Bushcraft, survival and wilderness skills courses

I am always in awe of how the internet makes the world such a small place, and was chuffed to bits to find an old acquaintance; whom I've not heard from for a while whilst looking for inspiration for carving some Christmas gifts.

Steve Tomlin is a greenwood worker, Craftsman and all round good guy who I met on the wood fair circuit in the early days of WildPath bushcraft. Setting up a bushcraft school in North Devon I had started out feeling quite isolated, but soon found a few like minded souls all within a 20 mile radius. Steve was living and working at a sawmill teaching spoon and bowl carving at weekends.

After he moved away to build a log cabin in the North we lost touch but finding his new website Steve Tomlin Crafts  I see he continues to inspire others and live the life of a true woodsman.

We had tried to set up a spoon carving and bushcraft weekend that never came to fruition, watch this space though as there is a renewed interest in courses so things maybe afoot in 2012

Well I have been slow with the updates but after nearly a month in the woods, I think in the last four weeks I have only been in my own bed for 6 nights the rest were under a tarp. So expect a flurry of updates as I get chance to write them.

I did come home from last weeks National Trust Working holiday, where WildPath provided two days of Bushcraft tuition to National Trust volunteers as a break from there work putting up fences, clearing brash and laying hedges. To find an email from one of my first clients who has become something of a friend. Neil has been on a few bushcraft courses and has put his practised skills to use to get some impressive pics.

Last time I saw him I did suggest he might like to write something of his experiences and what follows is his report from the field.