Category Archives: Scytherspace

Blue scythe

Posted on June 13, 2014 by stevetomlin

I’ve been wanting to do this ever since I went to the Highland Folk Museum in Scotland and saw the scythes in their collection. Continue reading →

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Russian scythe competition

Posted on June 11, 2014 by stevetomlin

The scythe competition season is getting underway with the British competition due to take place at the Scythe Festival in Somerset on 15th June.
Meanwhile, for those of you looking for a bit more adventure, I’ve been contacted by Aleksandr Shatokhin with an invitation slightly further afield. Continue reading →

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A week of courses

Posted on June 8, 2014 by stevetomlin

fan bird carving
I had a wonderful start to my summer of teaching with several different craft courses within the space of a week. Continue reading →

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Seeing is peening

Posted on June 4, 2014 by stevetomlin

When trying to freehand peen your scythe blade, one of the most important elements is getting the lighting right so you can see the hammer marks on the scythe. Being able to see where your blows are landing allows you … Continue reading →

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Anna Karenina – just the scythes

Posted on May 3, 2014 by stevetomlin

Sit through 3hrs of frocks just to see some folk mowing a field for 1 minute? Not even if it’s your friends mowing in a Hollywood movie with the snaths you made yourself? Sorry, I always said I’d wait until … Continue reading →

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How's Your Peening?

Posted on April 7, 2014 by stevetomlin

<img class="alignright" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7266/7670707366_e589e367dc_m.jpg" alt="scythe peening workshop" / Well, Peening Day is done for another year; I hope you got your blades nicely cleaned and sharpened ready for the mowing season. If you're struggling, try asking yourself these questions Continue reading →

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Peening Day 2014

Posted on March 24, 2014 by stevetomlin

Peening Day 2013 International Peening Day this year falls on 6 April, the day to clean off and sharpen your scythe ready for the season. Continue reading →

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Greenwood & Scythe course dates 2014

Posted on December 6, 2013 by stevetomlin

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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SteveTomlinCrafts & Scytherspace together

Posted on November 18, 2013 by stevetomlin

Some of you will already have noticed that I have brought my Scytherspace site and blog into the SteveTomlinCrafts site. As well as making them easier for me to manage this will mean that you now get posts all year … Continue reading →

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Learning to Scythe on Countrywise

Posted on October 23, 2013 by stevetomlin

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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