Traditional  Skills Week

May 9-14, 2023

Join us for our annual Spring educational event! Choose a class from our selection of hands - on workshops which focus on a variety of traditional skills and technologies ranging from ancient to early American.  Dates / number of days and cost will vary by the class. All classes are held at Canter's Cave in Jackson, Ohio. ​On site meals and lodging are included in the class fees shown on individual class pages. 




Our selection of workshops for the 2023 Traditional Skills Week - please click the button below each class for more information ! 

Flintknapping with Johnny Faulkner

A hands on introduction to working flint into usable tools and points   

Flintknapping

Knifemaking with Rich McDonald

Learn  to forge, heat treat and fit a handle to your own knife 

Knifemaking

Bowmaking with Matt Weatherholtz

Build and finish your own shootable long bow from a wooden stave

Bowmaking

Hunting Pouch with Maryellen Pratt
​

Create a fully  hand stitched, traditionally styled leather pouch for hunting or other uses  

Hunting Pouch

Folding Knife with Steve Auvenshine

Learn how to make a complete, authentically styled folding knife

Folding Knife

Fire Steel Forging
​ with Ian Pratt

 
An introduction to forging and properly temper traditional flint ​strikers 

Fire Steels