Tag Archives: UK

Fan bird carving workshop

fan bird carving course
A lovely weekend carving and folding wood to create bird decorations, smiles and memories. Continue reading

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Spoon carving in Northumberland

Spoons!
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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#240 Spalted birch ladle

#240 Spalted birch ladleIn beautiful spalted birch, this is a unique ladle with curves to die for. Continue reading

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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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Little scoops for real coffee


If you’re like me, then the first coffee of the day is something special and even more so at the weekend. Continue reading

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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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New Cherry Eating Spoons

Cherry eating spoons
I’m so pleased with my latest eating spoons, freshly-carved from Cumbrian cherry. They not only look and work great but they’re a special price, just for my blog readers. Continue reading

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Learn to peen a scythe workshop

scythe peening workshopI’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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A week of courses

fan bird carving
I had a wonderful start to my summer of teaching with several different craft courses within the space of a week. Continue reading

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How to make a wooden hay rake

wooden hay rakesWith 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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