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posted by Little Foot Yurts in on Nov 9, 2017 - View profile
Wolfville, NS
A Series of Yurt Building Workshops
Learn how to assemble, construct, shape and steam a yurt frame!
9:00am
Saturday November 18 2017 - 2:00am
Sunday November 19 2017
Venue: In yurts!
Address: 1459 White Rock Road, Wolfville, NS
Cost: Collecting Yurt Materials: $100 plus tax, Coppice Woodland & Charcoal Making: Free, Yurt Frame Construction $360 plus tax
Accessibility: Sorry! These workshops are not wheelchair accessible.
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Collection, Coppice & Construction: A Three Part Yurt Building Workshop
Our three part yurt building workshops occur every November & April and are geared towards folks who want to actively make a yurt over the winter months and complete a yurt frame in the spring.
The Collecting Yurt Materials workshop (November 18th) teaches techniques for collecting, harvesting, carving and storing your poles. Cost is $100 plus tax
The Coppice Woodland & Charcoal workshop (November 18th evening & 19th) involves clearing the woodland using hand tools, preparing the cut stumps for regrowth and firing a retort kiln!
Cost is free!
The Yurt Frame Construction workshop (April 20th-22nd, 2018) will teach you the techniques to assemble your walls, fashion the roof poles and experience wheel construction, including splitting and steam bending. Cost is $360 plus tax.
Details including costs, registration, pictures and an overview with outcomes can be found here.
Organizer:Selene Cole 902 670-4556, info@lfy.ca
Topics: Education
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