Dengeln (also t¤ngeln, demmeln, or knock) designates a sharpening of the cut of a scythe or a Sichel.

By knocking with the Dengelhammer on the anvil too thick the cut of the Sensenblattes become is again taken off, so that the scythe can be sharp-held easier during the work on the field with the Wetzstein. The metal along the cut is driven out through hammers to a thin, sharp cut. Gedengelt will also, in order to consolidate the material structure of the steel and to obtain so a longer service life of the sharpness. The Dengeln leans the technology to at Schmieden and avails themselves also of the blacksmith's tools, i.e. hammer and anvil.

Every now and then one avails oneself of a small machine device, the Dengelgeschirrs or Dengelstocks.

See also

Dengelgeist, driving, jet hammers

Literature

• Bernhard Lehnert: Dengeln - the art to sharpen scythe and Sichel BoD GmbH, north first EDT, 2005, ISBN 3-8334-2586-5

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