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Scythe, rhymes with..?

Posted on June 24, 2013 by stevetomlin

Well, Blythe of course – or even blithe, come to think of it.

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Wooden Spoons at the Hilton Hotel

Posted on June 11, 2013 by stevetomlin

At the beginning of the month I was invited to the Royal Warrantholders Annual Luncheon to receive my award as a Queen Elizabeth Craft Scholar and present my work in the Hilton Hotel on Park Lane in London. QEST is … Continue reading →

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Have scythes, will travel

Posted on May 28, 2013 by stevetomlin

As the spring finally arrives and the grass suddenly starts to grow many people get the idea that they’d like to learn to scythe, and quite right too. Lightweight, efficient, quiet and fun I’ve extolled the virtues of the scythe … Continue reading →

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Snapshots from the V&A

Posted on March 23, 2013 by stevetomlin

As a craftsman, I can’t go to London and not visit the V&A so I was pleased to have a couple of hours in there before my QEST interview, helped calm my nerves to see all that great work from … Continue reading →

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The magic of sparks and small toolboxes

Posted on October 3, 2012 by stevetomlin

While I was at Elvaston Castle at the weekend I got to talking with Mark Constable of the Al Fresco forge. Mark was demonstrating lighting a fire using a flint and steel, making it look easier than lighting a match … Continue reading →

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Dawn Mowing at Brantwood House

Posted on July 8, 2012 by stevetomlin

Time, once again, for the ‘dawn mowing’ at Brantwood, former home of John Ruskin.  Last year, Sally Beamish invited early-rising north west scythers to join her in the beautiful lakeside hay meadow, to mow and prepare for the first outdoor theatre … Continue reading →

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A Dalbeattie teaser

Posted on April 17, 2012 by stevetomlin

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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Woman mowing wheat

Posted on January 2, 2012 by stevetomlin

It’s unusual to see old pictures of women mowing so this great photo merits it’s own post.  Note that she’s holding the snath by the shaft it’s made for someone taller than her and there’s no cradle or bow on … Continue reading →

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Transylvanian milking stool

Posted on December 13, 2011 by stevetomlin

A quick post to share a picture I found from the trip Christiane and I made to Gyimes in Transylvania this summer for a Haymaking Festival. One morning we got up early and walked up the hill to where our … Continue reading →

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"Mowing" by Robert Frost

Posted on November 8, 2011 by stevetomlin

Winter time and the mowing season is well and truly over in my neck of the woods, hence the smaller number of posts (why not check out my green woodwork blog SteveTomlinCrafts which gets more active in the autumn and … Continue reading →

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