2024 Workshops
Below you will find a list of workshops for the Summer of 2024. In order to register for any of these please contact our Program Director Gelsey at [email protected]
Sandal Making
When: March 23, 2024 9am-5pm
Cost: $150 plus $25 materials
Who: open to participants 16 and up (max 6)
Instructor: Isaac Coffin
Get your start in sandal making with a simple and rugged design. The Laughing Coyote crew has taken these sandals everywhere, from the deserts of Africa to vacationing in Italy, the tip of South America to backpacking in the Rockies. They are great for daily use or your next adventure. We will go through the entire sandal making process from making a pattern, sewing and breaking in the finished sandals. Students will be using conveyor belt for the sandal material.
Bowdrill Friction Fire
When: April 6, 2024 9am-5pm
Cost: $150
Who: open to participants 16 and up (max 6)
Instructor: Isaac Coffin
Have you ever wanted to make fire by rubbing sticks together, or to be able to go out and stay warm and cook with just what you can find around you? If so, this might be the class for you.
Learn the foundations of bowdrill and fire making. Each participant will carve their own bowdrill kit, as well as learn form, tinder preparation and trouble shooting the friction fire process.
Spoon Social
When: April 20, 2024, 1pm-4pm
Cost: free, donations accepted
Who: open to all, children must be accompanied and supervised by an adult
Instructor: Isaac Coffin
Spoon carving is a fun craft to create something functional while expressing artistry, and is a great social activity. Come out and join us for an afternoon of spoon carving and conversation. Wood and tools will be available, but feel free to bring along your own project, knife, spoon knife and hatchet. This is an informal gathering, beginners are welcome to bring questions to learn.
Hide Tanning
When: May 16-19, 2024 9am-5pm
Cost: $450 plus $25 materials
Who: open to participants 16 and up (max 6)
Instructor: Isaac Coffin
Traditional tanning is practiced around the world, and was an essential part of life. Transforming raw hides to beautiful buckskin and leather is a miraculous process. In this workshop participants will learn “fat tanning”, making soft and supple smoked buckskin. We will be working with sheepskins from a local farm, but this is the same process to tan deer, elk and other animals. Tanning is physically demanding, yet deeply rewarding. Come out prepared to work hard and walk away with a gorgeous hide.
Sandal Making
When: July 13, 2024 9am-5pm
Cost: $150 plus $25 materials
Who: open to participants 16 and up (max 6)
Instructor: Isaac Coffin
Get your start in sandal making with a simple and rugged design. The Laughing Coyote crew has taken these sandals everywhere, from the deserts of Africa to vacationing in Italy, the tip of South America to backpacking in the Rockies. They are great for daily use or your next adventure. We will go through the entire sandal making process from making a pattern, sewing and breaking in the finished sandals. Students will be using conveyor belt for the sandal material.
Community Archery Shoot
When: August 24, 2024, 1pm-4pm
Cost: free, donations accepted
Who: open to all, children must be accompanied and supervised by an adult
Instructor: Isaac Coffin
Come join us to practice the iconic art of archery! This Community Shoot is open to traditional bow shooters. We will have A range set up with targets, as well as our rustic 3D/Stump shooting course. Please bring your bows and arrows to practice, there will be a couple of bows available to borrow, first come first serve. All shooters will learn range safety so we can have a fun, safe learning environment.
Spoon Social
When: September 21, 2024, 1pm-4pm
Cost: free, donations accepted
Who: open to all, children must be accompanied and supervised by an adult
Instructor: Isaac Coffin
Spoon carving is a fun craft to create something functional while expressing artistry, and is a great social activity. Come out and join us for an afternoon of spoon carving and conversation. Wood and tools will be available, but feel free to bring along your own project, knife, spoon knife and hatchet. This is an informal gathering, beginners are welcome to bring questions to learn.
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