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Author Archives: stevetomlin
Ladder making workshop
The Heritage Crafts Association have opened bookings for the ladder making workshop which I will be leading along with Robin Wood after our two-day ‘apprenticeship’ with Stanley Clark. Continue reading
Posted in greenwood courses, SteveTomlinCrafts
Tagged course, HCA, ladder, wooden, workshop
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Making wooden ladders
This month I was invited by the Heritage Crafts Association to take part in their efforts to preserve the craft of making wooden ladders. I travelled down to Northampton with fellow greenwood worker and HCA chair Robin Wood to learn to the craft of making ladders from Stanley Clark who made ladders until the trade ceased in the 1960s. Continue reading
'Tai-chi' mowing with the scythe
A short video demonstrating the difference between mowing using your whole body to power the scythe. No frogs were harmed in the making of this film. Continue reading
Posted in scythe courses, Scytherspace
Tagged Austrian, ergonomic, mowing, scythe, tai-chi, video
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Paper flowers at Spoonfest 2014
Prior to Spoonfest I was lucky enough to be part of an unofficial craft workshop with Anja Sundberg from Sweden. Continue reading
Posted in greenwood events, spoon carving, SteveTomlinCrafts
Tagged 2014, Anja Sundberg, fritiof runhall, spoonfest
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A month of mowing
July was my busiest mowing month ever, a whistlestop tour of some of the nicest meadows in the NW. Lots of sun, loads of nice people and I even had my portrait painted! Continue reading
Posted in scythe courses, Scytherspace
Tagged Austrian, cumbria, lancashire, learn scything, nw, scythe, Yorkshire
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Spoonfest 2014
Photos of the people of Spoonfest 2014 with only a single spoon. Continue reading
My plate
Handmade craft objects are uniquely individual things, I can spot mine a mile off. Continue reading
Spoonfest 2013 – Spoon Olympics
Last year saw the epic first ever Spoon Olympics. Words cannot capture the magnificent displays of athletic prowess and spoon heroism that were witnessed on the field of glory, so instead here’s a slideshow of the highlights. [gigya src=”http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649″ width=”650″ … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, carving, fritiof runhall, spoon, spoonfest, Steve Tomin
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Wooden spoons at Spoonfest 2013
This weekend I’ll be at Spoonfest 2014 so here’s some of the work which was on display last year, hope to see you there. Robert Nicholson; Fritiof Runhall; Nigel Leach Simon Hill; Alastair Dargue Jarrod Stone-Dahl; Steve Tomlin; Sean … Continue reading
Posted in spoon carving, SteveTomlinCrafts
Tagged carving, green wood, handmade, spoon, spoonfest, wooden
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Good scythe posture
My mate Dave Oliver sent me this montage of images which he took from the video I made last year of mowing the orchard in order to examine my mowing style. Continue reading