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Please join us in Troy, Ohio on August 24, 25, 26, 2012 to learn more about bladesmithing at the 8th Mid-America Bladesmithing Symposium. For more information contact Cindy at email or 419-832-0400. 

Top masters in the world of bladesmithing have donated the most exciting set of auction knives ever seen for the American Bladesmith Society Annual fund raiser at the 2012 Blade Show and International Cutlery Fair in Atlanta, GA on June 9th in Saturday, June 9th at 10am in Room #103 of the Cobb Galleria.

There is currently an Online Auction being conducted through June 1, 2012 and information is posted on the ABS Forum at this link, Click: Online Auction. For more information you can contact the ABS Office at 419-832-0400 or send an email to the ABS Knife Auction Coordinator Dr. Dan L. Petersen at [email protected] .

Location:

Moran School of Bladesmithing Texarkana College Washington, Arkansas

Directions: Google Maps

Information Contact: B.R. Hughes at (903) 838-0134 for more information or email [email protected]

Registration Fee: Pre-Register and pay the $55 Registration fee Online in the Store or contact Cindy Sheely, ABS Store Manager at [email protected] or (419) 832-0400

Demonstrators:
Kevin Cashen, Master Smith – Michigan – Classic European Quillon Daggers – Advanced Heat Treating Concepts – A Systematic Approach to Steel Selection 

J. R. Cook, Master Smith – Arkansas – Acid Engraving Techniques – Cutting Competition Judge 

Mike Williams, Master Smith – Oklahoma – Cutting Competion Judge – Handles and Guards Techniques – ABS Judging Standards for Master Smith and Journeyman Smith

BR Hughes, Founder – Texas – ABS Judging Standards for Master Smith and Journeyman Smith 

Dr. James Batson, Master Smith – Alabama – Bowie Knives

5th Great Smoky Mountain Bladesmithing Symposium

Offered by the American Bladesmith Society

Hosted by Haywood Community College

March 9, 10, and 11, 2012

 Location:

 Haywood Community College

 185 Freelander Drive Clyde, North Carolina

For more information Contact: Bill Wiggins, ABS Coordinator at (828) 226-2551 or Email Bill

Registration:

$65 Registration fee can be paid at the event, or contact Cindy Sheely, ABS Office Manager at (419) 832-0400 or Email Cindy

Demonstrators:

Jerry Fisk, MS – Arkansas………….Forging, heat treating, and grinding
Greg Neely, MS – Texas…………….Hand finishing blades, finishing Damascus, and ABS Judging Standards
Burt Foster, MS – Virginia………….Knife Photography and Laminated blades

June 8-10, 2012
Cobb Galleria Centre
Atlanta, GA

For 3 days, we will give you the very best of the knife-making and knife-collecting industries under one roof. You will find the world’s largest combined show of handmade, factory and antique knives, over 700 tables and almost 175 factory booths and products. Expect the most diverse array of knife manufacturers, custom knifemakers, cutlery manufacturers, collectors and collections!

In addition, we’ve got the Blade Magazine Knife of the Year® awards, Blade Magazine Cutlery Hall of Fame© induction, the annual ABS meeting, the BLADE Show World Championship Cutting Competition, forging demos, collecting how-to’s and so much more.

The BLADE Show was created for knife enthusiasts by knife enthusiasts and is presented by BLADE Magazine—the world’s most trusted authority on knives and knifemakers.