Monthly Archives: June 2011

Rust cleaning

Posted on June 29, 2011 by stevetomlin

It’s summertime and the living is a bit hectic but exciting with all the current scythe goings-on so not much time for making. Charlie and I are getting close to finishing the cleft-oak signposts  and, when I get a spare … Continue reading →

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Extra Extra!

Posted on June 25, 2011 by stevetomlin

In amongst all the other goings-on at this year’s Somerset Scythe Festival was a woman searching out extras for a scene in the new Anna Karenina film starring Jude Law and Keira Knightley. By all accounts there’s a scene featuring … Continue reading →

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Haystack Race

Posted on June 23, 2011 by stevetomlin

Almost forgot, the ‘Haystack Race’ was won by Simon Fairlie and Mike Ingram of ‘Team Pitchfork’.  What the winning time was, or how a winner was even chosen is beyond me.      

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Somerset 2011 – race times

Posted on June 19, 2011 by stevetomlin

As a follow-up to the race report, here’s all the times and quality marks for the individual competition along with a couple of photos of the expert team of judges and Simon Fairlie, festival organiser, scythe importer, compere and horn-blower. … Continue reading →

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Somerset Scythe Festival 2011 – the results

Posted on June 16, 2011 by stevetomlin

I’ve been going to the Somerset Scythe Festival since it started in 2005 and, in those 6 years, we’ve had sunshine for every event bar the odd short shower. So maybe we were due some rain and this year we … Continue reading →

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Back from the 7th Somerset Scythe Festival

Posted on June 14, 2011 by stevetomlin

Just back from the my trip away to Edale and then Somerset. A week full of steel, blades, mowing and some rain. A brilliant week; such a lot happened that I’ll take a day or two to sort through the … Continue reading →

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Sharpening and strickles

Posted on June 3, 2011 by stevetomlin

As every mower soon learns keeping ones blade sharp is one of the key elements to success with a scythe.  After four years of practice I can make a reasonable job of sharpening, but I am not yet satisfied that … Continue reading →

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Off to Somerset

Posted on June 3, 2011 by stevetomlin

Tomorrow I’m heading off on the annual pilgrimage to Somerset for the ‘Green Scythe Festival’. I’ve been attending since it started in 2005 and now as well as the mowing, it’s a place to catch up with those friends who … Continue reading →

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