Monthly Archives: April 2024

No Mow May 2024

Posted on April 30, 2024 by stevetomlin

Whatever size your meadow or garden is, No Mow May is a worthwhile project to try and see what plants grow. Obviously, the timing will depend on where you are in the world and the species you already have but … Continue reading →

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Fellsman mandatory spoon

Posted on April 25, 2024 by stevetomlin

This weekend I’ll be attempting to complete The Fellsman, a 61mile navigational event with 11000ft of climbing across the Yorkshire Dales. It’ll be the furthest I’ve ever run and I’m hoping to complete in 24hrs, meaning I’ll be spending a … Continue reading →

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Carving an eating spoon

Posted on April 22, 2024 by stevetomlin

While I was in Derbyshire the other week, I had some spare time to carve, using some beautiful, fresh cherry wood. After splitting the log and marking out a pattern, I carve using an axe to create the shape. As … Continue reading →

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How to make a wooden hay rake video – Austria

Posted on April 22, 2024 by stevetomlin

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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Learning to peen a scythe with the jig

Posted on April 20, 2024 by stevetomlin

A second day in Cumbria with two of the estate team learning how to peen Austrian scythes with the peening jig. Lewis and Lee already maintain a lot of the other tools for the team so they were chosen to … Continue reading →

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Scything in the Cumbrian rain

Posted on April 18, 2024 by stevetomlin

Today, I’ve been back to CGP Publishing to teach a Learn to Scythe course in Cumbria. I came and taught a scything workshop for them a few years ago but, with their team expanding, they decided another course was in … Continue reading →

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Spoon carving course 2024

Posted on April 16, 2024 by stevetomlin

My first spoon carving course of 2024 was a lovely day working with a terrific group of beginners. Using fresh silver birch we learned to split billets and carve spoon blanks using axes. Then it was onto knife work, refining … Continue reading →

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Carving a spoon by axe

Posted on April 15, 2024 by stevetomlin

An axe is a fabulous tool to work with for carving green wood spoons. It can work quickly, efficiently and accurately to create a spoon blank for finishing with knife work. During my spoon carving courses, we spend time carving … Continue reading →

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Hay Making Camp in Transylvania 2024

Posted on April 8, 2024 by stevetomlin

Very exciting news that the Hay Making Camp in Transylvania will be running again in 2024 after many years of absence. I attended one of the first camps, back in 2011 and had an amazing week. We enjoyed their wonderful … Continue reading →

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