Family Tools & Crafts Day

Course Description

On this course, we will focus on the safe use of Bushcraft tools to allow the whole family to not only use them safely but then put into practice the skills learnt to produce some useful / fun woodland crafts to take away with you.

Working in your family group under the watchful eyes of our instructors you will be guided through many safe methods of cutting, splitting and shaving wood to .

Subjects Covered

• Learn: about the laws regarding typical tools used in Bushcraft such as the Bushcraft knife, folding saw and bow saw.

• Try: different knives and saws to find one that works best for you, not everyone’s hands are the same so getting a good fit for you is important for comfortable and safe use.

• Folding Saws: learn to safely open and close the saw, some of the differences between the massive range of saws available, the pros and cons of folding saws, ways of protecting yourself from the saw blade when in use which can be utilised while out in the woods (or at least away from a workbench!) Find the best way to store and carry your folding saws.

• Bow Saws: learn the differences between folding saws and bow saws and the advantages of one over the other, ways of protecting yourself from the saw blade when in use which can be utilised while out in the woods (or at least away from a workbench!) Find the best way to store and carry your bow saw.

• Bushcraft Knife: learn the safe use of a Bushcraft knife, ways to cut efficiently whilst in control, ways to split or baton wood to aid fire lighting.

• Crafts: throughout the day we will put the skills learnt in to practice to make all sorts of thing useful in a woodland camp plus some fun ones

Suitable for:

This course is aimed at family groups with children from 7 years up to mid teens and adults who have at least a little child inside them :-)