chris pearson
Michigan Canoe Nut
I was informed by Ted's wife that Ted lost his battle with cancer on March 7th. He was an amazing craftsman and made beautiful birch bark models. I will miss him very much.
Passing of Ted Behne
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Rob Stevens
Wooden Canoes are in the Blood
Greg Nolan
enthusiast
One of the best things about Ted was his willingness, indeed desire, to share his vast knowledge of birchbark canoes and models, their use, and their construction.
I first met Ted at the 2010 Assembly, on the side trip to see the undisplayed collection of birchbarks and birchbark models of the Peabody-Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. I have no pictures of Ted on that trip (except his hand) as Ted served as the ad hoc guide to the stored canoes (he talked the Museum folks into taking one canoe off the racks so we could see and discuss it) and to the models –
Those of us on the trip who knew little about birchbarks learned a great deal that day from Ted.
At the 2012 Assembly, Ted brought some of his crooked knives and conducted a well-attended workshop on the crooked knife – demonstrating its use, the factors that separated a good knife from a poor one, and encouraged participants to try out various good and not-so-good examples from his collection.
I last saw Ted this past autumn when we interviewed him for our video-in-progress:
Ted will be missed by all who knew him.
I first met Ted at the 2010 Assembly, on the side trip to see the undisplayed collection of birchbarks and birchbark models of the Peabody-Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. I have no pictures of Ted on that trip (except his hand) as Ted served as the ad hoc guide to the stored canoes (he talked the Museum folks into taking one canoe off the racks so we could see and discuss it) and to the models –
Those of us on the trip who knew little about birchbarks learned a great deal that day from Ted.
At the 2012 Assembly, Ted brought some of his crooked knives and conducted a well-attended workshop on the crooked knife – demonstrating its use, the factors that separated a good knife from a poor one, and encouraged participants to try out various good and not-so-good examples from his collection.
I last saw Ted this past autumn when we interviewed him for our video-in-progress:
Ted will be missed by all who knew him.
Dave Osborn
LIFE MEMBER
Ted gave me a crooked knife that he had acquired along the way.....always think of him whe it is used! Ted fought a tough battle..RIP, Ted. Your legacy lives on!
Jon Bouton
Sucker for an Indian Girl
What a treat to have spent some time at summer Assembly listening to Ted talk about crooked knives and trying them out. I'm grateful that he passed on some of his knowledge. I'll miss him and the folks gathered around at this summer's meeting.
