Schedule (subject to change)

• Steve Allely unfortunately won’t be able to make it this year. Their classes have been crossed out

Knots & Ropes – Aaron Gutierrez
Basic knots, cordage, line handling, splicing, rope making. Free
Monday (am) 
Tuesday (am) 
Wednesday (am) 
Thursday (am) 
Friday (am) 

Sheep Slaughter and Butcher Class – Greg Williams
Greg will be showing how to ethically kill a sheep Monday morning.  The hide and brains will be used for the hide tanning class. There will be some basic butchering, and the meat can be used each morning for those who would like to cook their own breakfasts on the fire. Volunteers needed!
Monday (am)

Wool Processing and Spinning – Greg Williams
The class will learn about cleaning and processing wool ready for spinning.  Greg will demonstrate Drop Spindle spinning as well as using a spinning machine. Free
Days TBA

Wet Felting – Jason Jermain 
We will be making Felt Water jug covers, hats or bag. New and traditional techniques with some modern machines too. For beginners and advanced
Materials fee – $20
Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Beading – Carola Gutierrez
Loom beaded bracelets ($5) or brick stitch beaded earrings ($10)
Monday (pm)
Tuesday (pm)
Wednesday (pm)
Thursday (pm)
Friday (pm)

Wildlife Tracking – Tyler Doyle
A small classroom style 101 with posters followed by a wonder on the land. We will talk about and break down everything we find on the land. Free
Tuesday (am) 
Wednesday (am) 

Pine Needle Basketry – Chelsea Ernst
Pine Needle Basketry: Weaving among community is the best way. Come learn coiled Basketry using Ponderosa Pine needles. We’ll learn to start, build and finish a basket with the goal of making a tiny garlic/trinket basket. But those who’d like can keep building it bigger beyond the parameters of class time. (Donations welcome)
Days TBA

Wild Dyes – Chelsea Ernst
Learn about mordants, the dye process, and some wild pigment types. Dye and take home a silk scarf/hanky. ($20 recommended donation); 
Days TBA

Plant Walk – Chelsea Ernst 
Saunter through the fields together and learn about the plants we find…Who they are and how they can be useful to the beings around them. Plant nibbling may occur. Free
Days TBA

Friction Fire Bow Drill – Scott Neal
Students will learn to make a tinder bundle and fire with bow drill. We will cover local materials for hearth boards and spindles. Each participant will receive a juniper friction fire kit to keep.  Materials fee – donation
Monday (pm) 

Arrow Making – Scott Neal. 
Students will learn learn to fix stone points with pitch glue, fletching, nocking.
Tuesday (pm) 
Materials fee – donation

Utensil Carving Clinic – Hailu Gabriel
Learn go-to, hands-on skills for working with wood and your fixed-blade knife to create a traditional eating utensil or carving project. 2 Day Class.  Materials Fee – $5
Thursday (pm)
Friday (pm)

Woodland Seagrass Stool – Clair Gabriel, Hailu Gabriel
Learn to make a wooden stool with bit and brace and then weave the seat top with twisted seagrass. Materials Fee – $25
Tuesday (am) 
Tuesday (pm)
Wednesday (am)
Wednesday (pm)

Blacksmithing – Paul Wagner
Learn the basics of forging steel using a traditional coal forge, hammer and anvil.  Materials Fee – $40
Monday (pm) 
Tuesday (pm) 
Wednesday (pm) 
Thursday (pm) 

Making cordage from Dog Bane – Senya
A fun opportunity to learn the basics of processing dogbane and making cordage. Free
Wednesday (am) 
Thursday (pm) 

Cattail Dolls – Senya
Learn the basics of working with cattail to make a simple doll. No sign-up necessary, drop in class. Free
Wednesday (pm)
Thursday (am) 

Paiute Deadfall Trap making – Joel van der Loon
We need about 3 hours to make and set them. 8 people max. We will make the traps and set them overnight for rodents. I will teach how to find good locations. Participants must be flexible about the following morning because if we have success then we will process, cook and eat the rodent. 
Thursday (am) Free
Fri (am) – Rodent breakfast!

The art of finding and stalking game for bowhunters – Joel van der Loon
Workshop style presentation describing animal behaviors, topography, wind, scent control, cover, stalking techniques, etc.  The goal is to teach the skills how to locate mainly big game and then how to get close to them. About 3 hour presentation.
Friday (am) – Free

Knife Sharpening and Try Stick Carving – Daniel Giddings
In the morning we will learn the components of a knife and how to maintain it using different tools and methods. Then, in the afternoon, practice with your sharpened knife by carving a Mors Kohanski style Try Stick.  Free
Monday (am)
Monday (pm)
Wednesday (am)
Wednesday (pm)

Deer Toe Bone Hook and Fishing Handline – Ron Moses
This is a hands-on workshop to make a fishing hook from a deer toe bone along with a handline, weight, and winder. We will cover the basic skills needed for making bone-based tools. Please bring a sharp knife. All other tools and materials will be provided. Class size is limited  – Materials fee  $10 
Tuesday (am)
Thursday (am)

Primitively Fired Pottery – Estabon Fire
Make pots on Monday to Tuesday noon, dry pots Wednesday and fire pots Wednesday. Evening or Thursday morning (depending on weather). Materials Fee – $25
Monday (all day)
Tuesday (am)
Thursday (am for Firing)

Leather Water Bottle – Audie Trautman
Learn to make a classic leather water bottle. Materials Fee $25
Monday (all day)
Tuesday (all day)

Bow Making – Hari 
Learn to make a simple Bow
Fee TBD
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Canoe Paddle Making – Hari 
Use traditional tool make a your own canoes paddle
Fee TBD
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Diddly Bow – Hari 
Learn to make a “Diddley Bow” which is a primitive musical instrument from the plantations.
Fee TBD

Bow & Tell – Steve Allely
Steve will be doing a talk on Traditional Archery, particularly bows & arrows from the Great Basin and will be displaying some of the replicas he has made. He will also be displaying and talking about the replica Sage Brush bark sandals he has made for several museums which were copes of the 9,000 year old sandals found in a cache at the Connelly Caves in Fort rock. 
Wednesday (pm), 

Flintknapping – Bo Earls, Dana Anderson, Kodi
Bo, Dana and Kodi will all be teaching all week in the flint knapping yurt. Between them, along with other drop in instructors, they will cover every day. 
Monday am, 
Tuesday am. 
Wednesday am, 
Thursday am

Flint Knapping The Traditional Way – Steve Allely
Talk and demonstration of the traditional tools and methods for knapping
Wednesday morning, Thursday (pm) 

Brain Tanned Sheepskin Sit Pads – Emily
We will tan the hide of the sheep from the butchering class using brain and smoke. A maximum of 4 students will be working from a portion of this one large hide, so expect your finished piece to be around the size of a sitting pad. The amount of time it takes to complete is dependent on the weather and how diligent we are – expect 2-4 days.
Materials Fee $25
Monday (all day) 
Tuesday (all day) 
Wednesday (all day) 
 
Bark Container – Dino 
Learn to make a bark container from lodgepole pine and stitching with willow bark.
Monday (all day)
Friday (pm)

Bark Knife Sheath – Dino 
Learn to make a knife sheath from lodgepole pine bark.
Tuesday (pm)

Sage Brush Bark Sandals – Mike Tari
Mike will be teaching how to make the 10,000 year old Fort Rock Sage Brush Sandals. We will be using cordage rather than actual sage brush bark.
Monday (all day).

Willow Baskets – Jake Hartner
Jake will be teaching 2 single day classes or for more advanced students, a 2 day class. This class will cover 3 different types of weaving: patterns:  Twinning, 3 rod wale and French rand. Class fee $20
Days/times TBA 

Broom & Whisk Making – Catie Lowder
We will learn how to make turkey wing whisks and perhaps a woven whisk or a cobweb sweeper, as time and materials permit. 
Days/times TBA

Bog Bush Blanket Coat – Carolyn Wagner
Carolyn will provide vintage (1950’s Canadian) civil defense blankets for this purpose. Students will learn traditional blanket coat construction, basic stitches, garment assembly and simple pattern modification. Materials fee (blanket) $100
Days/Times TBA
I will also be providing drop in opportunities to learn basic sewing skills, mending and intro to knitting throughout the week.