Monthly Archives: December 2011

New birch bark boxes

Posted on December 30, 2011 by stevetomlin

Pictures of a couple more birch bark boxes that I finished during the holidays. These have bases and lids carved from green willow which is a lovely wood to work with, it was in just the right state and carved … Continue reading →

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New tool handles and sheaths

Posted on December 27, 2011 by stevetomlin

Eight months after the fire and I’m still getting my tool kit back together. It’s interesting to see which have been the first to be repaired and which have waited longer. Partly this is down to what I’ve been making … Continue reading →

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Transylvanian milking stool

Posted on December 13, 2011 by stevetomlin

A quick post to share a picture I found from the trip Christiane and I made to Gyimes in Transylvania this summer for a Haymaking Festival. One morning we got up early and walked up the hill to where our … Continue reading →

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Austrian Scythe Association end of year dinner

Posted on December 7, 2011 by stevetomlin

I’m in Austria this week and have just attended the Sensenverein Osterreich (Austrian Scythe Association) end of year dinner which Christiane Lechner and I were invited to by Walter Blumauer. The association has 220 members of which 31 turned out … Continue reading →

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Two new saws

Posted on December 7, 2011 by stevetomlin

Over the winter, when there’s not doing so much scything I’ve been organising the NW Scythe group (“The Gang” as Edward calls us) in coppicing some neglected hazel at Haybridge Nature Reserve. When you’re cutting in amongst the stems, a … Continue reading →

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Koseni 2011 Czech Republic – pictures

Posted on December 2, 2011 by stevetomlin

The pictures from this years mowing fortnight in the Czech Republic are now online here. Great memories for me of the week that Christiane and I spent there, mowing and making hay with the other volunteers in a special conservation … Continue reading →

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