Voting member and past president George Roberts has a new website, please visit him at;

 www.banditblades.com

Also please see his CKG profile  HERE

 - The CKG would like to welcome our newest Probationary knifemaker Andre Benoit From London Ontario. Andre is the Son of knifemaker John Benoit and has been making knives for a couple of years now. Although I will have to check our records I believe Andre will now be the youngest knifemaker to Join the CKG in its history. We will try and get some photos of his work soon to share.

- New Supplier in town!  Knifemaker Mike Mossington has started a Knifemaking supply Business. Please see the link below for more details.

http://www.mossingtonknives.com/supply/home.html

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We have just learned that knifemaker Brian Tighe is now the official Canadian Distributor for Damasteel in Canada. Please contct Brian for more information.

www.tigheknives.com

On october 17th 2009 the Canadian Knifemakers Guild will be hosting an open knife show at the Four Points Sheraton Toronto airport in Mississauga Ontario. For more information please see the following link;

http://www.ckg.org/2009-fall-open-knife-show/

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The CKG would like to thank all the people and companies that made our 15th annual show and sale a great Success!

The following companies and friends donated draw and door prizes, THANK YOU! Please Support these generous companies as they help support us!

True North Knives, Strider Knives INC., Kershaw Knives, Chris Reeve Knives, Coloumbia River Knife and Tool, Jeff Diotte Knives, Kirby Lambert Knives, Blade Magazine and Krause publications, Brian Tighe Knives, Dale Tipert.

Special Thanks to the collaboration knife makers this year Barb Loerchner, Wolfgang Loerchner and Brian Lyttle for their fine work.

Also a super special thanks to all the volenteers who helped out at the door and the CKG tables throughout the weekend!

The winner of the 2009 CKG Collaboration Knife  was: Todd D

2009 Friends of the Guild Knife, Kirby Lambert -Maker

The winner of the Grand Door Prize Knife made by Jeff Diotte was:  Brian Nordstrom

2009 Grand Door Prize, Jeff Diotte Maker

 Below are the winners of the Chris Reeve Knives and Strider Knives INC CKG2009 Knives brought to you by True North Knives

Winner of 2009 CRK PS, CKG Edition

 

Winner Strider Knives INC PT, 2009 CKG Edition

 Please visit back for a full review of this years show VERY soon!