Author Archives: stevetomlin

Learning to peen a scythe with the jig

Posted on April 20, 2024 by stevetomlin

A second day in Cumbria with two of the estate team learning how to peen Austrian scythes with the peening jig. Lewis and Lee already maintain a lot of the other tools for the team so they were chosen to … Continue reading →

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Scything in the Cumbrian rain

Posted on April 18, 2024 by stevetomlin

Today, I’ve been back to CGP Publishing to teach a Learn to Scythe course in Cumbria. I came and taught a scything workshop for them a few years ago but, with their team expanding, they decided another course was in … Continue reading →

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Spoon carving course 2024

Posted on April 16, 2024 by stevetomlin

My first spoon carving course of 2024 was a lovely day working with a terrific group of beginners. Using fresh silver birch we learned to split billets and carve spoon blanks using axes. Then it was onto knife work, refining … Continue reading →

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Carving a spoon by axe

Posted on April 15, 2024 by stevetomlin

An axe is a fabulous tool to work with for carving green wood spoons. It can work quickly, efficiently and accurately to create a spoon blank for finishing with knife work. During my spoon carving courses, we spend time carving … Continue reading →

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Hay Making Camp in Transylvania 2024

Posted on April 8, 2024 by stevetomlin

Very exciting news that the Hay Making Camp in Transylvania will be running again in 2024 after many years of absence. I attended one of the first camps, back in 2011 and had an amazing week. We enjoyed their wonderful … Continue reading →

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Scything reeds on the Wirral

Posted on March 27, 2024 by stevetomlin

Yesterday, I went to the Wirral for the first time ever! I was asked to teach a scything workshop for Cheshire Wildlife Trust based on cutting the reeds at their Red Rocks Nature Reserve. People often wonder if the scythe … Continue reading →

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Spring scything in Scotland

Posted on March 25, 2024 by stevetomlin

My Learn to Scythe courses in 2024 got off to an early start with a trip to teach a a group of women how to scythe in Scotland. They are part of a volunteer group managing a community owned woodland … Continue reading →

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Spoon carving workshop in Doncaster

Posted on March 9, 2024 by stevetomlin

Last autumn, I was asked to deliver a beginners spoon carving workshop for TCV in Doncaster. We’d hoped to be outside on one of the sites they manage but the weather meant we instead made use of their fantastic facility … Continue reading →

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Greenwood garden bench

Posted on March 6, 2024 by stevetomlin

Spring is finally here in the UK after what has seemed a very year so far and I’ve been out tidying and preparing my tiny back yard. This weekend I decided what I really needed was some seating so I … Continue reading →

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Spoon carving workshop in Yorkshire Dales

Posted on January 18, 2024 by stevetomlin

I spent a couple of days with Nick & Kareen who booked to do a private spoon carving workshop with me in Yorkshire. We started with cooking spoons, axing out the shape from fresh, green silver birch and then shaping … Continue reading →

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