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Author Archives: stevetomlin
New hay rake tine cutter
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
Posted in SteveTomlinCrafts, tools, wooden rakes
Tagged hay rake, tine cutter, wooden rake
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Spill plane
A novel and unusual little plane. Continue reading
Scything a wildflower meadow for beekeeping
Scything a riot of colours in wildflower meadow especially for bees. Continue reading
Posted in scythe courses, Scytherspace
Tagged Austrian scythe, beekeeping, lancaster, wildflower meadow
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Scythes in Manchester stained glass
Do you see what I see? Continue reading
Beamish Show of Agriculture 2017
Some scenes from the Show of Agriculture at Beamish Museum. Continue reading
Posted in greenwood events, SteveTomlinCrafts
Tagged 2017, Beamish, hay rake, museum, Show of Agriculture, swill basket
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Scything wildflower meadow verge
One of my favourite images from a brilliant day mowing in Yorkshire. Continue reading
Posted in scythe courses, Scytherspace
Tagged Austrian scythe, course, meadow, roadside, verge, wildflower, Yorkshire
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Learn to scythe at Perth, Scotland
Photos from this weekend’s Learn to Scythe courses in Scotland. Continue reading
Posted in scythe courses, Scytherspace
Tagged 2017, Austrian scythe, course, Scotland, scythe
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Learning to scythe a wildflower meadow in Manchester
What am I doing in Manchester on matchday with a car full of scythes? Continue reading
Posted in scythe courses, Scytherspace
Tagged 2017, Austrian scythe, beginners, course, learn to scythe, Manchester
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Scything tough weeds on slopes
Some old-school time lapse photography of mowing rougher vegetation. Continue reading
Scythes are Just the Job
More scything in North Yorkshire. Continue reading
Posted in scythe courses, Scytherspace
Tagged course, peening, Richmond, scythe, wildflower meadow, Yorkshire
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