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Turtle doves Christmas decorations

Posted on November 14, 2024 by stevetomlin

Two turtle doves are an essential part of your Christmas decor and these handmade wooden decorations are a sustainable option as well as adding a touch of handmade charm. Available in two sizes, they’re ideal for the Christmas tree or … Continue reading →

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Fan bird carving instruction pdf

Posted on July 8, 2024 by stevetomlin

If you want to learn how to carve fan birds, I teach fan carving workshops and also have an instruction pdf available in my etsy store. The Fan bird carving pdf download takes you through the step by step method … Continue reading →

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Flights of Fancy exhibition

Posted on June 20, 2022 by stevetomlin

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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Fan bird workshop May 2022

Posted on May 23, 2022 by stevetomlin

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 →

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Fan bird carving workshop 2020

Posted on October 26, 2020 by stevetomlin

This course actually took place earlier in the summer but at the time I was too busy to post the photos so here they are at last. Among the group was Eddie Glew, a fantastic willow basket maker, who came … Continue reading →

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Fan bird carving instructions

Posted on March 6, 2020 by stevetomlin

Carved wooden fan birds are one of my favourite greenwood projects and a wonderful demonstration of the properties of wood. I first learned about them on a trip to Czech Republic where I bought a pair of birds in a … Continue reading →

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Fan bird carving workshop

Posted on December 1, 2019 by stevetomlin

I’ve been teaching another course on how to carve fan birds. These amazing birds are made from a single piece of wood without any glue. It’s a tricky thing to get right but I’ve developed my process now so that … Continue reading →

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Fan bird carving in Wales

Posted on June 12, 2019 by stevetomlin

Some photos from a course on how to carve wooden fan birds that I taught recently at the Woodland Skills Centre in North Wales. Fan birds are a tricky craft to get right but I have been developing my special … Continue reading →

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Fan bird carving student

Posted on May 28, 2019 by stevetomlin

David came on my fan bird carving course earlier this year. He’d previously done some spoon carving but wanted to learn to carve fan birds to expand his skills after seeing me demonstrate fan bird carving at Elvaston Wood Festival … Continue reading →

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How to carve a fan bird instructions

Posted on May 21, 2019 by stevetomlin

As much as I wish you all could, I realise that not everyone can get to one of my courses to learn how to carve fan birds. So, to help spread the craft wider, I’ve created a downloadable pdf on … Continue reading →

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