Tag Archives: cumbria

Spoon carving 1-to-1 tuition

There are times when you want to have your own craft course on a 1-to-1 basis. Whether you’ve a specific element you want to cover in depth, get individual tuition and attention, set the date to fit yourself or learn … Continue reading

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Wooden spreaders commission

A small commission of wooden spreaders has gone off to London to be given as Christmas presents. The customer asked me to replicate one she had brought back from New Zealand and liked so much she wanted to share the … Continue reading

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Learning to Scythe on Countrywise

For any of you who missed it or would like to see it again, here is my appearance with Paul Heiney on the ITV Countrywise programme. I’m pleased with how it turned out and think I managed to put my … Continue reading

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Spoon carving with Gareth

Teaching people how to carve spoons is always a pleasure but it’s great to be asked by an experienced carver to extend their skills. Gareth has been carving for a few years now and teaching too. We talked at Sizergh Greenwood … Continue reading

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Exhibition at Sprint Mill

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Scything in the rain & sun

One of the advantages of the scythe is that it is an all-weather tool and on my final scythe courses in Cumbria of 2013 we proved this right. On Saturday a hardy group put on their waterproofs and faced the … Continue reading

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Scything for ITV Countrywise

I spent the afternoon today being filmed for a piece on scything with Paul Heiney as part of a new series of Countrywise on ITV. It was great fun to do but very busy without the time to really teach … Continue reading

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Extra learn to scythe course date 2013

Due to amazing demand this year from people keen to learn to scythe I have arranged an additional date for Sunday 8 Sept 2013 at Sprint Mill, near Kendal in Cumbria. Just £60 for a whole day of professional tuition … Continue reading

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Scythe courses with Cumbria Wildlife Trust

Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been teaching a series of Learn to Mow with an Austrian Scythe courses for Cumbria Wildlife Trust as part of their Meadow Life project. Working over the next 3 years the project aims … Continue reading

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Scything in the rain

Call that rain? Nowt but a bit of dampness in the air.. Thankfully it was nothing but showers and the seven students who turned up for their Learn to Scythe course had a great day. That was partly thanks to … Continue reading

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