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Author Archives: stevetomlin
Bowl carving workshop in Edinburgh
Teaching, learning, sharing and swinging axes in Edinburgh Continue reading
Posted in carved bowls, greenwood courses, SteveTomlinCrafts
Tagged bowl carving, course, green wood, Scotland, workshop
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Learn to Scythe courses 2016
Learn to Scythe in Cumbria in 2016:
27th May or 16th July – £80 To book a place email stevetomlin8@gmail.com Continue reading
Posted in scythe courses, Scytherspace
Tagged 2016, Austrian, beginner, course, cumbria, learn scything, scythe
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Romanian rake maker video
A lovely video of Viktor-basci at work making wooden hay rakes in Gyimes, Transylvania. Continue reading
Posted in scythe festivals & events, Scytherspace, wooden rakes
Tagged rake making, transylvania, video, wooden rakes
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Remembering Uncle Viktor
I received some sad news from Transylvania this week that Victor-basci (Uncle Viktor), the rake and scythe snath maker for the area around Gyimes, has died. I visited the area in 2011 to take part in a Haymaking Festival organised … Continue reading
Posted in scythe festivals & events, Scytherspace, wooden rakes
Tagged hay making, scythe, transylvania, wooden rakes
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Scythe courses in Caithness, Scotland
A trip to the end of mainland Britain, scything for rare bees. Continue reading
Posted in scythe courses, Scytherspace
Tagged Austrian scythe, bumblebee, Caithness, conservation, learn to scythe, meadow, Scotland
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Scythe apprentice
I have an apprentice now, so today I took her to the bank. Continue reading
A weekend of scything
This weekend at Sprint Mill, the goats were the stars of the show.
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Posted in hay making, scythe courses, Scytherspace
Tagged Austrian, course, hand baler, hay, learn scything, scythe, workshop
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Making wooden hay rakes video – North West England
Were these men really so relieved to have their hand work replaced by being machine operators? I’m glad to still be hand making hay rakes in the NW. Continue reading
Posted in SteveTomlinCrafts, wooden rakes
Tagged hay, rake, traditional, video, wooden
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Harvest scythe team & ancient wheats
More scythes on tv with a programme about ancient wheats with the crop being harvested by hand. Watch it now on iPlayer. Continue reading
Learn to Scythe book feedback
My ‘Learn to Scythe’ book is a getting great reviews, whether you’re learning to use a scythe on your own or as a reference manual following a course. Continue reading
Posted in Scytherspace
Tagged Austrian, book, learn scything, learn to scythe, review, scythe feedback
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