Apply yourself to making one of these ancient and ingenious round boxes of birch bark and carved wood. A design from northern Europe dating back thousands of years, these little boxes can be made airtight and are perfect for salt, seasonings, small tools, and many other uses. Made of a round body of tabbed and locked bark, lid and base carved and fitted, with base secured with wood pegs, these boxes are both simplistic and challenging to make. Be prepared for a full day of cutting, carving, fitting, redoing, and making!

Instructions: Bring a sharp carving knife if you have one. Quality carving knives will be available for sale for $24, or you may choose to buy your own Mora #120 knife ahead of time on your own.

Date: Saturday, January 20
Time: 9am - 4:30pm
Lunch will be provided.
Location: Viola, WI
Ages: Adults
Ages 15 to 17 welcome to enroll if attending with a participating adult with carving experience.
Materials Fee: $20

Sliding Scale Course Fee Guidelines (not including Materials Fees)

Supporter Level Ticket: $115

Sustainer Level Ticket: $90

Supported Level Ticket: $65

Instructor Bio - Nicholas WazeeGale
Nicholas has been a lifelong student of Nature, traditional culture, and sustainability. He is passionate about Nature observation, living closely with the Earth and natural rhythms, hunting and gathering, craft and handwork, and community. He resides in the Driftless region with his wife and children and has taught for DFS, the Kickapoo Valley Reserve, and independently for almost 20 years. He is a certified wilderness guide and is a level 4 Track and Sign certificate holder through TCNA/Cybertracker. He and his wife Kindred earn their livelihood teaching outdoor skills and hand craft, running summer camps, and selling fine handcrafts through their business, WildRoots HandCrafts. [Instagram: @wildroots.handcrafts and/or @naturalnuances]