Price List
For a more detailed explanation of the following items see product list. You may find it easier to buy a beginner's set. These are listed lower down the page, here.
All prices include VAT.
17-20 JANUARY
I am away from 17-20 January and the office is being rewired, so there will be no telephone during the day. If you have an urgent request please phone Gill on 07909 154824AVAILABILITY
The 75 cm Rasierschnitt blades are temporarily out of stock (I am discussing with the manufacturers about the elevation of the tips of these blades).ORDER FORM
If you wish to purchase, please print out an order form: ORDER FORM
Though not essential, it will help ensure that you provide all the information, and so avoid delays. If you can't print, please write your order on a sheet of paper, remembering to specify your height if you are ordering a snath.
Description Length cm Weight grammes Price £ BLADES
All blades made in Austria by Schröckenfux of Rossleithen.GRASS BLADES Austrian-style grass blade (Rasierschnitt); for grass and fleshy weeds. 60 420 38 Oriental Blade (Profisense); for fleshy weeds, meadows and lawns. 65 39 Oriental blade (Profisense); for fleshy weeds, meadows and lawns. 75 41 Oriental blade (Profisense); for fleshy weeds, meadows and lawns. 85 43 Oriental blade (Luxor); extra fine, for meadows and lawns. 75 515 41 Oriental blade (Luxor); extra fine, for meadows and lawns. 85 560 43 TOUGH BLADES Ditch blade: Styria —for rough grass and tough weeds. OUT OF STOCK UNTIL MARCH 55 440 37 Ditch blade: Styria — for rough grass and tough weeds. 65 480 39 Bush blade: Fux — heavy duty, cuts woody plants, not ideal for grass.
50 540 36 Bush blade: Fux —for targeted removal of woody plants, hopeless for grass. 40 35 VERY SHORT BLADES Tiny blade : Luxor model —for very confined circumstances, working between valued plants, eg allotment or row crop work. 40 335 33 Small blade : Luxor model —for grass and fleshy weeds in small gardens, paths etc.
50 375 35 EXTRA LONG BLADES Competition Blade: Austrian style Hartstahl 110 840 54 BLADE COVERS Canvas blade cover 50cm to 75cm 50-75 11 Canvas blade cover 40cm to 50cm 40-50 10 Adjustable curved wooden snath (movable handgrips); supplied with clamp for fixing blade.
Size 1, for children and people under 5 feet tall.130 1300 approx 52 Adjustable snath as above, Size 2 (5ft - 5ft 10 in tall) 150 52 Adjustable snath as above, Size 3 ( 5 ft 10- 6 ft 5in tall) 160 52 Adjustable snath as above, Size 4 (Over 6ft 5 tall) 170 58 Extra right hand grip for adjustable wooden snath. Please stipulate size (see Product List for explanation). 12 Bar Peen Anvil (Picard, German) — for use with ordinary carpenter's hammer.
18 Bar Peen Anvil (Czech) — for use with ordinary carpenter's hammer. 6 Peening jig (Slovak).
29 Flat Anvil (Picard, German) — for use with cross peen hammer.
18 Cross peen hammer — Warrington style made in the UK by Visa 16oz 15 Table Bar Peen Anvil (Schröckenfux, Austria) (OUT OF STOCK UNTIL MARCH) 56 Magnifying lens x 10 3 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 6 Flat chainsaw file, ( Oregon made by Vallorbe, Switzerland) 3 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) 4 Stone sheath (hand made in the UK, from sweet chestnut wood) 28 Stone sheath (polished cow horn) 27 Stone sheath (waterproofed leather, handmade in UK) OUT OF STOCK 29 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 Managing Grass in Britain with the Scythe, by Simon Fairlie, A5, 44 pages (TEMPORARILY OUT OF PRINT) 3 Extra clamp for fixing blade to adjustable wooden snath — hexagonal Allen Key. (A clamp is included when you buy a snath.) 35mmx40mm 3 Replacement grub nuts for clamps. First one is free, subsequent grub nuts are £1 each.
1 Sickle 255 17 Sickle — Left Handed (OUT OF STOCK UNTIL MARCH) 22 Bush Knife (OUT OF STOCK UNTIL MARCH) 420 30 You may find it easier to order one of the following sets.
You will still need to specify: (a) which blade you want and (b) which size snath you need, or alternatively specify the height of the main user.
A NOTE ON PEENING If all you need to do is hack down fleshy weeds, then you can get by without peening equipment. If you expect to be mowing substantial areas of grass, you will get better results over time if you peen your blade. For more about peening, and about these sets, see the menu at the top of the Product List.
BEGINNER'S KIT without peening equipment
The Cheap and Cheerful Beginner's Kit ..... £98 plus £13 p&p • One Adjustable wooden snath with clamp • One blade (any kind 65 cm or under) • One Bregenzer sharpening stone (medium fine) • One synthetic sharpening stone (coarse) • One flat file • One copy of Notes on the Use of the Austrian Scythe BEGINNER'S SETS with peening equipment (easier to order and a bit cheaper )
The Cautious Beginner's Set — With Peening Jig ..... £126 plus £19 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 flat file • One copy of Notes on the Use of the Austrian Scythe The Confident Beginner's Set — With Freehand Peening Anvil .... £141 plus £19 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 flat file • One sanding block • One copy of Notes on the Use of the Austrian Scythe
The Ideal Beginner's Set — With Table Anvil .... £179 plus £19 p&p
(OUT OF STOCK UNTIL NEXT MARCH)
The same as the Confident Set, above, except with the superior table anvil instead of the ordinary bar peen anvil. A SECOND BLADE CAN BE CHEAPER
Add £35 for a second blade in a set .OTHER MAKES OF SCYTHE
If you are looking for an English scythe, I sometimes have secondhand items in stock, or can advise you where to buy a new one. I can also direct you to suppliers who sell cheaper scythes with metal snaths, usually made in Eastern Europe, whose quality reflects the price.
POSTAGE AND PACKING
You can save on postage and get some basic tuition by coming to the store, less than a mile from the A35 on the Dorset/Devon border. The store does not follow regular shop hours. Please phone or e-mail to make an appointment and avoid disappointment.
UK (INC N IRELAND) : Unless you specify otherwise, I send all packages under 4 kilos by Royal Mail and all packages over 4 kilos by Parcel Force 48 Hour.
By Royal Mail: one blade 55cm or under £4; ; one blade 60cm or over £5; two blades £8; one snath £12; one blade, plus one snath (with up to two stones and a file) £13.
By Parcel Force: one snath and blade plus up to seven other items, or else complete sets including up to three blades £19; other multiple orders up to 10 kilos, and with no more than two snaths, £21; for larger orders please enquire.Postage for 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 jig, anvil or hammer, bush knife, or 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 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 by Royal Mail or Parcel Force normally takes two or three days. Your order may be delayed if you omit to provide the necessary information (eg snath size/height of user). Many thanks to the staff at Charmouth 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 whether I can do it. There may be a premium of £5-£15 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 £50. 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 Scythe Supply at http://www.scythesupply.com/ Peter Vido provides a scythe buyers' guide at http://www.scytheconnection.com/adp/retail/guide.html
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". (I appreciate that the Payments Council thinks that cheques are "on the way out", but that's what people said about scythes).
BACS PAYMENTS: I accept BACS payments by arrangement, but reluctantly for individuals, mainly for organizations, or in special circumstances. BACS take longer than a cheque because I am not informed immediately when they have arrived in my account; and it can be problematic relating the payment to the order, since they arrive separately.
PURCHASE ORDERS: I can supply on the basis of purchase orders from local authorities, quangos, established conservation organizations etc.
CARDS and PAYPAL : Sorry I can't take cards; I don't like banks so I bank with a building society, which doesn't handle them. I don't use Paypal, because it would put my prices up by 3 per cent, whereas sterling cheques enter my account free of charge.
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, by bank transfer. Please phone or e-mail for details. I use the HMRC monthy exchange rate which you can find here .
S IRELAND: A sterling money order, or Euro or sterling bank transfer are convenient methods of payment.
MONEYGRAM: This is cash transfer updated for the globalized economy, and sounds quite efficient. It is mostly used by immigrant workers. I still 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, Monkton Wyld Court, Charmouth, Bridport, Dorset DT6 6DQ, UK
PHONE NUMBER: 01297 561359 . . . . . E-MAIL: chapter7@tlio.org.uk
ORDER FORM
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