* Checkout ScythesNZ Facebook page (link below) :
It is our hope that we can nurture the scything community in NZ, share knowledge and skills and promote this amazing tool and all its potential to play a part in supporting us as we care for the land that we call home.
The facebook page is a starting point. If you have other suggestions for connecting and knowledge sharing let us know.
I look forward to connecting with you and helping you out with your scything journey and equipment needs.
With late autumn now upon us our thoughts have turned to the next mowing season. We are preparing our orders to replenish out supplies for the shop. If you have any special requests for equipment we may be able to include them in our plans....send us your thoughts.
John Valentine
* After 14 years Scythes NZ has changed hands: See "News" page for details.
This tool of the past is fast becoming the tool of the future.
All over the Western World people are turning away from the noisy, fuel burning weedeaters and lawnmowers and taking up the scythe.
Faster than a weedeater and less cost to buy and run, the scythe is healthier for your body, your mind, and the Planet.
The Schroeckenfux factory in Austria have been making scythes since 1540 and now I have them available to buy, brand new here in New Zealand.
I have everything you need to get you mowing as well as on-going instruction and advice and permanent contact with the greater world of scything.
I have four types of blade from trimming blades, for around the tricky bits, to full size field blades for bringing in the hay.
Snaths (handles) made of Swiss ash wood are available in two sizes, also sharpening stones and all the blade maintenance gear you need to keep you mowing.
