Monthly Archives: October 2017

New hay rake tine cutter

Posted on October 10, 2017 by stevetomlin

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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Spill plane

Posted on October 5, 2017 by stevetomlin


A novel and unusual little plane. Continue reading →

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Scything a wildflower meadow for beekeeping

Posted on October 2, 2017 by stevetomlin


Scything a riot of colours in wildflower meadow especially for bees. Continue reading →

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Scythes in Manchester stained glass

Posted on October 1, 2017 by stevetomlin


Do you see what I see? Continue reading →

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