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Author Archives: stevetomlin
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
Posted in spoon carving, SteveTomlinCrafts
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
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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
Scything rocks!
I often get emails and questions from people asking if the scythe can cope with cutting grass in what they think are difficult situations. The answer’s pretty much always ‘yes’ so I thought nothing of it when I was invited to teach a day of bespoke tuition for Mike and Rachel who said that the mowing on their smallholding was “challenging”.
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Tagged Austrian, learn, rocks, scythe, workshop, Yorkshire
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Scything for bad backs
Some great feedback from Jen, who I taught how to scythe a couple of weeks ago and who suffers with scoliosis in her back. Continue reading
Posted in Scytherspace
Tagged bad back, health, scoliosis, scythe, scythe feedback, scything
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Learn to Scythe course 7th Sept 2014
My Learn to Scythe courses this year have been incredibly popular and booked up long in advance so, to try and accomodate the demand, I have organised an additional course on
- 7 Sept 2014 at Sprint Mill, near Kendal in Cumbria, UK. £80
To book a place please email me: steve-tomlin[at]hotmail.co.uk Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, Austrian, course, learn scything, learn to scythe, mowing, scythe
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Scythe competition peening
On the Continent it’s standard practise for an expert to peen the blades for competitors in scythe competitions but when George Montague won the 2013 British Scythe Championship with a blade I had peened for him it caused quite a stir. Continue reading
Posted in peening & sharpening, scythe festivals & events, Scytherspace
Tagged competition, festival, peen, peening, scythe
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#239 Birch serving spoon
Elegant and practical, this spoon is designed for cooking as well as serving. Carved from a crooked timber the shape makes best use of the trees natural form and strength. The slim handle has a hook to keep the handle … Continue reading
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Tagged greenwood, handcarved, wooden spoon
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Somerset Scythe Festival 2014 champions
The competition at this years Scythe Festival was as hot as the weather and included a result that could changing our view of Continental and English scythes forever. Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, competition, festival, race, scythe
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How to sharpen a scythe left handed
On a recent day of individual scythe tuition, I took some photos of Jen demonstrating the best way to sharpen a scythe for left-handed mowers. Continue reading
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Tagged honing, left hand, scythe, sharpen
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