Congratulations to everyone <img src=' http://www.americanbladesmiths.com/ipboard/public/style_emoticons//cool.gi f' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='B)' />

I'm especially happy to hear that Bill Buxton received MS <img src=' http://www.americanbladesmiths.com/ipboard/public/style_emoticons//wink.gi f' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' />

Well done Bill !!

Way to go Dee <img src=' http://www.americanbladesmiths.com/ipboard/public/style_emoticons//wink.gi f' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' />

Congratulations all.

Great news Bill. I didn't even know you were going for it. We all new you could do it though.. <img src=' http://www.americanbladesmiths.com/ipboard/public/style_emoticons//smile.gi f' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />

Congratulations All!

Any pic's of the knives that these Ladies/Gents submitted?

Rick

Congratulations to all of you guys and gals. It was quite an emotional experience just watching the whole thing. <img src=' http://www.americanbladesmiths.com/ipboard/public/style_emoticons//smile.gi f' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> Lin

Congratulations to all our new JS and MS!!

I have to give a special congratulation to Michael Rader. If anyone did not get the chance to see his MS dagger, you really need to take a look at it. I always tell those who are seeking to test for their JS or MS to build knives that are "super simple, and super clean". Micheal's dagger is the embodiment of that idea! The construction is not overly complicated, and Micheal executed that piece to the Nth degree!

Anyone seeking to test could learn a lot from that particular piece.

Congrats to all, and a special congrats to Dee and Michael, great work.

Geoff Keyes

JS

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The individuals below successfully passed testing for Master Bladesmith and Journeyman Bladesmith.

Master Bladesmith:

Bill Buxton

Michael Rader

Journeyman Bladesmith:

Bruce (Bing) Bingenheimer

Doug Campbell

Dee Hedges

Paul Happy

Kerry Johns

Dwight Phillips

James Poling

Michael Ruth Jr.

David Sloan

Tim Tabor

Kinzea Thompson

Congratulations and good luck to all in your future knifemaking endeavors!!

Congratulations to the new Master Smiths and Journeyman Smiths for 2010! I have received the following photos of knives that were submitted to the ABS Judging Panels by the candidates from Coop at SharpByCoop Photography and Eric at Point Seven Studios:

All I've got to say is "WOW", all of your knives are fantastic, congratulations to all who got their JS & MS stamps, most excellent.

Michael Rader's dagger is amazing. NO, jaw dropping! I am lucky to own one of his pieces already.

WOW to everyone! Great pictures all.

Ron LaBella

I am posting this for Dee Hedges.

Here is the picture of her Journeyman Bladesmith knives that were presented to the ABS Judging Panel for review at the BLADE Show.

The photo is by Eric Eggly of PointSeven Studios.

Congratulations again Dee. <img src=' http://www.americanbladesmiths.com/ipboard/public/style_emoticons//biggrin.gi f' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D' />

I had the great pleasure of sharing a tester table with Michael at the Blade show. All his knives were beautiful. Truly an inspiration for those making and owning forged knives. Everything about his knives is precise and well executed. And I have to say his Dagger was fabulous.

Bing

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Congratulations to the new Master Smiths and Journeyman Smiths for 2010! I have received the following photos of knives that were submitted to the ABS Judging Panels by the candidates from Coop at SharpByCoop Photography and Eric at Point Seven Studios:

Congrats to all our new JS and MS. Well deserved for such beautiful work.