Spit and now has not lost its purpose. Especially relevant is its use in household and garden plots, for the preparation of vegetable feed for pets. She must be well prepared for mowing grass.
The preparation of the braid consists of two operations - beating and turning.
In order to sharpen the braid, you will need:
- fender "grandma" (special anvil);
- a hammer made of high-quality steel, subject to the hardening process;
- Settlement (made of fine emery).
Beating braids
Before you begin the beating, you need to find a suitable block or stump (25-30 cm long, 40-50 cm in diameter), hammer a “grandma” into its end (you must have it on the farm). It is a metal (small) anvil, one end of which is made in the form of a "head" with a platform, and the other is conically pointed. At a distance of about 1 m from the block, you need to create support for the taller, for which you need to stick a stick in the form of a slingshot into the ground (or a crosshair of sticks connected to each other).
Beating must be performed while sitting on a small (low) chair or stool. The braid must be placed so that its blade lies with the underside on the “headstock”, the shaft should rest on the crosshairs of sticks. Beating must begin with the “heel” of the tool, for which hammer blows need to thin the edge of the blade (about 2.5-3 mm wide).
The hammer strikes should be tried to be positioned at a slight angle to the blade. Only part of the striker should be in contact with the scythe. During striking, the blade needs to be moved along the anvil. Thinning should be brought to a high degree, but to prevent cracking and bending of the braid.
Thus, the entire blade will become thinner, except for its tip (about 1 cm). During beating of the braid, you should be very careful, you must constantly monitor the fit of the blade to the "headstock". Hammer strikes must be applied evenly. Work can be done in the home workshop.
