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Tag Archives: course
Learn to Scythe first course for 2015
The weather forecast was for heavy rain all day, how did my first Lean to Scythe course of 2015 turn out? Here’s a clue:
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Tagged 2015, course, cumbria, lancashire, learn to scythe, scythe, scything
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Spoon carving in Northumberland
Last weekend I was invited up to Northumberland to teach a group how to carve wooden spoons. We had a lot of fun. Continue reading
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Tagged course, learn, UK, wooden spoon, workshop
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Carving & Scythe course dates 2015
Why not learn a new skill in 2015 or buy a course date as a special gift for someone?
Come and learn to use an axe and knives or a scythe in the beautiful Lake District on a short course with a leading UK craft tutor.
Guaranteed fun with like-minded people in an inspiring setting, you’ll take home fantastic memories as well as your new skills. Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, Austrian, course, greenwood, learn scything, scythe, spoon carving, UK, workshop
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Spoon carving workshop in Northumberland
I have been invited to teach a weekend of Spoon Carving at Catton, near Hexham in Northumberland on 21-22 Feb 2015. The cost is £145 which includes all materials and lunch each day, to book please email me steve-tomlin[at]hotmail.co.uk The … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, course, UK, workshop
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Learn to peen a scythe workshop
I’ve just taught the second of two Learn to Peen workshops for the Yorkshire Dales National Park. I’ve been teaching people how to mow with scythes in the park for a couple of years so it was thought that some specific peening courses would be useful to give some of those people confidence in peening which they could then pass on and spread through the networks we’re hoping to build here in the NW. Continue reading
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Tagged Austrian, course, jig, peening, scythe, UK, workshop
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Ladder making workshop
The Heritage Crafts Association have opened bookings for the ladder making workshop which I will be leading along with Robin Wood after our two-day ‘apprenticeship’ with Stanley Clark. Continue reading
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Tagged course, HCA, ladder, wooden, workshop
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Learn to Scythe course 7th Sept 2014
My Learn to Scythe courses this year have been incredibly popular and booked up long in advance so, to try and accomodate the demand, I have organised an additional course on
- 7 Sept 2014 at Sprint Mill, near Kendal in Cumbria, UK. £80
To book a place please email me: steve-tomlin[at]hotmail.co.uk Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, Austrian, course, learn scything, learn to scythe, mowing, scythe
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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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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
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Tagged course, greenwood, hay rake, tine cutter, UK, wooden, workshop
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Welsh love spoons
At the weekend I made a trip across the border to teach a spooncarving course at the Woodland Skills Centre for a group including Rod Waterfield, the Centre manager. Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, course, Wales, workshop
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