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Category Archives: wooden rakes
How to make a wooden hay rake video – Austria
I’ve been making my own wooden hay rakes for a few years now but I’m still learning about the craft and intrested in examples from other regions. My friend Christiane brought me one from Austria and sent me the link … Continue reading
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Tagged Austria, hay, rake, traditional, video, wooden
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Wooden hay rake making at Stott Park Bobbin Mill
It’s always a treat to go up to Cumbria and spend some time in the Lake District, especially in spring when the countryside is coming to life. This weekend, I’ve been teaching a small group to make wooden hay rakes … Continue reading
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Tagged Lake District, Stott Park, wooden rakes
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Traditional hay rake making at Stott Park Bobbin Mill
Shaving heads, knocking teeth – we had a great time at Stott Park and it wasn’t nearly as dangerous as it sounds. Continue reading
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Tagged cumbria, hay rake, Rusland Horizons, Stott Park, UK, wooden, workshop
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New hay rake tine cutter
I’ve been making wooden hay rakes for several years now. To make the rake teeth, called ‘tines’, a cleft ash billet is knocked through a sharpened steel tube called a tine cutter. As the wood is split from a larger … Continue reading
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Tagged hay rake, tine cutter, wooden rake
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Romanian rake maker video
A lovely video of Viktor-basci at work making wooden hay rakes in Gyimes, Transylvania. Continue reading
Posted in scythe festivals & events, Scytherspace, wooden rakes
Tagged rake making, transylvania, video, wooden rakes
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Remembering Uncle Viktor
I received some sad news from Transylvania this week that Victor-basci (Uncle Viktor), the rake and scythe snath maker for the area around Gyimes, has died. I visited the area in 2011 to take part in a Haymaking Festival organised … Continue reading
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Tagged hay making, scythe, transylvania, wooden rakes
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Making wooden hay rakes video – North West England
Were these men really so relieved to have their hand work replaced by being machine operators? I’m glad to still be hand making hay rakes in the NW. Continue reading
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Tagged hay, rake, traditional, video, wooden
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Rake making at Heavy Horse Festival
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Tagged demonstration, hay rake, Northumberland
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Mowing in Manchester
A man mowing wheat and a wooden hay rake in the middle of the city, is this urban food production for the north? Continue reading
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Tagged George Clausen, Manchester, National Trust, Old Reaper
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How to make a wooden hay rake
With the all the people wanting to learn to scythe and their increasing use for managing wildflower meadows or making hay, there’s a need for good quality wooden hay rakes for collecting and turning the grass. Last weekend I taught a group of students to make their own. Continue reading
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Tagged course, greenwood, hay rake, tine cutter, UK, wooden, workshop
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