Instructors
Nate Johnson
Northhome, MN
Nate Johnson lives in northern Minnesota. He teaches various craft classes, including hide tanning, birch bark canoe building, snowshoe making, basketry, and others. He also makes and sells knives and tools, harvests wild rice, eats plants and wild animals, stitches up some homemade clothing now and then, and wonders when he will pick up that fiddle.
Current Courses Offered by Nate Johnson
Brain Tanning Deer Skins
In three whirlwind days, using brains, smoke, and hard work, we will take deer skins from their raw…
Tue, May 12th, 2026 – Thu, May 14th, 2026
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Craft a Custom Crooked Knife
Instructors:
Nate Johnson
The crooked knife, also known as the mocotaugan (Cree) or waagikomaan (Anishinaabe), has an…
Fri, Nov 21st, 2025
9am-5pm
9am-5pm
Instructor:
Nate Johnson
Sewing with Fur and Leather: Beaver Fur Mittens
Instructors:
Nate Johnson
Sew your own pair of beaver fur mittens and never have cold hands again! Hand-stitched with a…
Sat, Nov 22nd, 2025 – Sun, Nov 23rd, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Nate Johnson
Past Courses Offered by Nate Johnson
Birding Basics
Cedar Bentwood Boxes
Field Botany
Making the Mocotaugan: Forge & Craft a Crooked Knife
Tanning Tools: Make Your Own Dry Scraper
