Tag Archives: greenwood

Jennie Chair frame complete

Posted on March 7, 2013 by stevetomlin

I’ve just finished assembling the frame for the Jennie Alexander side chair. I altered the rungs slightly, to give this chair the same seat size as my other dining chairs and put in just 4 rungs with different postitions. I … Continue reading →

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Jennie's legs

Posted on February 16, 2013 by stevetomlin

Back to post-and-rung ladderback chairs this week, steam bending the back legs for a new design of chair. The ash was lovely to shave down with the drawknife and bent very easily after about an hour in my steamer. Actually, … Continue reading →

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Milk Paint Recipe

Posted on January 23, 2013 by stevetomlin

I’m a big fan of painted woodenware and have been experimenting for a while now with different recipes of homemade paint. The egg based tempera I used on my spindleback chair was lovely but takes several weeks to dry properly … Continue reading →

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Mastering the skew chisel

Posted on December 31, 2012 by stevetomlin

Like lots of turners, whether on a pole-lathe or powered lathe, it’s the skew chisel that’s always caused me headaches. With a life of it’s own and seemingly no other intention than to mess up details at the last moment … Continue reading →

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Shrink Pots

Posted on November 19, 2012 by stevetomlin

As wood dries, it shrinks and often changes shape as a result. This is a major concern for most woodworkers and they go to great lengths to dry timber and keep it dry before starting work. With greenwood work I … Continue reading →

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Spooncarving Workshop

Posted on August 31, 2012 by stevetomlin

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 →

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Keeping busy through the summer

Posted on July 3, 2012 by stevetomlin

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 →

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Bowl carving one-to-one workshop

Posted on January 26, 2012 by stevetomlin

A great day today teaching Sam Robinson  on a one-to-one workshop at Sprint Mill. Sam is a current apprentice on the Bill Hogarth Apprenticeship scheme, now in his second year. We’d been talking about various crafts a couple of weeks … Continue reading →

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Birch bark pot

Posted on October 19, 2011 by stevetomlin

Although I make as part of my living it is still also my favourite hobby and now and then it’s lovely to work with a new material and make something just for the pleasure of it. This weekend I got … Continue reading →

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Spooncarving course with Fritiof Runhall

Posted on October 11, 2011 by stevetomlin

Last week I spent 3 days in Edale as a student on a spooncarving course organised by Robin Wood and taught by Swedish carver Fritiof Runhall. I’ve been carving spoons from green wood for 8 years, so when I first … Continue reading →

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