Sources of scythes

www.scytheconnection.com ­ (the Vidos' website) Go to "site contents" and you will find links to a wealth of information. Note that the website also has a scythe buyers' guide containing detailed (and opinionated!) critiques of other scythe retailers and their merchandise. Or write to the Vido Family at 1636 Kintore Rd., Lower Kintore, NB E7H 2L4, or leave messages at 506-273-3010.

www.leevalley.com ­ sells an Austrian scythe with an aluminum handle

www.scythesupply.com ­ is a company in Maine that sells scythes and supplies.

www.lehmans.com ­ An American mail-order company that sells American and European blades and scythes, as well as whetstones and their holsters, and peening kits. 888-438-5346

www.thescytheshop.co.uk (01460 249204) A British company that sells Austrian scythes and other scythe-related equipment.

Co-op Atlantic sells an American-style scythe with aluminum handle.

Home Hardware sells scythes, depending on the store.