Tag Archives: coppice

Purple birch bark

Posted on January 10, 2012 by stevetomlin

On Sunday I organised a group of volunteers, the NW scythe ‘gang’, to do some coppicing in Edward & Romola Acland’s woods. It’s a 2 acre hazel with standards woodland that Edward & Romola have been working for about 20 … Continue reading →

Posted in materials, SteveTomlinCrafts | Tagged bark, birch bark, box, coppice, Jarrod Stone Dahl, pot | Leave a comment

Two new saws

Posted on December 7, 2011 by stevetomlin

Over the winter, when there’s not doing so much scything I’ve been organising the NW Scythe group (“The Gang” as Edward calls us) in coppicing some neglected hazel at Haybridge Nature Reserve. When you’re cutting in amongst the stems, a … Continue reading →

Posted in SteveTomlinCrafts, tools | Tagged coppice, coppicing, haybridge nature reserve, hazel, pruning saw, silky, two man saw | Leave a comment

Curach builders' meeting

Posted on November 19, 2011 by stevetomlin

This week I met with Ian & Edward to discuss our currach building project. I’ve been thinking about another boat project since I finished the recovery kayak and I was attracted to the curach as another lightweight skin-on-frame boat. The … Continue reading →

Posted in kayaks & boats, SteveTomlinCrafts | Tagged boat, coppice, curach, currach, curragh, hazel, skin on frame | Leave a comment

Russian Snaths

Posted on July 8, 2011 by stevetomlin

The production company for ‘Anna Karenina’ have decided they want 30 extras for the mowing scene with Levin. At the beginning of the week I was commissioned to make the straight Russian-style snaths for everyone. Since time is short and … Continue reading →

Posted in Scytherspace, scythes | Tagged anna karenina, coppice, scythe, snath | Leave a comment

Peeling Oak Bark with CANW

Posted on May 23, 2011 by stevetomlin

On Sunday I met with other members of the Coppice Association NW (CANW) at Moss and Heights Spring Woods for a day of peeling oak bark. The woods were worked for many years by legendary coppicer Bill Hogarth up until … Continue reading →

Posted in materials, SteveTomlinCrafts | Tagged bark, birch bark, CANW, coppice, coppice association, oak bark, tanning | Leave a comment

Straightening rake stails

Posted on May 5, 2011 by stevetomlin

A straight stail is essential for a good rake so it can slide through your hands while you work and and for balance. You can test a rake’s balance by holding it horizontally in your hands. As you relax your … Continue reading →

Posted in SteveTomlinCrafts, wooden rakes | Tagged coppice, pole, rake, stail, steam bending, straight | Leave a comment

Rakemaking Workshop

Posted on May 4, 2011 by stevetomlin

Despite the recent setbacks with tools, over the bank holiday I ran a one-to-one workshop for Mike Carswell on making wooden rakes. This was hosted by Edward & Romola in the wonderfully inspiring Sprint Mill workshop. Mike has just completed … Continue reading →

Posted in SteveTomlinCrafts, tools, wooden rakes | Tagged ash, coppice, rake making, stail, tine, workshop | Leave a comment