Axe Skills, A Workshop for Women with Steffi Günther
Improve your axe and forest school skills in this workshop for women by Steffi Günther at Circle of Life Rediscovery, Mill Woods, East Sussex. Being able to split wood well not only is an incredibly useful skill to process your own craft materials but it also is great fun, immensely satisfactory and makes you feel like you can do anything!
The aim of this workshop is to learn and practise a few simple techniques to split different kinds of wood safely and confidently using an axe but we will also be looking at alternative methods that might come in handy when teaching the younger ones and working together in teams.
You will walk away proud with a skill you can take home to use in every day life and pass on to others. Every successfully split piece of wood feels like a good achievement and that feeling never gets old.
We need you to bring your own forest axe with a medium length (roughly 50cm) handle which is a good allrounder and safest to work with. We recommend knee pads too, if you want to be comfortable and stay dry on wet ground. Outdoor friendly clothes and shoes including water proofs in case of rain.
Aims for this Axe Skills workshop:
- To learn how to split wood (rounds, kindling, logs) safely and confidently.
- To understand good practise, posture, distance, focus and limits.
- To be able to teach safe, simple and effective methods to others.
- To facilitate a safe and friendly environment for women to learn from one another.
What to bring:
- Your own forest axe with a medium length (roughly 50cm) handle.
- Knee pads if you have them.
- Clothing and footwear suitable for the outdoors and all weather.
- Snacks and a packed lunch and drinking water.
Who facilitates Axe Skills workshop?
Steffi is a seasoned woods woman, having spent a good part of her life living off-grid outdoors in different countries, learning by doing (+making mistakes) and observing the natural world around her. Over the last few years, she trained with John Rhyder at Woodcraft School and has qualified in L4 Applied Bushcraft and L4 Ethnobotany. She has since enjoyed sharing her skill set and experience with like-minded humans in the hope to help them reconnect with their natural environment, each other and support mental well-being.
Steffi is particularly passionate about using simple tools and natural, local materials in a sustainable fashion to make durable, practical and aesthetically pleasing everyday items.
Next available dates
Date: Saturday 12th July 2025
Please note places are limited, this workshop is aimed at women only. Sorry, no dogs or children are allowed.
Time: 10am – 1.00pm
Cost: £55.00
Location: Our woodland site, off Park Lane, near Laughton, East Sussex, BN8 6BP
