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Category Archives: scythe courses
'Tai-chi' mowing with the scythe
A short video demonstrating the difference between mowing using your whole body to power the scythe. No frogs were harmed in the making of this film. Continue reading
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Tagged Austrian, ergonomic, mowing, scythe, tai-chi, video
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A month of mowing
July was my busiest mowing month ever, a whistlestop tour of some of the nicest meadows in the NW. Lots of sun, loads of nice people and I even had my portrait painted! Continue reading
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Tagged Austrian, cumbria, lancashire, learn scything, nw, scythe, Yorkshire
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Scything rocks!
I often get emails and questions from people asking if the scythe can cope with cutting grass in what they think are difficult situations. The answer’s pretty much always ‘yes’ so I thought nothing of it when I was invited to teach a day of bespoke tuition for Mike and Rachel who said that the mowing on their smallholding was “challenging”.
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Tagged Austrian, learn, rocks, scythe, workshop, Yorkshire
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Learn to Scythe course 7th Sept 2014
My Learn to Scythe courses this year have been incredibly popular and booked up long in advance so, to try and accomodate the demand, I have organised an additional course on
- 7 Sept 2014 at Sprint Mill, near Kendal in Cumbria, UK. £80
To book a place please email me: steve-tomlin[at]hotmail.co.uk Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, Austrian, course, learn scything, learn to scythe, mowing, scythe
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A week of courses
I had a wonderful start to my summer of teaching with several different craft courses within the space of a week. Continue reading
Posted in fan birds, scythe courses, Scytherspace, spoon carving, SteveTomlinCrafts
Tagged course, fan bird, incised engraving, scythe, UK, workshop
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Greenwood & Scythe course dates 2014
I’ve been working on this for a few weeks now so I’m really pleased to be able to tell you my 2014 course dates. I’ve been discussing the scythe dates in particular to ensure that we make best use of … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, carving, course, greenwood, learn, scythe, scything, spoon carving, workshop
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Learning to Scythe on Countrywise
For any of you who missed it or would like to see it again, here is my appearance with Paul Heiney on the ITV Countrywise programme. I’m pleased with how it turned out and think I managed to put my … Continue reading
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Tagged Countryfile, Countrywise, cumbria, ITV, John Craven, Lake District, Paul Heiney, scythe, scytherspace
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Scything in the rain & sun
One of the advantages of the scythe is that it is an all-weather tool and on my final scythe courses in Cumbria of 2013 we proved this right. On Saturday a hardy group put on their waterproofs and faced the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, Austrian, course, cumbria, learn, scythe, scythe course, workshop
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Scythe Course at Lancaster Castle
Later this month I will be teaching a ‘Learn to Scythe’ course for beginners at Lancaster Castle. If you haven’t managed to get on one of my other courses this year and you’re keen to learn how to use a … Continue reading
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Tagged Austrian, course, lancashire, lancaster, scythe, scythe course, workshop
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Scythe course in NE Scotland
It’s a long drive from Kendal to the north-east of Scotland but it’s all worth it when you’re enjoying teaching people to scythe and the meadow is as nice as it was this weekend. I was invited up to teach … Continue reading
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Tagged course, hay, learn, meadow, mow, Scotland, scythe, scythe course, thistle
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