Soak your whetstones in water for ten to twenty minutes, until they stop bubbling, splashing occasional water on them during sharpening to reduce wear, and secure the coarser eight hundred grit stone
Identify a straight, green stem with minimal side shoots, ideally hazel, of around thumb diameter.
Before starting, research plantain, particularly from an identification and ecological perspective, using field guides and getting to know the plant alongside a suitably qualified botany elder to buil
Choose a straight stick, about the thickness of your thumb and free of knots, long enough to reach from your armpit to your fingertips, with willow or hazel being ideal.
Cut a cone template into a piece of flexible bark.
Cross cut your green wood to the desired length of skewer, choosing a longer length if it will be held close to the heat of the embers.
Set four small fires at the corners of your fire pit.
Gather the group and divide them into small groups, giving each one a circular piece of card or a wood slice to use as a pizza base.
Hold the rope and make a small loop near the end, keeping this loop underneath the long standing part of the rope that leads back to the anchor point.
Find a suitable place for your shelter and choose a tarp configuration to suit the site, weather and your needs, such as an A frame shelter for one person between two trees.