Take Your Primitive & Bushcraft Skills to the Next Level

 

NEW DATES TBA: Make Your Own Stone Knife

NEW DATES TBA: Create Your Own Birch Bark Basket

ONE WEEKEND – TWO 6-HOUR WORKSHOPS

FOR ADULTS

IN CONWAY, MA

CONTACT US IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN THIS PRIMITIVE & BUSHCRAFT SERIES

 

Secure Your Spot for the Weekend!

For the 2 6-Hour Workshops: $199 Early-Bird, $229 Regular, per person

Register for Both Workshops Now

Saturday, 9 am-3 pm

Make Your Own Stone Knife

Have you ever thought

“What if I lose my knife and I’m in a survival situation?”

This workshop is designed to teach you what to do and how to make a knife on the spot. During this class, you will learn

• how to create a cutting edge thru percussion and flint knapping skills, and
• how to shape the stone and create a handle and make a traditional glue with natural materials.

In addition, you will learn a skill called “hafting,” where you take your blade and set it in a handle and secure it.

So, are you ready to take your knife skills to the next level?
(see full registration information below)

 

Sunday, 9 am-3 pm

Create Your Own Birch Bark Basket

Join Basket expert Barry Keegan and Earthwork Programs for a day-long, hands-on Workshop!

We will learn:

• sustainable harvesting techniques,
• birch bark processing,
• pine root sewing.

And, we will use raw materials from the land to create one-of-a-kind pieces that will be beautiful and functional!

 

 

For detailed information about the primitive skills and bushcraft processes we use, VISIT: Primitive & Bushcraft Skills: The Process

 

REGISTRATION

For the 2 6-Hour Workshops: $199 Early-Bird, $229 Regular

Register for Both Workshops Now

 

If you’re only available for 1 6-Hour Workshop: $150 Regular

MAKE YOUR OWN STONE KNIFE

Register for Stone Knife Now

MAKE YOUR OWN BIRCH BARK BASKET

Register Bark Basket Now

 

CAMPING

* Bring own tent & supplies–$25/solo person or $10/person for families

For Saturday night, you can set up your tent in our big field – an 8-acre field of mowed grass. It is a short walk from there up to the main lodge where you can use the kitchen and dining room. This is a season lodge, and therefore, the bathroom and shower facilities are not available after the cold weather sets in and water is shut off.

Register – Camping (Sat Night only)

Bouchard Lodge

The Lodge is a rustic multi-purpose camp building.

The kitchen has a commercial gas range, several refrigerators, 2 sinks (water is not available during the winter), and a microwave. It is fully equipped with pots, pans, utensils, plates, cups, etc.  We just ask that you clean up after yourselves and recycle into the appropriate containers.

The dining area is very flexible. We have folding tables and chairs that you can use as needed, a small nature library for reference, and a cabinet of board games. There is an old tv and a pile of videotapes that you are welcome to use.