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Author Archives: stevetomlin
Back from the 7th Somerset Scythe Festival
Just back from the my trip away to Edale and then Somerset. A week full of steel, blades, mowing and some rain. A brilliant week; such a lot happened that I’ll take a day or two to sort through the … Continue reading
Sharpening and strickles
As every mower soon learns keeping ones blade sharp is one of the key elements to success with a scythe. After four years of practice I can make a reasonable job of sharpening, but I am not yet satisfied that … Continue reading
Posted in peening & sharpening, Scytherspace
Tagged scythe, sharpening, strickle, traditional tool
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Off to Somerset
Tomorrow I’m heading off on the annual pilgrimage to Somerset for the ‘Green Scythe Festival’. I’ve been attending since it started in 2005 and now as well as the mowing, it’s a place to catch up with those friends who … Continue reading
Mowing Course at Sprint Mill
On Sunday I ran the first of my mowing courses at Sprint Mill near Kendal in Cumbria. The course is designed to introduce people to mowing with a scythe or provide a refresher for those who would like to be … Continue reading
Posted in scythe courses, Scytherspace
Tagged course, cumbria, learn to mow, learn to scythe, mowing, orchard, scythe, sprint mill
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Mowing course in Austria
Time is flying; a week ago I held my first scythe mowing course of the year. Back in 2009 I saw a beautiful orchard, full of daisies and other flowers on the front page of the “Schloß Puchberg’s” catalogue of workshops … Continue reading
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Tagged Austria, Christiane Lechner, course, mowing, scythe, teaching
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Heat-treating tools with Robin Wood
During the fire in the workshop, the heat of the flames caused the metal in my tools to soften so the first step in repairing them is to heat-treat them to the correct hardness. I’ve done a little bit of … Continue reading
Posted in SteveTomlinCrafts, tools
Tagged heat treating, Robin Wood, tempering, workshop fire
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Scythe weekend 2-3 July 2011
Following the fantastic response to my ‘Mowing with an Austrian Scythe’ course this weekend, I have added an extra date on Saturday 2nd July 2011. This will be again at the wonderful Sprint Mill near Kendal, Cumbria. This will be … Continue reading
Posted in scythe festivals & events, Scytherspace
Tagged cumbria, learn to mow, learn to scythe, scythe, sprint mill
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My First Fan Bird
Ever since I first saw these fan birds, I’ve been itching to try making them but other projects always seem to have got in the way. Made amazingly from a single piece of wood, fan birds originated in Russia and … Continue reading
FAO Scythe Cradle photos
As promised, here are the photos of the FAO cradle from their ‘Small Farm Implements’ publication of 1953. In the introduction, the authors (our Mr Hopfen again along with Dr E. Biesalski) make an insightful point which, for me, is … Continue reading