Workshops

The workshops I prefer to teach are those where the student goes back home with a working example of the craft he or she set out to master. They generally go from a day to a couple of weeks depending on the project. They may happen indoors or outdoors and some depend on seasonal availability of materials. There will be a number of workshops taught as equipment preparation for materials needed at bushcraft, medieval or primitive technology walkabouts or any other course. This would be a long list. Feel free to inquire about specific skills, techniques, or crafts that you are interested in even if they’re not listed, and I may be able to arrange it. Some examples of workshops would include:

Knife making and other bushcraft tools

Hide and fur tanning

Hunting bow and arrow making from medieval to primitive

Bow hunting and bow fishing

Primitive traps and trapping

Animal processing and meat preservation

Containers of different kinds

Seasonal shelters

Navigation and topography

Friction fire making

Flint and steel fire making

Flint knapping and basic lithic technology

Leather working and tooling for bushcraft and medieval equipment

Cloaks, hoods, and other medieval garments

Skin on frame kayaks and canoes

Male initiation and ritual space