Scythe steel tube tree

Demeter garden tools are coming back into their own now that so many people prefer a naturally mown meadow to the more artificial close-shorn garden lawn. Mowing a meadow in full flower is one of the greatest pleasures known to man and, while on this subject, it’s good to note that the shape and mode of production of quality scythes have hardly changed at all in the last two centuries! A scythe has to be made of special steel requiring 20 ‘cold’ and 12 ‘hot’ (over 1000°C) processes. The handle (a concession to modernity!) is made of tubular steel rather than wood for longer life – and, above all, because it’s much lighter.