND PACKING
You can save on postage and get some basic tuition by coming to the store, less than a mile from the A 303 in Somerset. Please phone or e-mail to make an appointement.
UK (INC N IRELAND) : one blade 55cm or under £3; ; one blade 60cm or over £5; two blades £8; one snath £9; one blade plus one snath £13; one snath, plus one blade, plus any other two items £16; complete sets including up to three blades £18; other multiple orders up to 10 kilos, and with no more than two snaths, £20; multiple orders up to 10 kilos, with no more than four snaths, £22.
Small items other than blades and snaths : magnifying glass £1; book £2; sanding block £2; one stone £2; two stones £3; one sheath £3, one anvil or hammer £5; bush knife, sickle, or scythe-sickle £5. For combinations of small items, either add 20 per cent to the cost price and round down to the nearest pound, or if that looks excessive phone or email for a precise quote.
Please allow a week to ten days for delivery. At the height of summer, when I am busy with shows and demand is high, it can take longer than this. Delivery is by Royal Mail or Parcel Force and normally takes two or three days. Many thanks to the staff at South Petherton Post Office, who deal with these cumbersome parcels with good humour and patience.
Express Delivery. If you need your scythe in time for a birthday or other event, please phone or e-mail and enquire about express dispatch. There may be a premium of £5-£10 if I have to go out of my way to get it to the Post Office, or use 24 delivery. Or you can order your own courier company to collect.
ABROAD, please contact me. As a rough guide, to send a scythe set to Southern Ireland costs about £36, and to Europe about £46. Delivery costs beyond Europe are prohibitively expensive. If you are in North America, you will probably find what you need at Peter Vido's website http://www.scytheconnection.com/ or else http://www.scythesupply.com/ Peter Vido provides a scythe buyers' guide at http://www.scytheconnection.com/adp/retail/guide.html If you are in Australia or New Zealand, please contact Nicole Schmid at nicoleschmid1@mac.com
PAYMENT
PREFERRED METHODS OF PAYMENT: My system works quickest if you pay by cheque, money order or postal order; or else by cash sent by special delivery. PLEASE MAKE CHEQUES OUT TO "SIMON FAIRLIE SCYTHES".
CARDS: Sorry I can't take cards; I bank with the building society in my village, which doesn't handle them.
BACS PAYMENTS: I accept BACS payments by arrangement.
PURCHASE ORDERS: I can supply on the basis of purchase orders from local authorities, quangos, established conservation organizations etc.
CASH PAYMENTS: For Royal Mail advice on sending payments by cash, click here for the relevant page at www.royal mail.com You will receive a VAT receipt.
EUROS I accept payment in Euros, either cheque, cash or (for large orders) electronically. Please phone or e-mail for details.
S IRELAND: A sterling money order, or Euro cheque, or electronic transfer are convenient methods of payment. Please ring or email for Euro rates.
MONEYGRAM: I haven't used this yet but am happy to try it for overseas payments.
OVERSEAS: Please e-mail or ring for details.
POSTAL ADDRESS: Simon Fairlie (Scythes), The Potato Store, Flaxdrayton Farm,
South Petherton, Somerset, TA13 5LRPHONE NUMBER: 01460 249204 . . . . . E-MAIL: chapter7@tlio.org.uk
ORDER FORM
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