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06-24-2009, 02:57 AM #21---
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Precisely. It is an identical technique being used in a different direction.
Originally Posted by fccexpert
Those two diagrams are the same one. Only the viewpoint has changed.
The scythe analogy has been used to describe a cutting motion with a slicing action at least as far back as Perret's "La Pogonotomie" (1770) Originally Posted by fccexpert
If you watch a video of scything, then sure, the handle is being rotated, but the key point is that the blade slices through the grass. Originally Posted by Perret's "La Pogonotomie"
Maybe it's a poor choice of word because it can be interpreted two ways, but I'm pretty sure that the traditional interpretation was a diagonal stroke, not a rotational one.
Perfect close-up example of how a scythe cuts here, you'll have to click the box twice, as it won't embed. The sharp edge of the blade is facing the user:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KciDA...eature=relatedLast edited by Rajagra; 06-24-2009 at 03:30 AM. Reason: Added video link.
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06-24-2009, 04:59 PM
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Of course we should not forget that razors in those days (late 17 hundreds) are imcomparable to the razors of these days. I remember a review on a Civil War era razor on SRP. Reviewer commented that the steel was not so hard and it took more effort to cut hairs. I find that last century's razors don't need a slicing action. But that's me.Originally Posted by Perret's "La Pogonotomie"
A razor's edge needs teeth, because its action is not to cut, nor to slash or hack, but to scythe.
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr.
06-29-2009, 02:14 PM
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You might find it useful to try these strokes using a DE razor for a while to get used to them before trying them with a straight.But man alive they don't half get rid of the most hard to shift areas.
