Showing posts with label Repairs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Repairs. Show all posts

Monday, August 11, 2014

Scythe blade repair



Alexander Vido sent these photos of his repairs to a blade that someone had damaged.


Ouch, a major tear. It was fixed by first cutting the metal with aviation snips, removing a tapered strip from both sides of the tear. Then a file was used to even up the line of the edge, followed by a carborundum stone to smooth and re-bevel the edge.


 The result: a scythe blade that can be sharpened and put back to work.
 
After repairs. Click on photo for enlarged view.