The Second American Bladesmith Society “Battle of the Bladesmiths” was conducted on the evening of March 4th, at the Great Smoky Mountain Bladesmithing Symposium and was won by Master Smith Burt Foster. The hard fought contest was conducted before an enthusiastic crowd at Haywood Community College in Clyde, North Carolina. The contestants included American Bladesmith Society Master Smiths Joe Keeslar, Jason Knight, Jim Rodebaugh, and Burt Foster.
The Great Smoky Mountain Bladesmithing Symposium began on Friday and will continue through Sunday, March 6th. ABS Store Manager Cindy Sheely emailed the results of the contest and the below photos.
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Burt Foster and BR Hughes The contest knives..Clockwise starting lower right: Keeslar, Foster, Knight, and Rodebaugh
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