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Basic Skills: Covers the most important survival skills such as friction fire (bow and hand-drill, cordage (string and rope from plant fiber), basic flintknapping and stone tool construction, traps, edible/useful plant ID, water procurement and treatment, and shelter.
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Advanced Skills: (3 days) Covers 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, primitive cooking, advanced techniques for basic skills.
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Bo demonstrating the dry-scrape method of Hide Tanning in a Special Brain Tan Workshop
The Hunter-Gatherer: For graduates of Advanced Skills, this is a chance to "take it to the woods". we will hike into the wilderness with a bare minimum of basic food staples and a blanket, and live as a small band of hunter-gatherers for approximately one week.
(By special appointment only)

Specialty Workshops: Periodically we will offer special workshops on a particular subject, such as hide tanning, flintknapping, pottery, etc.
We can also schedule customized workshops for groups of 6 or more, with advance notice.
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Tuition fee:
  • Basic Skills Workshop - $150
  • Advanced Skills Workshop - $220
  • All meals and materials provided, primitive camping on location.

    To register, send a 50% deposit, we'll send a site map upon receipt. Make checks payable at least two weeks in advance to:
      Bo Brown
      1696 South Farm Road 241
      Rogersville, MO. 65742
Bring:
  • Camping gear
  • Rain gear
  • Leather gloves
  • Lockblade knife