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Author Archives: stevetomlin
Scything and making hay by hand
I love hearing from students and their progress and successes after one of my courses. Rob came on my Learn to Scythe course at the beginning of June and set to making hay and hand baling it. Visit my Learn … Continue reading
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Tagged Austrian scythe, hay baler, hay making, learn scything
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Old Trafford scything workshop 2019
It was National Meadow Day today and I had a fantastic day teaching a group how to scythe at Hullard Park in Old Trafford, Manchester. The park has a fabulous wildflower meadow which is in need of some cutting so … Continue reading
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Tagged Austrian scythe, learn scything, Manchester, Old Trafford, wildflower meadow
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Learn to scythe feedback from Nottingham
Some lovely feedback from Kevin Tone, Wellbeing Team Co-ordinator at the Wells Rd Centre, Nottingham. Hi Steve We all agreed that it’s the best couple of days training we have had, we loved it and are completely hooked! We spent … Continue reading
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Tagged Austrian scythe, course, feedback, Nottingham, review, scythe, scythe feedback, training
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The Power of Peening
Peening is a process of cold-forging and used with an Austrian scythe to thin the blade at the edge so that the bevel angle is finer. It’s a maintenance task that lots of people don’t enjoy or are nervous of … Continue reading
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Tagged course, how to peen a scythe, Nottingham, peening, peening jig, scythe
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Scything for mental health
Being outdoors, physical activity, group work and seeing the results of your efforts are all hugely beneficial to your mental health and scything with others fits the bill perfectly. So I’m incredibly pleased to have been invited to teach a … Continue reading
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Tagged Austrian scythe, mental health, Nottingham, wellbeing
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Scything Miss Whalley’s Field in Lancaster
The scythe is a brilliant tool for volunteers and I’ve taught groups involved in managing community orchards, meadows, allotments and conservation sites across the UK. Scything is safe, quiet and allows everyone to work at their own pace. Last week … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019, Austrian scythe, lancaster, meadow, orchard, urban, workshop
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Fan bird carving in Wales
Some photos from a course on how to carve wooden fan birds that I taught recently at the Woodland Skills Centre in North Wales. Fan birds are a tricky craft to get right but I have been developing my special … Continue reading
Posted in fan birds, greenwood courses, SteveTomlinCrafts
Tagged 2019, course, fan bird carving, greenwoodwork course, Wales, Woodland Skills Centre
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Fan bird carving student
David came on my fan bird carving course earlier this year. He’d previously done some spoon carving but wanted to learn to carve fan birds to expand his skills after seeing me demonstrate fan bird carving at Elvaston Wood Festival … Continue reading
Posted in fan birds, greenwood courses, SteveTomlinCrafts
Tagged 2019, Derbyshire, fan bird, greenwood craft
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How to carve a fan bird instructions
As much as I wish you all could, I realise that not everyone can get to one of my courses to learn how to carve fan birds. So, to help spread the craft wider, I’ve created a downloadable pdf on … Continue reading
Gentleman Jack scything
Gentleman Jack is the latest BBC period drama and set not far from me in Halifax, West Yorkshire. Last summer I was hired to go to Shibden Hall and train the extras for an outdoor scene. It’s always fascinating to … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019, actors, BBC, Gentleman Jack, period drama, scythe
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