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Simon Fairlie Scythes
Price List, as of 30 June 2008
SUMMER RUSH
It is currently taking ten days to two weeks to process orders. This is because: (a) there is exceptional demand, perhaps owing to the rise in petrol prices; (b) I have my own hay to make and events to attend.
I am trying to get to the international scythe event near Copenhagen, between 3 and 6 July. (http://www.scytheconnection.com/adp/events/index.html) If you have a query, please send an e-mail, which I will attend to on my return on 7 July, or ring me after then. My apologies for any inconvenience.
VAT
All prices include VAT. The VAT component is 7/47 (seven forty-sevenths) of the full price. As an example a 60 cm blade with a snath, retailing at £76 including VAT, is £64.68 without VAT. There is no VAT on the books.
AVAILABILITY
Nearly everything (except the 85 cm Oriental) is in stock. Competition blades by request only.
PRICE LIST
For a more detailed explanation of the following items see product list.
*All blades except the "bargain offers" and 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 |
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Length cm |
Weight grammes |
Price £ |
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| Standard Austrian grass blade: Rasierschnitt — for grass and fleshy weeds in very confined circumstances, and garden work. |
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40 |
|
28 |
| Standard Austrian grass blade: Rasierschnitt — for grass and fleshy weeds. |
|
60 |
420 |
33 |
| Standard Austrian grass blade: Rasierschnitt — for grass and fleshy weeds. |
|
75 |
530 |
35 |
| *•Standard Austrian grass blade: Rasierschnitt — for grass and fleshy weeds |
|
85 |
595 |
32 |
| Oriental blade: Luxor model —for meadows and lawns. |
|
70 |
420 |
34 |
| •Oriental blade: Luxor model — for meadows and lawns. (OUT OF STOCK; EXPECTED IN AUGUST) |
|
85 |
|
36 |
|
Stone blade: Hahnsense — for rough or rocky ground and topping. |
|
60 |
460 |
33 |
| Ditch blade: Styria —for rough grass and tough weeds. |
|
55 |
440 |
32 |
| Ditch blade: Styria — for rough grass and tough weeds. |
|
65 |
480 |
34 |
Bush blade: Fux — heavy duty, cuts woody plants, not ideal for
grass. |
|
50 |
540 |
32 |
| *Competition Blade: Hartstahl (AVAILABLE ON REQUEST ONLY) |
|
110 |
840 |
48 |
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Adjustable curved wooden snath (movable handgrips); supplied with clamp
for fixing blade and wedge for adjusting blade angle; please give your height when ordering. |
|
|
1295 |
43 |
| Extra right hand grip for adjustable wooden snath. Please stipulate
size (see product list for explanation). |
|
|
|
10 |
| Replacement grip for metal snath (Oval cross section) |
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2 |
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| Bar peen anvil (for use with ordinary carpenter's hammer). (German made — Mercedes Benz quality) |
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13 |
| Bar peen anvil (for use with ordinary carpenter's hammer) (Czech made — Skoda quality) |
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5 |
Peening jig. |
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|
18 |
Flat Anvil (for use with cross peen hammer). |
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6 |
| Cross peen hammer 16 oz, Footprint brand, made in UK. |
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9 |
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| Artificial stone: silicon carbide 24 cm, coarse |
|
24 |
|
2 |
| Artificial stone "Silicar" medium grit |
|
26 |
|
7 |
| Natural stone: Bregenzer 21-22 cm, fine (300 grit) |
|
21/22 |
|
3 |
| Natural stone: Rozsutec 23-24 cm, very fine |
|
23/24 |
|
6 |
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| Stone sheath (Copper) |
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|
8 |
| Stone sheath (Hand made, from chestnut wood) |
|
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27 |
| Garryflex rubberized sanding block. 120 grit. |
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|
4 |
| Garryflex rubberized sanding block. 60 grit. |
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|
4 |
| Magnifying lens x 10 |
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3 |
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| Notes on the Use of the Austrian Scythe — A4 booklet of 24 pages (FREE WITH ALL PURCHASES OF COMPLETE SCYTHES) |
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2 |
| The Scythe Book, by David Tresemer and Peter Vido |
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13 |
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| Clamp for fixing blade to adjustable wooden snath
(hexagonal Allen Key) |
|
35mmx40mm |
|
3 |
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Replacement square Allen Key, or grub nuts for clamps. |
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No charge, send sae. |
COMPLETE SET (saves about £10)
| Complete Set ..... £115
plus £17 postage |
• One Adjustable wooden snath with clamp • One
blade (any kind except the competition blade) • One peening jig • One bar peen anvil (German) •
One Rozsutec sharpening stone (extra fine) • One synthetic sharpening stone
(medium coarse) • One copper stone sheath • One copy of Notes on the Use of the Austrian Scythe
NB This set provides the two simplest peening options (with no need for a specialist hammer) and two basic sharpening stones. |
A SECOND BLADE IS CHEAPER
IF YOU WANT TO PURCHASE A SECOND BLADE: Add £30 for each
extra blade in a set ( or £28 for a 40 cm blade) Or else see bargain offer below.
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POSTAGE AND PACKING
Remember, you can save on postage, and get some basic tuition, by coming to the store, less than a mile from the A303. Please make an appointment.
UK (INC N IRELAND) : one blade 55cm or under £3; one blade 60cm or over £5; two blades
£8; one blade plus one snath £13; one snath, plus one blade, plus any other two items £15;
complete sets including up to three blades £17; other multiple orders up to 10 kilos, and with no more than
four snaths, £19.
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. Because I am in a car pool, I normally despatch scythes only once a week. 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. To send a scythe to Southern Ireland costs about £28, and to Europe about £36. Australia/NZ is about £85 for a scythe, more with ancillary equipment. USA is about £50 to £80 for a scythe plus
ancillary equipment; £20 for a single blade, but 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
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SORRY,
NO CARDS: I BANK WITH A SMALL LOCAL BUILDING SOCIETY WHICH DOESN'T ACCEPT THEM. POSTAL ORDER OR CASH BY RECORDED DELIVERY IS FINE.
POSTAL ADDRESS: Simon Fairlie (Scythes),
The Potato Store, Flaxdrayton Farm,
South Petherton, Somerset, TA13 5LR
PHONE NUMBER: 01460
249204 . . . . . E-MAIL: chapter7@tlio.org.uk