Bushcraft Whittling: Tent Pegs, Mallets, Try Sticks - 16.06.24 (AM)

Workshop: Bushcraft Whittling: Tent Pegs, Mallets, Try Sticks 
Date: Sunday 16th June 2024 
Times: 09:30 - 13:00
Location: Ambios, Lower Sharpham Barton Farm, Ashprington TQ9 7DX 
Experience: Suitable for beginners and intermediate woodcarvers 
Includes: All Tools, Resources, Tea, Coffee & Biscuits

Bushcraft Whittling: Tent Pegs, Mallets and Try Sticks 
Learn camp making crafts in this engaging journey into the world of bushcraft whittling. We'll make a set of handcarved tent pegs, a mallet to knock them in with, and meanwhile make a whittling try stick. Try sticks are wonderful for developing knife skills, they are a long piece of hazel or straight wood on which every type of knife cut can be practised. The end result is a marvel of different designs etched into your hazel wand. 

Adults are £45, Child Tickets are £35. Use code SIBLINGWHITTLER for 10% off siblings. 

Format of The Day
09:30 - Arrival, Introductions, Tea & Coffee and a walk to the woods (we'll be in the forestry barn if it is raining)

10:00 - Warm up, carving feather sticks. Carve Tent Pegs and Try Sticks

11:30 - Tea / Coffee Break 

11:45: - Make a wooden mallet and test out our tent pegs 

13:00 - Finish 

Experience Required
This is a perfect introduction to woodcraft with no previous experience required, and yet it is also suitable for more advanced woodworkers wishing to learn whittling techniques with a focus on the restorative nature of carving outside, with simple hand tools. 

If you have any learning needs such as adjustments due to mobility or other abilities please get in touch, I'm more than happy to explore how to support your learning together. 

Approach to Learning
My approach to running workshops is to make them as enjoyable and as accessible as possible. Together as a group we create a positive learning environment where there is no such thing as a stupid question(!) and everyone is put at ease to relax into and enjoy the day. 

There is a wonderfully meditative state which can be found when carving wood which can be quite addictive! You'll come away with the opportunity to take away all the tools, skills and resources needed to carry on carving at home. 

Venue
Our venue is located at Lower Sharpham Barn by the edge of the River Dart, home to Ambios and a large scale re-wilding project with some of the most stunning views in the South of England! 

The venue is best navigated to via what3words (professed.lions.scoop) as it can be tricky to find for the first time. Please allow an additional 5 minutes to get down the track for the first time

What To Bring  
Sturdy Footwear 
Warm Clothes, Hat & Gloves (we will ideally be carving outside) 
Packed Lunch 
Tools if you have them (none required though!)

Terms & Conditions
Suitable for Adults (18+) and Children (8+).

Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult
Non Refundable, Transferable

Early Bird Tickets are available for £45 

Standard Tickets are available for £55

Concessions will be made available once 6 places are filled. If you would like to sponsor a concessionary place, feel free to add a tip at checkout. This will be added to the concessions pot and go towards funding someone on low income with a place. 

The workshop requires a minimum of 6 participants to run, should the course not fill 6 places, the workshop will be postponed and scheduled with a minimum of 2 weeks notice prior to the course, with the option of a refund or transfer onto the subsequent course.