I am at a loss why I can not copy and paste that right now, but, since 2012, "..........all of the knives submitted must have guards/bolsters."

Go to the last sentence on this page:

http://www.americanb...on=pages&id=172

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I am at a loss why I can not copy and paste that right now, but, since 2012, "..........all of the knives submitted must have guards/bolsters."

Go to the last sentence on this page:

http://www.americanb...on=pages&id=172

Thanks Karl-

The reason I ask is because of something Matt Parkinson said about his J.S. set:

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My set had two knives with out "plunges" a integral and a chef. I considered the chef a bit of a risk so I made sure I had several in my set that showed I could do what was expected. I had three knives in my set that were the "ABS Style" as I saw it at the time.

All I can say is that they must have considered his tooling to have created a "bolster" in the blade in front of the handle. If that's NOT an individual piece. I really can't tell.

The second one down is definitely a bolster.

The idea at the JS level is to show that the maker CAN create all of these parts with dialed-in fit and finish.

I do not really know all the details about that middle one. And..........I'm not a judge that was on that panel and didn't see it.

As a judge Evan an integral would be fine and as a matter of fact an integral won the best JS submission award the last two years. I would probably do just one with the rest being regular guards or a bolster, and just one with bolsters. The main thing is that you are able to do them well.

Brion

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As a judge Evan an integral would be fine and as a matter of fact an integral won the best JS submission award the last two years. I would probably do just one with the rest being regular guards or a bolster, and just one with bolsters. The main thing is that you are able to do them well.

Brion

Thank you Brion and Karl for answering, I really appreciate it. I have at least one integral blade I'm considering for presentation in Atlanta, so knowing what's OK and what's not is huge for me.Thanks again guys.

I specifically asked about integrals, before submitting, and was told they were except-able as long as they met standard and were well executed. the thread should still be on here somewhere.

MP

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I specifically asked about integrals, before submitting, and was told they were except-able as long as they met standard and were well executed. the thread should still be on here somewhere.

MP

Thanks Matthew, I was hoping you'd chime in on this thread. Maybe in the future editions of the ABS judging guidelines it'll be mentioned.

Much appreciated!

-Evan

As Brion referred to, Jackson Rumble won the Keesler award along with passing his JS. He had integrals in his set. His work is on Insta under Rumble knives. His presentation set is definitely worth a look.

http://www.americanbladesmith.com/ipboard/index.php?/topic/2369-test-question/ when I asked in 2016

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http://www.americanb...-test-question/ when I asked in 2016

Thanks Matt- That answers my question, and more than a few I hadn't thought to ask yet.

Who's awesome?

You're awesome.

Thanks.. I think.. Best of luck!

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Thanks Matt- That answers my question, and more than a few I hadn't thought to ask yet.

Who's awesome?

You're awesome.

Matt is awesome. I have verified this in person.

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Matt is awesome. I have verified this in person.

Whoops- sorry Josh, I meant to give you a vote up, but I fat fingered it... My bad.

-Evan

One thing I would add...... When you get your knives completed, Get as many Master Smiths and Journeyman smiths to critic your knives before you go to Atlanta. This will save you a lot of heartache, and time to fix them before you go!