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Author Archives: stevetomlin
Fellsman mandatory spoon
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
Carving an eating spoon
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
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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Tagged Austria, hay, rake, traditional, video, wooden
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Learning to peen a scythe with the jig
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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Tagged cumbria, peening
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Scything in the Cumbrian rain
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
Spoon carving course 2024
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
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
Hay Making Camp in Transylvania 2024
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
Scything reeds on the Wirral
Yesterday, I went to the Wirral for the first time ever! I was asked to teach a scything workshop for Cheshire Wildlife Trust based on cutting the reeds at their Red Rocks Nature Reserve. People often wonder if the scythe … Continue reading
Spring scything in Scotland
My Learn to Scythe courses in 2024 got off to an early start with a trip to teach a a group of women how to scythe in Scotland. They are part of a volunteer group managing a community owned woodland … Continue reading