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Category Archives: Scytherspace
Learning to scythe in buttercups
Buttery conditions for my first Learn to Scythe course of the year.
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Tagged 2016, Austrian, course, cumbria, scythe
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Scything a wildflower meadow – Gardeners' Question Time
“If I was given a choice of a strimmer or a scythe, I’d go scythe any day – it’s a pleasure to use.” ~ Bunny Guinness
Did you hear the GQT team singing the praises of the scythe from Chelsea, listen now. Continue reading
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Tagged BBC, Gardeners' Question Time, meadow, R4, scythe, wildflower
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Learning to peen a scythe
Seven years of scything – time to hammer those blades! Continue reading
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Tagged Austrian, course, peen, peening, scythe, workshop
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Creating an urban meadow
How one man and a scythe transformed a patch of neglected urban grassland, wait till you see the photos. Continue reading
Scythe Peening Day 2016
Spring is allegedly here so it’s time for the first event of the scythe calendar. Get your scythe out of the shed this weekend for International Peening Day 2016! Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, IPD, peen, peening, scythe, sharpen
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Scythe Improvers' Course at Scythe Fair
I will be teaching as part of a two-day Scythe Improvers’ course at the Somerset Scythe Festival in June. Book now to master your mowing. Continue reading
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Tagged course, improvers, scythe, scythe festival, somerset
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Learn to Scythe courses 2016
Learn to Scythe in Cumbria in 2016:
27th May or 16th July – £80 To book a place email stevetomlin8@gmail.com Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, Austrian, beginner, course, cumbria, learn scything, scythe
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Romanian rake maker video
A lovely video of Viktor-basci at work making wooden hay rakes in Gyimes, Transylvania. Continue reading
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Tagged rake making, transylvania, video, wooden rakes
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Remembering Uncle Viktor
I received some sad news from Transylvania this week that Victor-basci (Uncle Viktor), the rake and scythe snath maker for the area around Gyimes, has died. I visited the area in 2011 to take part in a Haymaking Festival organised … Continue reading
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Scythe courses in Caithness, Scotland
A trip to the end of mainland Britain, scything for rare bees. Continue reading
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Tagged Austrian scythe, bumblebee, Caithness, conservation, learn to scythe, meadow, Scotland
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