Woodcrafter axe course

Paul Kirtley heads the instructional team at Frontier Bushcraft. The stated philosophy is realistic, pragmatic and practical, without romantic embellishment.

The Woodcrafter is six days centred on the axe, one of the most important cutting tools for outdoor life. Not axecraft as a set of party tricks, but as a working tool: camp craft, woodcraft and carving applied in context, with the axe used for the jobs it does best.

Aimed at anyone whose axe currently does nothing but split kindling, or who wants to use one properly rather than merely own one. Six days is enough to move from splitting to carving to shaping without pretending mastery in a single week. Groups are kept low, though a specific cap is not published on the site.