Fitting bow cradles to Austrian scythes to mow corn

To mow tall crops such as thatching wheat or Norfolk reed with a scythe you need to fit a cradle to hold the straw from falling back over the snath as you mow. In most old photographs of reed cutting or reaping corn the scythesmen have simple improvised bow cradles fitted, made from sticks cut from the Read more about Fitting bow cradles to Austrian scythes to mow corn[…]