Date 10 April 2027 (1 Day)

Price £140 for one guardian & one child. £35 for each additional family participant.

Maximum number of places 10

Book Contact contact@maxsconyersiii.com

Course Details

A day of carving and learning woodcraft skills for parents and children. Suitable for ages 8-14. Adult and child will be guided through carving projects with patient and attentive instruction.

The day will include an introduction to traditional Scandinavian knife skills and tool safety, followed by the guided carving of your chosen woodcraft projects such as toadstools, animal figures, and an array of hand carved woodland items. The day will include a provided lunch as well as fire side demonstration and tuition in fire-craft. On site camping will be available the night preceding the course. 

All learning in the woodland is child led and at their pace. Carve and learn together, taking home your very own bespoke creations. 

All tools and materials are provided.

Catering:

For all courses, a hearty, healthy lunch is provided (please let your tutor know of any dietary requirements when booking), along with tea, coffee and water.

We also provide firewood, brew-kit, washing up and cooking facilities, crockery and cutlery. 

Facilities:

Facilities include covered work spaces, an undercover outdoor cooking set-up, comfortable compost toilet, plenty of loo roll, and handwashing. A good stone track leads to the parking area within the wood, this is suitable for cars, please keep speed under 10mph.

Tutor Bio

Max Sconyers is a full time maker and teacher of greenwood carving and wilderness skills. After a decade long career as a wildlife biologist and wildland firefighter, Max’s work now focuses on working with young people and adults, specialising in green woodworking, spoon carving, and wilderness skills, with well-being at the centre of every session.

Max primarily teaches slöjd workshops and wilderness education programmes with experience and training with SEN individuals as well as other mental and spiritual health difficulties. For Max, the natural world and its materials are a source of grounding. He strive to find creative and impactful ways to help people connect with themselves and the natural world through making.