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o H I 6 S Cramahe bladesmith notches milestone in 14â€"year career s se : S s es 7z ow BYJOHNCAMPBELL sive pieces I‘ve ever done," â€" Tedford said he developed :”M’ a *« [ ‘ } J ~COr gfir e e es t Tedford said. "an affinity for knives" while L@f . 3 6 h t }\ > 19 \\ F&1 . Cramahe Township â€" For _ His price range normally a child and acquired the skills ,'-'.,#«,,u ;7_*.“” 9‘5" M 3 ie * his 1,500th handmade knife, uns from $200 to $500. to turn his fascination into a tb ) A 4 hy G y 3 bladesmith Steven Tedford _ There are "thousands and livelihood working in his parâ€" uK > Â¥ g""z‘ At» ~ l X had it in his mind for quite thousands of Canadians" ents‘ machining and fabricatâ€" P -"-1)" [ 53. Y8 Q! . ¢ : o Alene, * some time to produce a comâ€" Who make knives by hand, but ing shop north of Port Hope. 3 fi'\_\_‘u\,’“ TL PR 3+ ul w | \ o ..- memorative piece. there might only "a coupleof _ Now 41, he sta.rted“ his ; \. e t.fl“' * CA > C Md (| ~‘¥ Then a customer came to dozen" like himself who do it business when he was 27 "and [R * Thawe ///‘ fre F /4 U 4 ‘ a} him who also "wanted someâ€" fullâ€"time. I‘ve never looked back,;,. This ; 4*, * NJ Qfsf l,' f 7 * y :: "T»: o ts thing special" â€"â€" two Bowie _ His "most popular knife" has just been a dream. i Y 4s‘ ki ; e H f" I # knives made from the "most is a fillet knife, which he, as _ Tedford uses the Internet mc a . ribalith sal s 5 . 4k PAÂ¥ * 2e advanced steel" available on a "passionate . fisherman," to sell his knives in 36 counâ€" ¥«<9C ~¢ "‘Al [ y s A Ee : the market. is fond of making. He also tries; he has "a following with h § OL6 /. "I don‘t get an opportunity makes "a really, really nice some navy officers in Austraâ€" us 3 . // 2 to make knives like this very bread knife" that is very lia," he said. kyqL . § 7 4 + often so it just happened to sharp. s He also holds shows evâ€" k1 3 & \ e e R be the perfect combination of _ His large survival knives ery weekend at his home at CV C " : l â€" 1 s = customer and desire to do it, can be used for multiple purâ€" 14238 Telephone Road north P al e B 4 fowâ€"£ dn y he said. poses, such as to cut wood or. of Colborne. He moved there y _ cA f / _ * M The customer, a knife colâ€" build a shelter. . three years ago. s s *A is [ s 7 w,‘,j‘ lector who lives near Campâ€" ‘ Tedford uses highâ€"end _ It‘s "been hfe-ch%ngmg for _ > _ * 1j ue _ia s »* beliford, also asked that it modern steel to produce me and my career," Tedford R _ _ h/ LBp h C434 be forged â€" heated and hamâ€" blades with a "fantastic edge said. "The local community h 4 O / m Es se | mered into shape â€"â€" "to inâ€" ... that never really go dull." _ has really embraced me. y : 1ds [( uis s o o l crease its value," Tedford said. _ He carves the handles from _ His goal is tcz make 500 nsl * & o ag A€ pue _ And he provided moose different materials, taking knives a yearâ€"he‘s on pace to [WWWi Es * ":.k”\ \ e ce horn and muskâ€"ox ivory to his time to make sure each pmdut‘:g'about_ilfll] this year es .‘ * , 4 2 o as give the handles a "special fits in the hand perfectly. He â€"but "it‘s physically demandâ€" |â€" u.1 i __ a% w 5 yae look." produces sheaths as well, his ing," he said. He has "some [ ks aâ€"s on ~ | â€"â€"oaairee It took him 50 hours to preference being wood. pain issues" in l}lsam:;e, wrists hk sA a make the pair whereas norâ€" _ The most unusual item he and hands, owing to "the naâ€" qy +m mally it takes him no more. ever made was a doubleâ€"endâ€" ture of the work. P e ct . ragg than six hours to make one ed knife that was "super danâ€" & ;;,‘:_7__,;,1" ‘_‘ % knife. gerous, yOLtl ,wouldn’t wantito OT;: leagcfin (l):; afibfi; l:: e John Campbeli{Metroland i i use it." work, se : C hdms $l,1;130a§§1;a;es‘ed their value at tryI tt(:w adenly good tor fangof bacebook onenmimmanite, _Steven Tedford ?:dga p:lr:f BDW:’e lfmt\‘r'es ::r: ae :olle:tor.and surpassed the 1,500 mark "They are the most expenâ€" ing on a wall, he said. bornswords@yahoo.com in the numbsro nives he has made in his career. ocz // o baA4re#r» Empecpestpcar; _ PCEC. 4 mrmnsontieiinm in hpuaciss ris ons m en Seae man en en usmm on n noin ie ies on ie o o t es 7 NOAtA unmPBERLHJO7HBY 5Er j Te celebrate Canada‘s 150th EXHIBIT ON DISPLAY UNTIL DEC. 12 MANDY MARTIN weeks deliberating on which of the a FOR NORTHUMBERLAND TODAY exciting events we will come up with,. Now, the real work begins. PRA CRAMAHE â€"Plans for celebratâ€" "Of, course, we need to add xA PÂ¥ 3;";, | C ing Canada‘s 150th anniversary in _ members to our committee," he L he »;, Cramahe Townshipnextyearhave hinted. /A ‘ T9 received a $50,000 boost. The federal funding is being & ; l 1\ 95 The Canadian federal governâ€" received as follows: $8,500 in 2016â€" / L ky is ment, through the Ministry of â€" 17 and $41,480 in 2017. fl ; ) Canadian Heritage, allocated the _ Heritage Cramahe currently F| "’»‘Qg\ » maximum funds allowed, council has two very wellâ€"received in Lak x‘ in 3 heardat its Nov. 15 meeting. Remembrance Day exhibits I . ! The Heritage Cramahe Canada _ (one at the Colborne Art Gallery, d l 150 committee had asked for the other at the Art Gallery of $73,000 but willnow plan which of Northumberland in Cobourg) feaâ€" e the proposed activities it planned. _ turing WWImemorabiliasourced. h ( ASW Ns willnow get the goâ€"ahead with the Offâ€"shoot displays are also part of a 3 '\ W ‘ Upayker | moneyreceived Heritage Cramahe . Northumberlandâ€"wide, coâ€"operaâ€" & t Y &0 “‘ a:~= | committee, chair JimWilliams® itive initiative organized by volun» > ? ~ . se C \_ _ reportedia. _ _ _ °_ teercontributions. _ _ _ M % ko e | | To receive the funds‘i an%% eeâ€" _ As part of the Colborne Art. \ o sh , F4 fflfi\'tm‘lflb%ig‘fléfi“ themunic=Gallery display, a : 12â€"minute h. i C uk _ s d f ipality with the federal minister â€" video enactment of the contribuâ€" ... s .___ . _ | of Canadian Heritage. A bylaw to _ tions of Colborne native Charles a_uthorize municipal representaâ€" Rutherford, VC, starring Barrie tives to enter into the agreement . Wood was produced by Heritage SUBMITTED PHoTo will be passed, Cramahe. Colborne Art Gallery member artists‘ own artwork is featured in a group. "Themain eventwill be Aug. 4to _ "We plan to have 30 minutes of exhibition titled Past, Present and Future, on display through Dec. 12. This 7 (2017), the Civic Holiday weekâ€" â€" video time" in total featuring local = selection (pictured) from Bob "Omar" Tunnoch‘s Organic Hors d‘oeuvres end," Williams said of planned people of importance for 2017 o \ series is a playful piece in oil. See more examples of the members‘ artwork _ _ | activities. "Sixty per cent of the Heritage Cramahe150 Committee . in next Thursday‘s Colborne Chronicle pages as well as online at www. funds will be funding for that. We member Chauncey Perry said "W%?’wag@)&tayfi npay _ pec.u/i4 will be working over the next few _ Eoi t s A _ront auare ya0, To bon *niliifiee e