This course covers elements of both basic and advanced courses such as primitive weaponry (atlatl, bow and arrow, blowgun construction), advanced tool-making and hafting, glues and adhesives (pine pitch, hide and fish glue), basketry, containers, ember-burned bowls, fish and game traps, primitive cooking, tracking/trailing and concealment, shelter, teaching philosophies and methods, discussion of doing this as a business, and any other skills or areas where further work is needed.
Location: First Earth’s Camp on the Niangua River. Map will be emailed or sent upon receipt of deposit. We start at approx. 8:30 am and go till approx. 5 or 6 pm each day, at a primitive camping site with no nearby lodging or facilities. (There is an outhouse and a building for use in inclement weather) And, we’ll spend a couple of nights in the bush, away from the camp. Participants are welcome to arrive at the site late afternoon or evening before the class starts the next day, just contact me.
Cost: $600 per person, minimum group size 4 people. Dates TBA
