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2018 Master Smith of the Year Knife Will Leave You Speechless

January 11, 2018

Words can’t do justice to some knives. Here’s one of them.

The American Bladesmith Society (ABS) selected Terry Vandeventer to make the Master Smith of the Year Knife for 2018. He didn’t disappoint.

Vandeventer posted these photos of the knife to Facebook:

blade show — You can get your hands on this incredible knife when it’s auctioned at the BLADE Show June 1-3 in Atlanta. Get tickets and show information at bladeshow.com.

ABS Master Smith of the Year Knife — “It was a pleasure to make and it’s going to a good and worthy cause,” Vandeventer wrote.

ABS Master Smith Knife of the Year — Proceeds from the auction of the knife will benefit the ABS.

Features

Feather-pattern damascus steel blade
Damascus fittings
Argentium silver and copper ornamental filework
File-worked frame handle
Museum-fitted woolly mammoth ivory

How You Can Get This Knife

“Professional photos will be taken, and it will be auctioned at the BLADE Show in Atlanta next June. Proceeds going to the ABS.,” Vandeventer wrote in this post.

All you need to do to make a bid is show up. BLADE Show tickets and information are available here.

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