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Author Archives: stevetomlin
Carved bread dough bowl
Some images of a new carved bowl that I finished earlier this year. Carved and finished by hand from local birch it measures 19″x11″x5″ and is designed as a dough bowl (or trough) for mixing, kneading and proving bread dough … Continue reading
Posted in carved bowls, SteveTomlinCrafts
Tagged bread, dough bowl, dough trough, hand carved, proving, wooden
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Handmade wooden spoons
A couple of gratuitous spoon shots from the weekend of my own spoons which I’d taken along to the course to inspire. There are eating spoons, serving spoons as well as a couple of little scoops. Some of them were … Continue reading
Posted in spoon carving, SteveTomlinCrafts
Tagged cooking, greenwood, hand carved, handmade, spoon, wooden
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Spoon carving course for London Green Woodworkers
I spent this weekend teaching a spoon carving workshop for London Green Woodworkers based in Abney Park, Stoke Newington. Abney is a beautiful old cemetery full of headstones and monuments which has reverted to woodland over the years and is … Continue reading
Posted in spoon carving, SteveTomlinCrafts
Tagged carving, course, design, green wood, greenwoodwork course, improve, London, spoon, UK, workshop
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Learning to Scythe on Countrywise
For any of you who missed it or would like to see it again, here is my appearance with Paul Heiney on the ITV Countrywise programme. I’m pleased with how it turned out and think I managed to put my … Continue reading
Posted in scythe courses, Scytherspace
Tagged Countryfile, Countrywise, cumbria, ITV, John Craven, Lake District, Paul Heiney, scythe, scytherspace
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Spoon carving with Gareth
Teaching people how to carve spoons is always a pleasure but it’s great to be asked by an experienced carver to extend their skills. Gareth has been carving for a few years now and teaching too. We talked at Sizergh Greenwood … Continue reading
Posted in greenwood courses, spoon carving, SteveTomlinCrafts
Tagged carving, course, cumbria, green wood, greenwoodwork course, hook knife, sharpening, spoon, UK, workshop
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Fan Bird carving at Elvaston Wood Fest
Elvaston Castle Wood Festival is probably one of the best shows in the country for seeing top-class craft in action and I’m always thrilled to be invited to demonstrate there. This year I was showing visitors how to carve fan … Continue reading
Posted in greenwood events, SteveTomlinCrafts
Tagged craft, Elvaston, fan bird, green wood
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Exhibition at Sprint Mill
Posted in greenwood events, SteveTomlinCrafts
Tagged 2013, C-Art, chair, cumbria, greenwood
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Scything in the rain & sun
One of the advantages of the scythe is that it is an all-weather tool and on my final scythe courses in Cumbria of 2013 we proved this right. On Saturday a hardy group put on their waterproofs and faced the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, Austrian, course, cumbria, learn, scythe, scythe course, workshop
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Scythe Course at Lancaster Castle
Later this month I will be teaching a ‘Learn to Scythe’ course for beginners at Lancaster Castle. If you haven’t managed to get on one of my other courses this year and you’re keen to learn how to use a … Continue reading
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Tagged Austrian, course, lancashire, lancaster, scythe, scythe course, workshop
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Scything for ITV Countrywise
I spent the afternoon today being filmed for a piece on scything with Paul Heiney as part of a new series of Countrywise on ITV. It was great fun to do but very busy without the time to really teach … Continue reading
Posted in Scytherspace, Uncategorized
Tagged Countryfile, Countrywise, cumbria, ITV, John Craven, Lake District, Paul Heiney, scythe
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