Workshops

Imagine the scene… you’ve cleared your wood camp site, you are ready for your 4 day walk back to civilisation and you swing you crammed pack onto your back — but … what’s this?… the bag feels unbalanced and ‘wrong’. ...

The cheap availability of modern cord – all-but makes the skill of cord making obsolete – so what might we gain from learning this skill?  Let’s face some facts here – the likelihood of us ever being “suddenly stranded” on...

Like has been mentioned elsewhere, the likelihood of us ever needing to make a net for survival is very remote.  However, making a net is merely a progression of simple techniques to build competence and confidence in handling cord –...

Cooking Learning to cook is the prime skill everyone should know, whether it is on a cooker at home, on a barbecue in the garden or just on an open fire. Cooking increases the variety of foods that can be...

bows have been used for hunting and defence for thousands of years – Make your own bow from basic materials.

Leather has been a cornerstone of man’s development and civilisation from prehistoric times right through to modern day. It’s thought that ancient man first used dried animal skins to make clothing, footwear and shelter as well as using plant based...

Like Bow drill but using a longer spindle, same principles different skills, well worth a go.

This is a great way to learn wood carving and safety and come away with a useful spoon that’s all yours! There is nothing like sitting around the campfire, carving a spoon, or other wooden items, with likeminded people. It...

Hugely satisfying and you leave having made something useful from willow or hazel.