Handmade Toy Sword Workshops

The end of the holidays will be EXTRA Special as we have Tim Schloss bringing his incredible artisan timber toy sword workshops to our farm! These workshops are perfect for kids to learn new and interesting skills.

Tim is a furniture maker by trade and has been creating heirloom toys for almost 20 years. He and his family travel throughout Australia exhibiting Tim’s craft and conducting these workshops at Lost Trades and Medieval Fairs, so we are pretty pumped that he will be here at Hosanna for a weekend of fun and adventure.

Tim’s workshop begins with choosing your individual wooden sword (imaginary adventure tool) from a range of various sizes and shapes. Price depends on the size. From there, you will learn to sand your toy while discovering what wood it is and what tree it’s from.

While this is happening, you will be thinking of a name for your sword, which you will then stamp into the sword using mallets and letter stamps. Tim will then fire-brand your sword with his maker’s mark, before scorching your sword to give it depth and dimension.

From here, your sword can be further personalised by adding gemstones, leather binding on the handles, and finishing it off with linseed oil for protection. The whole process takes approx. 1 hour.

Tim’s workshops are designed to be hands-on experiences, learning from a master craftsman, in a fun and creative atmosphere that celebrates that art of lost trades and artisan workmanship.

The cost for a workshop with Tim is $20 per person, with an additional cost for the bare wooden sword according to size. Swords can range from $5 per item - $100 per item, depending on size.

You can pre-book your workshop with us here or through your online guest account, with sword purchases happening at the time of the workshop. There are only limited spaces for each workshop, so definitely best to get in quick!

Workshop times:

Friday 9 July  10:00am / 11:30am / 2:00pm
Saturday 10 July  10:00am / 11:30am / 2:00pm
Sunday 11 July  10:00am / 11:30am