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Author Archives: stevetomlin
Honing your scythe in the field
I’ve been teaching people how to hone their scythe blade while kneeling for many years. This method is much safer than standing and allows you to work more accurately and effectively. This week, I was demonstrating and came up with … Continue reading
Scything at National Trust Gibside
At the peak of last week’s heatwave, on the hottest day of the year (so far), I was at Gibside in Co Durham teaching a Learn to Scythe course for the National Trust ranger team. Apart from trying not to … Continue reading
Learn to Scythe course in Staffordshire
I’ve just spent two days teaching a beginners scythe course for the Groundworks volunteers at Silverdale Country Park in Staffordshire. The site has several mini wildflower meadows which are managed by scything and make a perfect venue for the training. … Continue reading
Spoon carving workshop in Manchester 2022
I’m really pleased that, after a couple of years break, I will be back teaching a spoon carving course in Manchester. The workshop takes place on 16th Oct 2022 at Chorlton in south Manchester. During the day you’ll learn a … Continue reading
Meadow Day & Northern Scythe Festival 2022
The Northern Scythe Festival and Meadows Day take place on Sat-Sun 2-3 July 2022 at The Gathering Fields, Swainshead Hall Farm, Over Wyresdale, LA2 9DN Read my post about the 2021 Northern Scythe Festival I’ll be there on Sun 3rd … Continue reading
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Flights of Fancy exhibition
A flock of my carved fanbirds are currently part of the Flights of Fancy exhibition at The Beach Hut Gallery at Grange-over-Sands in Cumbria.
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Spoon carving course May 2022
A lovely day last weekend teaching a spoon carving workshop for a group at Greenwood Days near Derby. We always start from a green log so people work through the whole process of splitting, axing and carving to create a … Continue reading
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Learn to Scythe workshop in North Wales
The first Learn to Scythe course for 2022 was at Greenfield Valley Heritage Park at Holywell, North Wales. I was teaching a group of volunteers who will be using the scythes to manage areas of wildflower meadow around the site. … Continue reading
Fan bird workshop May 2022
I’m just back home after a fantastic weekend at Greenwood Days near Derby. Yesterday I had a group with me learning to make fan birds which is a great project for beginners looking to start wood carving or more experienced … Continue reading
No Mow May 2022
I’m very pleased to see that the No Mow May campaign is being repeated by Plantlife this year after the success of 2021. Allowing the grass and other plants to grow during the early part of the season provides early … Continue reading
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