His Flintknapping Made Easy techniques allows brand new knappers to create usable bifaces in a single day workshop, and his top-selling DVD of the same name has quickly become know as what “should be everyone's blueprint for teaching new knappers.” (Woody Blackwell)Įddie spent over 10 years conducting workshops in Texas prior to becoming an instructor for, then Direcor of, Tom Brown Jr.'s Tracker School. His “Beyond Instinctive Shooting” method of teaching archery consistently has students who have never previously shot a bow hitting pie plates thrown into the air or rolled across the ground, after a single morning of instruction.ĩ Step Knapping™, Eddie’s breakthrough method of teaching flintknapping, has been hailed by students and expert knappers alike. His unparalleled ability to break a skill down into easily understood and quickly learned Principles allows his students to progress leaps and bounds beyond what they may have learned at other schools. More than just an expert practitioner, Eddie has an amazing ability to teach the many skills he has perfected and pass them on to all who wish to learn. Whether he is shooting firearms, using a longbow, crossbow or atlatl, throwing knives, tomahawks, spikes and screwdrivers, or flinging a sling or a throwing stick, Eddie can hit his target. He was chosen to write a feature article in the very first issue of Primitive Archer magazine, and his article on "Building a Primitive Kiln" ( Wilderness Way) is referenced in Kiko Denzer's definitive work on adobe ovens, Build Your Own Earth Oven (page 104).Ī former Hunter Safety Education instructor for the State of Texas, Eddie is an expert marksman in everything he does. He was a consultant on the 2003 feature film, The Hunted, for which he provided many of the stone tools used by Tommy Lee Jones and Benicio del Toro.Įddie has published instructional articles on topics ranging from flintknapping to kiln building to primitive cooking. The subject of interviews and articles in publications ranging from Wilderness Way to The New York Times ( "A Primitive Way to Learn Global History" Oct 20, 2011, pg A26), Eddie has been featured in multiple television segments for local and network news programs, including ABC 7 in Philadelphia. It is because the majority of Primitive and Survival Schools in the United States, many in Canada and a select few in England, Australia, Germany and Taiwan all employ instructors that were taught by Eddie that he has become known as “The Instructor’s Instructor”. He has spent years living in the woods and off the land, learning edible and medicinal plants and perfecting his wide range of Wilderness Survival skills - both on countless Survival Outings in many eco-systems around the country, and while living for months at a time in a long-term shelter in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey.Īs a teacher and instructor of all aspects of Primitive and Survival skills, tracking, hunting, fishing, traditional living, self-reliance and awareness for over 20 years, Eddie has been a major influence on the current generation of primitive skills instructors. Over the past 40 years Eddie has become a Master Flintknapper, and an expert bowyer, tracker, primitive potter and maker of all types of primitive weaponry. "The Instructor's Instructor" Co-Founder, Director of Programming andĮddie Starnater is one of the top Primitive and Survival Skills experts in the United States, and has been practicing and perfecting Primitive and Survival skills since childhood. With single-day and weekend workshops, a free monthly Open Skills Night, our popular e-newsletter, Virtual Instruction, Home Study modules, a variety of Intensive Skills Programs and work-exchange Internship opportunities, we are constantly striving to find new ways to bring these skills to anyone who seeks to learn them. We are dedicated to providing top-quality instruction from teachers with a wealth of personal experience at an affordable price. We tailor each workshop to the people attending and make sure that you learn exactly what you came to find out! Our Focus is You You'll get your hands on every skill we teach, with plenty of time to practice and lots of opportunity to ask questions. Our Workshops are Smallīy keeping our workshops under 10 people we ensure you get the most out of your experience. Workshops for adults 18 & over that focus on specific topics, our traveling Skills 2 You program, one-on-one Mentoring, and Virtual Instruction we provide options that will fit your lifestyle, and help you to build a strong and stable repertoire of skills. Our Mission: To Provide these Skills in a Manner which isĪccessible, Achievable and Attainable to all who seek to Learn.
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