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Author Archives: stevetomlin
Scythe Champions 2013
After a 6 year reign by Simon Damant, the UK has a new Scythe Champion. On a beautiful day 28 competitors took part in the mowing finals at the Somerset Scythe Festival 2013. Simon made a time of 1:35 with … Continue reading
Posted in peening & sharpening, scythe festivals & events, Scytherspace
Tagged 2013, competition, festival, peening, scythe, somerset, winner
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Wooden Spoons at the Hilton Hotel
At the beginning of the month I was invited to the Royal Warrantholders Annual Luncheon to receive my award as a Queen Elizabeth Craft Scholar and present my work in the Hilton Hotel on Park Lane in London. QEST is … Continue reading
Spoon Carving in Scotland
I’m teaching loads of courses at the moment (woodworking or scything) which is getting me out and about around the area. Over the bank holiday I went up to Dalbeattie at the request of Gavin Phillips to teach spoon carving … Continue reading
Posted in greenwood courses, spoon carving, SteveTomlinCrafts
Tagged course, green wood, greenwoodwork course, learn, Scotland
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100 Scythe Students!
Yesterday the 100th person learned to scythe with me. Counting the people I’ve taught at the Somerset and Cumbrian Scythe Festivals and while abroad it’s a lot more than that but now 100 people are mowing after coming on one … Continue reading
Posted in scythe courses, Scytherspace
Tagged beginner, course, learn scything, learn to mow, learn to scythe, scythe, scythe course
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Have scythes, will travel
As the spring finally arrives and the grass suddenly starts to grow many people get the idea that they’d like to learn to scythe, and quite right too. Lightweight, efficient, quiet and fun I’ve extolled the virtues of the scythe … Continue reading
Posted in Scytherspace, Uncategorized
Tagged course, learn, mowing, Scotland, scythe, scything, Steve Tomlin, Yorkshire
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Advanced Scythe Course in Somerset
It’s only a couple of weeks now until the 9th West Country Scythe Fair in Somerset. Prior to the festival as usual there will be a series of special training courses for people who either want to teach mowing, lead … Continue reading
Posted in scythe festivals & events, Scytherspace
Tagged advanced, Christiane Lechner, course, festival, Phil Batten, scythe, Simon Fairlie, Steve Tomlin
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First mowing course of 2013
It seems like last weekend was the day that everyone in Europe started to mow. Christiane made the first cuts in her meadow in Austria, Beth Tilston was leading a gang of mowers on a tussocky field in SE England … Continue reading
Posted in scythe courses, Scytherspace
Tagged 2013, course, cumbria, learn, scythe, scything, UK
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Fan Bird Carving Course
I’ve had a brilliant day teaching a group how to make fan birds. This is the third time I’ve taught fan bird carving at my workshop in Cumbria and I’ve made some modifications to the way I teach which really … Continue reading
Posted in fan birds, greenwood courses, SteveTomlinCrafts
Tagged course, fan bird, green wood, greenwoodwork course, learn, UK, workshop
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Spooncarving Course in Scotland
I have been invited teach a spoon carving course in Dalbeattie on 25 & 26 May 2013. With my recent trip to Sweden I’m full of ideas and inspiration on spoon carving and really enjoying my own carving as well as the … Continue reading
Posted in greenwood courses, spoon carving, SteveTomlinCrafts
Tagged carving, course, green wood, Scotland, spoon, UK
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Spoon carving in Wales
I arrived back from Sweden last thursday and was straight off to the Woodland Skills Centre in North Wales to teach a spoon carving course for the weekend. They were a lovely bunch of folk and it’s always a pleasure … Continue reading
Posted in greenwood courses, spoon carving, SteveTomlinCrafts
Tagged beginner, carving, course, green wood, greenwoodwork course, left hand, spoon, UK, Wales, Woodland Skills Centre, workshop
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