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Author Archives: stevetomlin
6ft two man saw
I’ve just bought another two man crosscut saw, this one is 6ft long and looks like it has Champion teeth. I love the reason for selling: One rare vintage two man cross cut saw about 6foot long could be resharpened … Continue reading
Woman mowing wheat
It’s unusual to see old pictures of women mowing so this great photo merits it’s own post. Note that she’s holding the snath by the shaft it’s made for someone taller than her and there’s no cradle or bow on … Continue reading
New tool handles and sheaths
Eight months after the fire and I’m still getting my tool kit back together. It’s interesting to see which have been the first to be repaired and which have waited longer. Partly this is down to what I’ve been making … Continue reading
Posted in SteveTomlinCrafts, tools
Tagged carving axe, gransfors, green, leather, sheath, wood, work
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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