Author Archives: stevetomlin

Romanian Rakemaker

Posted on September 3, 2011 by stevetomlin

I’ve been in the Transylvania region of Romania taking part in an International Haymaking Festival. During the week we called in to visit Viktor-bacsi (an honorific for older people translated for us as “Uncle Viktor”) who, despite ill health makes … Continue reading →

Posted in SteveTomlinCrafts, wooden rakes | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Transylvania Mowing Competition 2011

Posted on September 3, 2011 by stevetomlin

While the rest of the sports media was focussed on the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea I was making my own debut representing my country on the international sports stage. This was the first Scythe Mowing Competition in … Continue reading →

Posted in hay making, scythe festivals & events, Scytherspace | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Peening Course new date

Posted on September 1, 2011 by stevetomlin

Due to a clash with the second round of filming for Anna K, I’ve moved the date of my ‘Improve your peening’ course to Saturday 24th September. Still only £45 to learn the why’s and wherefore’s of hammering your scythe … Continue reading →

Posted in Scytherspace | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Romanian front page news

Posted on August 31, 2011 by stevetomlin

Christiane and I are just back from a wonderful week at the Transylvania Haymaking Festival.  As well as meeting and working with a great bunch of people from around Europe, we took part in a mowing competition. Christiane and her … Continue reading →

Posted in hay making, scythe festivals & events, Scytherspace | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Scythe Song

Posted on August 23, 2011 by stevetomlin

I’m in Romania, mowing as part of a Haymaking Festival but while I’m away I thought you could have some music. For ages I’ve been looking for a scythe song, ideally something for a team of mowers to sing while … Continue reading →

Posted in Scytherspace, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Haymaking festival excitement

Posted on August 15, 2011 by stevetomlin

I’ve just received the programme for a Haymaking Festival that Christiane and I are travelling to in the Transylvania region of Romania. A couple of friends have been to the country before and say it is a truly special place, … Continue reading →

Posted in hay making, scythe festivals & events, Scytherspace | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Garden and veg patch mowing

Posted on August 13, 2011 by stevetomlin

A week full of mowing this week and all the better for it being different interesting conditions. Yesterday I mowed a garden which I’d previously mown with my scythe at the beginning of July. The grass had just grown back … Continue reading →

Posted in Scytherspace | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Mowing weeds & rushes

Posted on August 11, 2011 by stevetomlin

During the winter I worked on a friend’s farm planting up some areas with a mix of hardwood trees. This week I’ve had two interesting days of work clearing the vegetation which has had all year to grow up in … Continue reading →

Posted in Scytherspace, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Double bow rake

Posted on August 8, 2011 by stevetomlin

My first completed rake, post-fire, a double bow model based on one at MERL. The head is 695mm wide with 12 tines, the bows are made from cleft ash, shaved almost to size and then drawn through a dowel plate. … Continue reading →

Posted in SteveTomlinCrafts, wooden rakes | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Steambending Course 2011

Posted on August 7, 2011 by stevetomlin

After last year’s success, Charlie Whinney and I again ran an intensive steambending workshop for four furniture makers demonstrating the amazing possibilities in bending solid wood using steam. My role is to organise the workshop and ensure that everything runs … Continue reading →

Posted in chair making, SteveTomlinCrafts | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment