Bushcraft Workshop Series

Bushcraft is all about making useful and beautiful things from natural materials in a respectful and sustainable way.

In this free workshop series, we'll introduce some of the basic skills to get you started.

Thursday February 12 - Knots

Knowing how to securely tie a variety of knots is a fun-to-learn and often-overlooked skill that's useful in many situations. Participate in this free session that will get you started with a few fundamental knots.

Thursday February 26 - Cordage

Whether you find yourself in a survival situation or just like to make natural crafts, you'll appreciate being able to create your own rope or twine from natural materials.

Thursday March 12 - Spoon Carving

Learn the basic safety rules and techniques for wood carving by trying your hand at making a simple spoon.

Thursday March 26 - Coal Burning

Learn this bushcraft technique for hollowing out wood for a spoon or bowl by using a glowing ember from a fire. Participants from the spoon carving workshop are encouraged to bring your spoon to finish, or participants can bring another piece of wood you'd like to try the technique on.

Details

Who: These workshops are open to anyone aged 16+ 

When: All events begin at 12:30 PM

February workshops (Knots and Cordage) are until 2:00 PM

March workshops (Spoon Carving and Coal Burning) are until 3:30 PM (you can also leave early if required)    

Where: Inside the Centre for Urban Ecology

The Centre for Urban Ecology is the glass building with the red door on the Arboretum grounds.

Humber Arboretum is found at the back of Humber Polytechnic North Campus (205 Humber College Blvd). See our Directions page for more.    

How: These events are free but please register to reserve your spot for any workshop in the series.

For the February workshops (Knots & Cordage) we will do our best to accommodate drop-ins as well.

For the March workshops (Spoon Carving & Coal Burning) space is more limited and pre-registration is required.