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Tag Archives: scythe
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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Scythe competition peening
On the Continent it’s standard practise for an expert to peen the blades for competitors in scythe competitions but when George Montague won the 2013 British Scythe Championship with a blade I had peened for him it caused quite a stir. Continue reading
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Tagged competition, festival, peen, peening, scythe
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Somerset Scythe Festival 2014 champions
The competition at this years Scythe Festival was as hot as the weather and included a result that could changing our view of Continental and English scythes forever. Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, competition, festival, race, scythe
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How to sharpen a scythe left handed
On a recent day of individual scythe tuition, I took some photos of Jen demonstrating the best way to sharpen a scythe for left-handed mowers. Continue reading
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Tagged honing, left hand, scythe, sharpen
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Scythe Festival on R4 Farming Today
The scythe is becoming more and more mainstream which is great news. A couple of weeks ago I was contacted to discuss the Scythe Revival with a producer for Radio 4 who then sent one of their team to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Farming Today, festival, Radio 4, scythe, somerset
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Blue scythe
I’ve been wanting to do this ever since I went to the Highland Folk Museum in Scotland and saw the scythes in their collection. Continue reading
Russian scythe competition
The scythe competition season is getting underway with the British competition due to take place at the Scythe Festival in Somerset on 15th June.
Meanwhile, for those of you looking for a bit more adventure, I’ve been contacted by Aleksandr Shatokhin with an invitation slightly further afield. Continue reading
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Tagged competition, russian scythe, 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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Seeing is peening
When trying to freehand peen your scythe blade, one of the most important elements is getting the lighting right so you can see the hammer marks on the scythe. Being able to see where your blows are landing allows you … Continue reading
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Tagged anvil, freehand, peening, scythe
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Anna Karenina – just the scythes
Sit through 3hrs of frocks just to see some folk mowing a field for 1 minute? Not even if it’s your friends mowing in a Hollywood movie with the snaths you made yourself? Sorry, I always said I’d wait until … Continue reading