Monthly Archives: August 2012

Spooncarving Workshop

Posted on August 31, 2012 by stevetomlin

Spoonfest was a really exciting and inspiring weekend so I’ve been carving a few more spoons since coming home and trying out new ideas. One of the most interesting talks was by Terence McSweeney, a professional osteopath who gave a … Continue reading →

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Spoonfest 2012

Posted on August 27, 2012 by stevetomlin

A whole weekend of carving wooden spoons, who’s going to go to that? Well, 150 of us did turn up to Edale for Spoonfest 2012 which was a hugely fun couple of days which went by all too quickly. Driving … Continue reading →

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Countryfile scythe lesson

Posted on August 19, 2012 by stevetomlin

A look behind the camera during the filming at Brantwood House when I was asked to teach John Craven to scythe for BBC tv’s Countryfile. I would have preferred to give John some instruction in advance but they wanted it ‘live’ … Continue reading →

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Scythe Improvers and Peening weekend

Posted on August 15, 2012 by stevetomlin

After teaching so many beginners to scythe this summer, it was great to see some of them back for my Improver’s course at the weekend. Like any skill, learning to scythe well takes time and practise and it helps to … Continue reading →

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Edale Community Orchard tamed

Posted on August 8, 2012 by stevetomlin

Just back from another weekend running a Learn to Scythe course. This week Christiane and I went to teach the folk of Sustainable Edale who want to mow their community orchard. It’s great that word of my scythe workshops had … Continue reading →

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Scythes on BBC tv – Countryfile

Posted on August 4, 2012 by stevetomlin

This week I got a call asking if I would teach John Craven to scythe for an episode of the BBC’s Countryfile programme. They were filming at Brantwood House and focussing on John Ruskin’s work in training and education. My recent … Continue reading →

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