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I want to try scything, but don't really fancy swinging a razor sharp blade at ankle height
It was one of the first conservation tasks that I ever did - also in Norfolk, as it happens.
There is a knack to it and there certainly are safety considerations - especially around sharpening them - but you really have to be doing something profoundly wrong to get anywhere near your own ankles.
It is very satisfying once you get the hang of it though.
Yeah, prob best to ask others to stand back!