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Category Archives: SteveTomlinCrafts
Rake making at Beamish
I’m back in the modern world after a weekend spent at Beamish museum making wooden rakes as part of their 1913 Show of Agriculture. My rakes are traditionally made using cleft timber and hand tools as working implements so I … Continue reading
Posted in greenwood events, SteveTomlinCrafts, wooden rakes
Tagged Beamish, corn dolly, hay rakes, hayrake, rake, rake making, stail engine, tine cutter, wooden
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Old tools
This weekend I’ll be demonstrating making wooden rakes at Beamish museum’s Show of Agriculture which recreates an agricultural show from 1913. I’ve been measured for a period costume and working through my tools, sorting out which will be suitable for … Continue reading
Spooncarving Workshop
Spoonfest was a really exciting and inspiring weekend so I’ve been carving a few more spoons since coming home and trying out new ideas. One of the most interesting talks was by Terence McSweeney, a professional osteopath who gave a … Continue reading
Posted in greenwood courses, spoon carving, SteveTomlinCrafts
Tagged course, cumbria, greenwood, spoonfest, UK
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Keeping busy through the summer
June went by in a flash and I realised I hadn’t written anything here all month. It’s mowing season so a lot of my time at the moment is taken up with scythes – find out about it on Scytherspace, … Continue reading
Posted in chair making, SteveTomlinCrafts, wooden rakes
Tagged CANW, chisel, green wood, greenwood, hay rakes, hayrake, rake, rake making, sheath, wooden, wooden rakes
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Fan Bird course
What a great weekend of courses, on Saturday I ran another of my Learn to Mow with a Scythe workshops on a glorious sunny day then on Sunday I was teaching a group how to carve fan birds. I’ve been … Continue reading
Posted in fan birds, greenwood courses, SteveTomlinCrafts
Tagged carving, course, fan bird, learn, UK, workshop
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Spooncarving at 'Weekend in the Woods' 2012
I had a brilliant weekend teaching spooncarving to students on the Coppice Association’s ‘Weekend in the Woods’. Six courses all taking place over the same weekend makes a fantastic atmosphere with lots of folk busily making and sharing ideas. When … Continue reading
Posted in greenwood courses, spoon carving, SteveTomlinCrafts
Tagged CANW, carving, coppice association, course, cumbria, learn, Weekend in the Woods, wooden spoon, workshop
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Coloured Fan Birds
For the ‘Working Woodlands’ exhibition at Farfield Mill in Sebergh last month I made some fan birds and, to make them a bit more special, I tried out an idea to add colour to the wings. I think the results … Continue reading
Posted in fan birds, SteveTomlinCrafts
Tagged course, fan bird, learn to carve, workshop
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A Dalbeattie teaser
I spent yesterday working in Dalbeattie with Gavin Phillips. I’ll write a full post about the interesting day we had another time but for now there’s just time to share this quote Gavin has framed in his workshop. While we … Continue reading
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