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Category Archives: SteveTomlinCrafts
Making wooden ladders
This month I was invited by the Heritage Crafts Association to take part in their efforts to preserve the craft of making wooden ladders. I travelled down to Northampton with fellow greenwood worker and HCA chair Robin Wood to learn to the craft of making ladders from Stanley Clark who made ladders until the trade ceased in the 1960s. Continue reading
Paper flowers at Spoonfest 2014
Prior to Spoonfest I was lucky enough to be part of an unofficial craft workshop with Anja Sundberg from Sweden. Continue reading
Posted in greenwood events, spoon carving, SteveTomlinCrafts
Tagged 2014, Anja Sundberg, fritiof runhall, spoonfest
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My plate
Handmade craft objects are uniquely individual things, I can spot mine a mile off. Continue reading
Spoonfest 2013 – Spoon Olympics
Last year saw the epic first ever Spoon Olympics. Words cannot capture the magnificent displays of athletic prowess and spoon heroism that were witnessed on the field of glory, so instead here’s a slideshow of the highlights. [gigya src=”http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649″ width=”650″ … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, carving, fritiof runhall, spoon, spoonfest, Steve Tomin
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Wooden spoons at Spoonfest 2013
This weekend I’ll be at Spoonfest 2014 so here’s some of the work which was on display last year, hope to see you there. Robert Nicholson; Fritiof Runhall; Nigel Leach Simon Hill; Alastair Dargue Jarrod Stone-Dahl; Steve Tomlin; Sean … Continue reading
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Tagged carving, green wood, handmade, spoon, spoonfest, wooden
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#239 Birch serving spoon
Elegant and practical, this spoon is designed for cooking as well as serving. Carved from a crooked timber the shape makes best use of the trees natural form and strength. The slim handle has a hook to keep the handle … Continue reading
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Tagged greenwood, handcarved, wooden spoon
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#238 Birch serving spoon
A distinctive and classically proportioned serving spoon.The bowl is particularly well-cranked to allow serving from a deep bowl or pan while the hook keeps the handle safely up out of your food. 310mm long x 70mm wide £58 Sold … Continue reading
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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New wooden spoons for sale
Over the winter and spring I’ve been working on a range of new designs for my wooden cooking and eating spoons and I’m pleased to be able to now have them for sale on my Wooden Spoons page. Continue reading
How to make a wooden hay rake
With the all the people wanting to learn to scythe and their increasing use for managing wildflower meadows or making hay, there’s a need for good quality wooden hay rakes for collecting and turning the grass. Last weekend I taught a group of students to make their own. Continue reading
Posted in greenwood courses, SteveTomlinCrafts, wooden rakes
Tagged course, greenwood, hay rake, tine cutter, UK, wooden, workshop
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