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Tag Archives: Yorkshire
Cutting long grass with a scythe in Yorkshire
I’ve just been over near York, teaching the garden staff at Sledmere House how to cut the long grass in their meadows with a scythe. The meadow is really well maintained and the team wanted to find a more sustainable … Continue reading
Scythe workshop in North Yorkshire
My first public Learn to Scythe workshop for the 2024 season took place this weekend at Foxglove Covert LNR in North Yorkshire. Seven beginners spent the morning learning to set up the Austrian scythes and how to hone to maintain … Continue reading
Fellsman mandatory spoon
This weekend I’ll be attempting to complete The Fellsman, a 61mile navigational event with 11000ft of climbing across the Yorkshire Dales. It’ll be the furthest I’ve ever run and I’m hoping to complete in 24hrs, meaning I’ll be spending a … Continue reading
Spoon carving workshop in Yorkshire Dales
I spent a couple of days with Nick & Kareen who booked to do a private spoon carving workshop with me in Yorkshire. We started with cooking spoons, axing out the shape from fresh, green silver birch and then shaping … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadrake, Yorkshire
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Learn to Scythe in Yorkshire feedback
Lovely feedback from the Learn to Scythe course at Broadrake in Yorkshire this week. Dear Steve – just a quick note to say many, many thanks for such an excellent scything course yesterday. It was truly wonderful, perfectly organised, and … Continue reading
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Tagged feedback, learn to scythe, review, scythe feedback, Yorkshire
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Spoon carving workshop in Yorkshire Dales
A fantastic afternoon yesterday in Wensleydale, Yorkshire teaching some spoon carving skills to a lovely group of people. The event was organised by Emma’s Dale who wanted just a short course for a group to follow a morning of mindfulness. … Continue reading
Scything workshop in Yorkshire Dales 2020
My scything season has been very disrupted by the current global situation so it was fantastic to be able to get out and teach a socially distanced workshop at a private venue in the Yorkshire Dales. Mike and Aelred were … Continue reading
Scythe improvers course feedback
Hi Steve, It’s Chris from the Improvers scything course here. Wanted to say I had the most enjoyable day. You tweaked my technique which had a huge positive impact on my self taught ‘skill’. You also respected the fact that … Continue reading
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Tagged Austrian scythe, feedback, improvers course, review, scythe feedback, Yorkshire
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Scything in Yorkshire Dales
Just a couple of photos from a terrific scything course at Malham in Yorkshire as part of the Bee Together project for the Yorkshire Dales Millenium Trust. A great group of people, fantastic scenery and wonderful venue at Hill Top … Continue reading
Spoon carving in Yorkshire
My most recent spoon carving workshop for beginners was at Broadrake Bunkhouse at Chapel-le-Dale in Yorkshire. With views of Inglebrough and the Ribblehead Viaduct, the gorgeous Bunkhouse to stay in and the fabulous lunches, it’s one of my favourite venues … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019, beginner, course, spoon carving, workshop, Yorkshire
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