The Stick Boy

is my name I am 17 years old and my passion for the great outdoors has got me where I am now. I am a skilled Bushcraft and survival skills expert that loves his craft

Hello my name is Raif and I am based in the South Downs and New Forest National Parks in the south of the UK. I have and have always had an affinity with the woods and when I am walking amongst the trees I feel at home.
Since an early age I have seeked to gain experiences and skills associated with the forest. Growing up I taught myself a range of skills with the limited resources I had, like foraging for medicinal herbs and fungi, woodcarving and whittling (which developed significantly when I attended Bushcraft/Forest School and target shooting

I am highly passionate and wish to teach others and I intend to run classes and workshops in the future.

this my work 3 years ago and I continue to try new thing and perfect my craftmanship.

I am a qualified level 1 Bushcraft instructor and forest school leader currently working towards level 2 & 3. I am a volunteer at sunrise Bushcraft.
Despite my age 17 I have a lot of experience in the outdoors including activities like whittling and woodcarving where I make different things like spoons, bowls and kuskas (a Scandinavian drinking cup) and lots more. I also do taxidermy with animal bones and which are all ethically sourced and found in ancient woodland, beaches, meadows and hedgerows.
Regularly visit the Rollright Stones and sell my crafts to tourists and im a volunteer warden there
. I intend to inspire others to spend more time in the woods.

The Stick Boy

A little bit about my skills and talents.

Woodcraft

I am quite partial to my whittling where I make spoons bowls wooden knifes and engravings with a pyrography pen.

Taxidermy

a few years into the stick boy and I thought id dive into the world of taxidermy where I find ethically sourced skulls and bones from all sorts of species native to the UK to use in my craft.

foraging

from an early age I’ve always loved cooking one day I thought id learn about all the edible fungi and plants in the woods which i can use to make my dishes better and make new ones.

fishing

My whole life I have loved fishing I have participated in deep sea fishing, fly fishing for salmon in Finland and Norway, I have experience in driving and fixing certain boats lastly eging a Japanese style of fishing for squid and octopus.

Bushcraft and survival skills

like safe fire management safe use of bladed and serrated tools. I have practical experience in shooting and a wide knowledge of trapping, shooting, amazing talent in permanent and temporary shelter building and basic first aid on the field.

I am highly experienced in fishing inland, at sea and abroad. Some of my experiences include; fly fishing for salmon, musky and deep sea fishing for halibut in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Finland. I have competed in sea angling competitions, coarse fished for carp and fished for specimen bass off the South coast of England. One of my most memorable experiences was Eging, a Japanese style of fishing for cephalopods like squid and octopus. Please take a look at my Instagram account for photos of my experiences

I am a qualified level 1 Bushcraft instructor and forest school leader currently working towards level 2 & 3. I am also a volunteer at sunrise Bushcraft.

Despite my age 16 I have a lot of experience in the outdoors including activities like whittling and woodcarving where I make different things like spoons, bowls and kuskas (a Scandinavian drinking cup) and lots more. I also do taxidermy with animal bones and which are all ethically sourced and found in ancient woodland, beaches, meadows and hedgerows.
I regularly visit the Roll right Stones and sell my crafts to tourists and I’m a volunteer warden there
. I intend to inspire others to spend more time in the woods.

I am highly passionate and wish to teach others and I intend to run classes and workshops in the future. I have a range of skills in the woods like survival, archery, foraging for medicinal herbs and fungi, target shooting, shelter building safe use of bladed tools and fire management and much more like Bushcraft, foraging, Shelter building, Woodcarving, Fire and forest management, safe Use of bladed tools and Primitive cooking.

“You don’t need to go to the ends of the earth, you don’t need to climb mount Everest to have a great adventure, its invariably on our doorstep.”

Bear Grylls

Survival Expert, Former SAS