Private classes

Bow and arrow making

Four-day private course for adults. In the company of a specialist in experimental archaeology, learn and practice the skills to craft traditional archery equipment from natural raw materials to produce a bow and two arrows.

Note that crafting a bow is a relatively long, arduous and meticulous process. This course requires a good physical condition and manual dexterity. The bow made during this course is a durable instrument of suitable caliber for practice or hunting.

Dates: upon request
Mascouche (30 min from Montreal, no camping on site)
Outdoor setting (shelters available in case of rain)
600$ + taxes (materials and tools included)

You will learn:

• The criteria of wood selection
• The principles of a traditional bow
• The types of aboriginal bows
• The crafting  and calibration techniques
• The making of a string and arrows
• And more

Registration:
514-504-4545 / [email protected]

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Flint knapping and lithic tools

Private classes for adults with a specialist in experimental archaeology. Learn and practice the skills of flint knapping to produce a variety of sharp tools in prehistoric fashion.

Dates: upon request
Montreal
​150$ + taxes / class (materials and tools included)
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​Each course is one day.
You can take a single class or the series of three.
Course 1 is required for courses 2 and 3.

Course 1: Learn and practice the skills of percussion and pressure flaking to craft simple tools (bifaces, scrapers).
Course 2: Thinning and hafting techniques to make projectile points (arrows, darts).
Course 3: Experiment with Onondaga chert and learn to make specialized tools for wood and bone work.

Registration:
514-504-4545 / [email protected]

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​Introduction to prehistoric pottery

​Two-day practical course for adults with specialists in experimental archaeology. Learn and practice the skills of prehistoric pottery by preparing clay, handcrafting objects with simple tools and firing them in an open fire. Each participant leaves with his crafts.

​Dates: upon request
Mascouche (30 min from Montreal)
​Outdoor setting (shelters available in case of rain)
300$ + taxes (materials and tools included)

This course takes place on two different weeks to allow objects to dry between both steps.
Day 1: Preparation and crafting
Day 2: History and firing
Possibility of postponing the firing in case of rain.

You will learn:

• The history of aboriginal pottery in Northeastern America
• The properties of clay and treatment methods
• Techniques of coiling and paddle-anvil
• The principles and methods of firing

​Registration:
514-504-4545 / [email protected]