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Spoon carving in Wales

Posted on May 10, 2013 by stevetomlin

I arrived back from Sweden last thursday and was straight off to the Woodland Skills Centre in North Wales to teach a spoon carving course for the weekend. They were a lovely bunch of folk and it’s always a pleasure … Continue reading →

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A Gift of Spooncarving

Posted on March 19, 2013 by stevetomlin

Denise came and spent a day with me last week to learn to carve spoons. The day of one-to-one tuition was a Christmas present from her partner and so, after more than 2 months of anticipation, she was excited to … Continue reading →

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Fan Bird course

Posted on May 29, 2012 by stevetomlin

What a great weekend of courses, on Saturday I ran another of my Learn to Mow with a Scythe workshops on a glorious sunny day then on Sunday I was teaching a group how to carve fan birds. I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Scythe weekend at Bradwell Community Orchard

Posted on May 24, 2012 by stevetomlin

The summer weather arrived just in time for my first scythe course of 2012, at Bradwell Community Orchard in the Peak District. I’d already done some mowing in the Lake District and in Austria but I was especially looking forward … Continue reading →

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Spooncarving at 'Weekend in the Woods' 2012

Posted on May 17, 2012 by stevetomlin

I had a brilliant weekend teaching spooncarving to students on the Coppice Association’s ‘Weekend in the Woods’. Six courses all taking place over the same weekend makes a fantastic atmosphere with lots of folk busily making and sharing ideas. When … Continue reading →

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Coloured Fan Birds

Posted on May 11, 2012 by stevetomlin

For the ‘Working Woodlands’ exhibition at Farfield Mill in Sebergh last month I made some fan birds and, to make them a bit more special, I tried out an idea to add colour to the wings. I think the results … Continue reading →

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Greenwood & Scythe course dates 2012

Posted on February 21, 2012 by stevetomlin

My course dates are now set for the year. It’s always a juggling exercise to fit everything in, especially as I have again been asked to attend scythe course and events around the UK and Europe. This year I’m aiming … Continue reading →

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Scythe Course dates 2012

Posted on February 7, 2012 by stevetomlin

My course dates and prices for 2012 are finally set, more details on the courses page: Learn to Mow with an Austrian Scythe 26 May, 30 June, 9 Sept 2012 – £60 Scythe Improvers 11 Aug – £70 Improve your … 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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Improve Your Peening workshop

Posted on September 24, 2011 by stevetomlin

I like peening for all sorts of reasons but one of my favourite aspects is the amazing rhythms which are created by several people peening scythes together. The hammering comes in and out of sync in a way I find … Continue reading →

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