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Author Archives: stevetomlin
Russian scythe competition
The scythe competition season is getting underway with the British competition due to take place at the Scythe Festival in Somerset on 15th June.
Meanwhile, for those of you looking for a bit more adventure, I’ve been contacted by Aleksandr Shatokhin with an invitation slightly further afield. Continue reading
Posted in scythe festivals & events, Scytherspace
Tagged competition, russian scythe, scythe
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A week of courses
I had a wonderful start to my summer of teaching with several different craft courses within the space of a week. Continue reading
Posted in fan birds, scythe courses, Scytherspace, spoon carving, SteveTomlinCrafts
Tagged course, fan bird, incised engraving, scythe, UK, workshop
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New wooden spoons for sale
Over the winter and spring I’ve been working on a range of new designs for my wooden cooking and eating spoons and I’m pleased to be able to now have them for sale on my Wooden Spoons page. Continue reading
Seeing is peening
When trying to freehand peen your scythe blade, one of the most important elements is getting the lighting right so you can see the hammer marks on the scythe. Being able to see where your blows are landing allows you … Continue reading
Posted in peening & sharpening, Scytherspace
Tagged anvil, freehand, peening, scythe
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How to make a wooden hay rake
With the all the people wanting to learn to scythe and their increasing use for managing wildflower meadows or making hay, there’s a need for good quality wooden hay rakes for collecting and turning the grass. Last weekend I taught a group of students to make their own. Continue reading
Posted in greenwood courses, SteveTomlinCrafts, wooden rakes
Tagged course, greenwood, hay rake, tine cutter, UK, wooden, workshop
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Welsh love spoons
At the weekend I made a trip across the border to teach a spooncarving course at the Woodland Skills Centre for a group including Rod Waterfield, the Centre manager. Continue reading
Posted in greenwood courses, spoon carving, SteveTomlinCrafts
Tagged 2014, course, Wales, workshop
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Beech Leaf Noyau
Three weeks gone by already? Thankfully my friend Barbara reminded me it’s time to get the beech leaves out of the gin and turn it into noyau. Continue reading
Anna Karenina – just the scythes
Sit through 3hrs of frocks just to see some folk mowing a field for 1 minute? Not even if it’s your friends mowing in a Hollywood movie with the snaths you made yourself? Sorry, I always said I’d wait until … Continue reading
May Whistles
May Day is here so why not use these simple instructions to make a May Whistle, a traditional Cornish craft and use it to Ring in the Summer? Continue reading
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Leatherworking workshop
It’s always great fun to learn new skills, especially when that includes learning about a new material so when my friend Ruth Pullan mentioned she was starting to teach courses in leatherwork including tradition hand stitching, I jumped at the chance to invite her to Cumbria. Continue reading