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Author Archives: stevetomlin
Transylvanian milking stool
A quick post to share a picture I found from the trip Christiane and I made to Gyimes in Transylvania this summer for a Haymaking Festival. One morning we got up early and walked up the hill to where our … Continue reading
Austrian Scythe Association end of year dinner
I’m in Austria this week and have just attended the Sensenverein Osterreich (Austrian Scythe Association) end of year dinner which Christiane Lechner and I were invited to by Walter Blumauer. The association has 220 members of which 31 turned out … Continue reading
Posted in Scytherspace
Tagged Austria, Christiane Lechner, peening jig, scythe association, scythe teacher course, sensenverein
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Two new saws
Over the winter, when there’s not doing so much scything I’ve been organising the NW Scythe group (“The Gang” as Edward calls us) in coppicing some neglected hazel at Haybridge Nature Reserve. When you’re cutting in amongst the stems, a … Continue reading
Posted in SteveTomlinCrafts, tools
Tagged coppice, coppicing, haybridge nature reserve, hazel, pruning saw, silky, two man saw
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Koseni 2011 Czech Republic – pictures
The pictures from this years mowing fortnight in the Czech Republic are now online here. Great memories for me of the week that Christiane and I spent there, mowing and making hay with the other volunteers in a special conservation … Continue reading
Posted in scythe festivals & events, Scytherspace
Tagged Christiane Lechner, czech republic, hay making, koseni, kosenka, mowing
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New cherry spoons
A few more new kitchenware designs and ladles photographed and online now. To order, please send an email or use my order form. Swedish eating spoon This is a special spoon for me anyway, you can read why here and my … Continue reading
Where do you peen?
When I was living out in the sticks of North Devon, peening my scythe was never a problem. The nearest neighbours lived over a mile away and I could hammer away to my heart’s content. Now I live in a … Continue reading
Curach builders' meeting
This week I met with Ian & Edward to discuss our currach building project. I’ve been thinking about another boat project since I finished the recovery kayak and I was attracted to the curach as another lightweight skin-on-frame boat. The … Continue reading
Posted in kayaks & boats, SteveTomlinCrafts
Tagged boat, coppice, curach, currach, curragh, hazel, skin on frame
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Spoons, birds and baskets at Brantwood
I had a lot of fun at the weekend running my stall at Brantwood House. It was a beautiful weekend and something of a shame to spend it indoors but we were fortunately in a brilliant location in the Studio … Continue reading
Posted in greenwood events, SteveTomlinCrafts
Tagged brantwood, spoon carving, trug, winter fair
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Hay rescue in Transylvania
During the summer, Christiane Lechner and I set off for the far east of Romania to attend the International Haymaking festival at Gyimes in the White Carpathain mountains of Transylvania. During the week we learned a huge amount about haymaking, … Continue reading
Posted in Scytherspace
Tagged Christiane Lechner, festival, hay making, haymaking, romania, transylvania
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Robin's fan bird
It’s a nice feeling anytime someone buys something I’ve made: the idea that the person likes my work enough to want to swap some of their own time, skills and labour (through the exchange medium of money) for some of … Continue reading