American Bladesmith Society bladesmiths represent the cutting edge of forged blade performance and design on six continents. Our mission is preserving and promoting the ancient craft of forged knives through education, testing and certification. Our passion is crafting knives featuring forged blades in the pursuit of the ultimate high performance cutting tool
As of 1-14-2025 the W.F. Moran Bladesmithing and Artisan Academy is an approved ABS School, congratulations!
The ABS would like to welcome Shadow Mountain as one of our Approved Schools.