Join us at Cuppacumbalong Homestead in Tharwa ACT for the 2024 Canberra Knife Show.

Learn the basics of traditional leatherwork through the process of making a leather mask or set of steampunk goggles. By the end of the course, you'll have completed your very own funky leather mask or goggles, ready to be showcased and cherished, along with the skills to continue with leatherworking at home.

This course requires no previous experience. Our job is to guide, instruct, and help you recover from any accidents.

Suitable for adults and children age 16+

A South American tradition, the asado BBQ can also be used to cook in a variety of other BBQ styles, including some you may already be familiar with, that use spits and grills.

Of course, a spectacular BBQ deserves spectacular equipment. Asides from making your own asado BBQ, you’ll also be making a massive stainless steel carving knife out of fine Swedish cutlery steel. Best of all you’ll learn how to use what you make during a BBQ feast on the course.

No BBQ or metalwork experience necessary; this course is suitable for anyone age 16 and up.

This course is ideal for anyone who wants to make Kydex sheaths and holsters at home, whether for their own equipment or to sell to others. Bring two of your favorite knives and walk away with two sheaths, another small project of your own choosing, and the knowledge of how make a wide variety of other Kydex projects as well as how to make your own Kydex manufacturing equipment.

A four-day Viking festival of making. Forge your own Viking knives, helmet, axe and shield.