Peening jig with our unique ground!

Peening scythes need to be peened. Approximately 1-2 times a day if you use the scythe for a full workday. During peening, the edge is thinned out while also being hardened. The thin, hard edge is easy to hone. Traditionally, peening has been done freehand, but it's a skill too difficult to learn for those who only use the scythe sporadically. But with this jigg freehand peenig is not only for professionals! 

The peening jig is a brilliant invention. I have seen people who have peened freehand (a great skill) their entire lives, astonished when they watch us using the jig - they try it and then no longer peen freehand. With the jig, you guarantee the correct impact with every hammer strike. The only thing to consider is holding the scythe at the right angle towards the anvil. Even those of us who work with the scythe every day for three months use the jig. Note that if you do not have the strength and experience of using a hammer - it is tough to peen - no matter if you use the jigg or on freehand. 

Uniqe improved shaping of the caps! Unfortunately, the supplier does not meet our requirements for the design of the caps for easy peening with perfect results. Therefore, our caps are resharpened by a precision grinding company. It has been a very nerdy and exciting process to really think about how the caps should be optimally shaped to achieve the best possible results with minimal effort. I am now very proud and satisfied with the outcome. The silver cap easily and finely takes material from the inner part of the edge, while the golden one thins out the last part to a perfectly tapering edge with minimal effort. You can't go wrong here!

The biggest drawback of the original sharpening is that the golden cap doesn't make the edge sharp. You have to stop peening at exactly the right hammer strike, yet you end up with an edge that is flat in the last millimeters and very blunt. If you try to peen more, it will result in an excessively long, thin, and brittle edge that is practically flat in the last 2 millimeters. It is very fragile and easily breaks. This is certainly not an additional step we want to burden either the beginner or the professional with. Also the silver cap is much more elusive to use resulting in big damage if you hammer too much and a steeper catch of material on the inner edge. 

Watch our video on how the jig works; you will also receive a manual from us and one from the factory that manufactures them in the package. Together with the video, you will learn quickly!

Having a stump or a peeningpony for the jig is a must - you can buy one from us or make one yourself! Read in the text about the stump how to make one yourself and how to drill holes for the jig.

The jig is flexible; you will always find a way to use it without carrying a stump if you are far from home. Hammer it into a root, an existing stump, a bench, or simply saw off an existing tree.