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C-Art Sprint Mill Exhibition

Posted on September 14, 2014 by stevetomlin

C-Art at Sprint Mill Following the success of last year, I am once again exhibiting during C-Art in Cumbria as part of the Sprint Mill collective open every day 13-28 Sept 11:00-16:30. The photos give you a taste of what’s on offer but the Mill and the work within needs to be seen in person. Continue reading →

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Spoon carving 1-to-1 tuition

Posted on December 13, 2013 by stevetomlin

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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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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Curach frame building

Posted on January 19, 2012 by stevetomlin

The curach project is underway. Yesterday Edward, Ian and I spent a terrific day working together at Sprint Mill to build the frame from spruce. A local carpenter had machined the pieces to size for us and Edward’s son kindly … Continue reading →

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Mowing Course at Sprint Mill

Posted on May 31, 2011 by stevetomlin

On Sunday I ran the first of my mowing courses at Sprint Mill near Kendal in Cumbria. The course is designed to introduce people to mowing with a scythe or provide a refresher for those who would like to be … Continue reading →

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Scythe weekend 2-3 July 2011

Posted on May 28, 2011 by stevetomlin

Following the fantastic response to my ‘Mowing with an Austrian Scythe’ course this weekend, I have added an extra date on Saturday 2nd July 2011. This will be again at the wonderful Sprint Mill near Kendal, Cumbria. This will be … Continue reading →

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