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Author Archives: stevetomlin
C-Art Sprint Mill Exhibition
Following the success of last year, I am once again exhibiting during C-Art in Cumbria as part of the Sprint Mill collective open every day 13-28 Sept 11:00-16:30. The photos give you a taste of what’s on offer but the Mill and the work within needs to be seen in person. Continue reading
Posted in greenwood events, SteveTomlinCrafts
Tagged 2014, C-Art, cumbria, exhibition, sprint mill
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Scythe vs Strimmer video
A film of a race between a scythe and a strimmer; no competition, surely? Continue reading
Posted in scythe festivals & events, Scytherspace
Tagged festival, race, scythe, strimmer, video
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A very special plane
While we were ladder making with Stanley Clark the other week, he recommended one particular wooden jack plane for me to use while smoothing the poles. It turned out to be a very special plane indeed. Continue reading
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