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Author Archives: stevetomlin
New old tools
It’s 7am on a sunday and I’m walking around a farmer’s field in the rain – there must be a car boot sale. Following the recent workshop fire I’m planning to try and repair as many of the tools as … Continue reading
Posted in SteveTomlinCrafts, tools, wooden rakes
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Going Straight!
With reference to Steve’s note (April 9th) on the Pembrokeshire snath in the Museum of English Rural Life, those interested in snath variations can study this page from an old catalogue. I came across this on the internet. It’s a … Continue reading
In praise of the homegrown shavehorse
For most greenwood workers a shavehorse is at the centre of their workshop. An ingeniously simple yet effective device for holding work it is used along with a drawknife to shave chair parts, blanks for the lathe, rake heads and … Continue reading
Back from the Bodgers Ball 2011
The Bodger’s Ball was a great weekend; plenty of interesting demos, folk to talk to and time for to relax with a beer. A wonderful setting too at Lower Brockhampton in Herefordshire. Too many things to write now so here’s … Continue reading
Posted in greenwood events, SteveTomlinCrafts
Tagged 2011, APT, bodgers ball, carving, crosscut saw, fan bird, green woodwork, hewing, rake making, wooden rakes
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First Grass of the Year
Following the long winter break, mowing the first grass of the year is always special. This year it was for a demonstration at the Greenwood Worker’s ‘Bodger’s Ball’. I always feel a little bit nervous after being away from mowing … Continue reading
Posted in scythe festivals & events, Scytherspace
Tagged bodgers ball, National Trust, scythe, team mowing
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Bodger's Ball 2011
This weekend I’ll be at the Bodger’s Ball, the annual get-together and AGM for the Association of Pole-lathe Turners & Greenwood Workers. This year it’s being held at Brockhampton Estate – Lower Brockhampton in Herefordshire. The weekend is normally full … Continue reading
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Tagged APT, bodgers ball, pole-lathe turners
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Straightening rake stails
A straight stail is essential for a good rake so it can slide through your hands while you work and and for balance. You can test a rake’s balance by holding it horizontally in your hands. As you relax your … Continue reading
Posted in SteveTomlinCrafts, wooden rakes
Tagged coppice, pole, rake, stail, steam bending, straight
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Scythe documents declassified!
Thanks to unnamed contacts sympathetic to the Scytherspace cause I have come into possession of an FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization of the US) document entitled Report to the Goverment of Iraq on Small Agricultural Implements which has been specially declassified for … Continue reading
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Rakemaking Workshop
Despite the recent setbacks with tools, over the bank holiday I ran a one-to-one workshop for Mike Carswell on making wooden rakes. This was hosted by Edward & Romola in the wonderfully inspiring Sprint Mill workshop. Mike has just completed … Continue reading
Posted in SteveTomlinCrafts, tools, wooden rakes
Tagged ash, coppice, rake making, stail, tine, workshop
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Schröckenfux tshirt
Thanks to Christiane, I am now the proud owner of my very own Schröckenfux tshirt, as modeled here in Kendal on a rare sunny day.
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