Bow Making Workshop

When: June 19 - 22, 2008

Where: The Wolf Den Hostel in Oxtongue, ON. (Hwy 60, west side of Algonquin Park)

With Who: This program will be run by Sticks & Stones Wilderness School and led by seasoned bow maker Skeet, a former Instructor at Tom Brown Jr’s Tracker School, now teaching classes through his Ontario based company Sticks and Stones Wilderness School (SSWS).

For Who: Anyone interested in archery, hunting, woodworking, and/or deepening their connection to the land that supports us. No experience is required.

Price: $400 includes:

All course materials, wood and tools (bring your own tools if you have them.)
• 3 nights cabin corm style accommodation at the Wolf Den Hostel.• Dinner is provided on the 19th, 20th, & 21st,
• Bring your own Breakfast, Lunch and Snacks, Full Kitchen facilities available at the hostel, fridge/stove/wares.-Coffee/tea provided.
• $150 NON REFUNDEBLE deposit required with application by June 5th, 2008, space is limited to 10 students, apply soon.

This 4 day course will start at the very beggining, learning to harvest a stave from the woods in a sacred manner and continue right through to the completion of a wooden bow ready to release its first arrow.

Each student will be given a wooden stave to carve, instructions, and be leant tools to make thier own bow. Space is limited so book soon by contacting Skeet Sutherland @ skeetsutherland@hotmail.com or calling: 519-216-6842