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In days of yore, amusements were all handmade. In this workshop, naturalist David will show you how to craft two or more traditional/vintage and novel toys to entertain your friends, children and grandchildren! Using sticks and other natural materials, you can make the classic Gee-Haw Stick whose propeller reverses direction on command. For Rustic Ring Toss, a multi-forked branch will catch twig rings. You might also make a slingshot, a bullroarer, Southwest Indian dice stick game, whirling buzz disc on a string—and more . . .
Class size 12
Level Beginner and above
This workshop requires a Woodlanders Day Fee. Learn more here.
David Eagan honed his blacksmithing basics while working at the Winona County Historical Museum in Minnesota in the 1970s. Today, he is one of the blacksmithing instructors during festivals at Folklore Village near Dodgeville and has a keen interest in cultivating the metalworking instincts in students of all ages. He has demonstrated and taught beginner-level sessions at Shake Rag Alley since 2009. David also teaches simple rustic wood projects, including tree branch wall hooks, door handles, picture frames and other useful creations using natural shapes and branchings of woody plants.
Workshops
Traditional & Rustic Toys and Games
Add the $115 Woodlanders Day Fee for Saturday (or $60 Half-Day Fee) to your cart, then select as many Saturday workshops as you wish, ensuring that your choices don’t overlap times. Materials fees listed at the end of each workshop description will be added to the shopping cart as you make your selections.
Day fees include: your choice of workshops, lunch, snacks, beverages, and evening activities. Thursday and Sunday registrants are welcome to attend evening events on Friday or Saturday.
Half-day fees include: your choice of morning/afternoon workshops, am/pm snacks, and beverages. Does NOT include lunch, which can be purchased separately.
Saturday, July 15, Workshop Schedule:
7:30-8:30 Registration check-in
8:30-11:30 C01 Forge a Triangular Dinner Bell: Bob Tuftee
8:30-11:30 C02 Rustic Garden Bench: Max Klick & Jim Arendt
8:30-11:30 C03 Silk Scarf Dyeing & Painting: Nancy Welch
8:30-11:30 C04 Soaps & Scrubs: Megan Kulick
8:30-4:00 C05 Face of Nature: Kelly & Michael Bird
8:30-4:00 C06 Bottle Cap Fish Sculpture: David & JoEllen Wollangk
11:30-1:00 Lunch on the Green
1:00-5:00 C07 Rock & Bottle Rain Chain: Carole Spelić & Jamie Rogness
1:00-5:00 C08 Carve a Doodle Fox or Cat: Ann Ristow
1:00-3:00 C09 Woodturning Demonstration with the Harry Nohr Woodturners
1:00-5:00 C10 Rustic Twig Signs: Todd Kingery
5:00-6:30 Picnic on the Green
7:30 Saturday Evening Fun Event
18 Shake Rag St.
Mineral Point, WI 53565
(608) 987-3292
