Great job and congrats to all. I hope to be there in a few years. Can't wait to see some pictures or the knives!

Congratulations to all are in order and in particular great news Derrick.

Congratulations to you all!

Congratulations to all!! Some really nice knives presented for judging!

Congratulations to all. Sam Lurquin won George Peck award and Aaron Wilburn won the B.R.Hughes award. Some nice knives.

Brion

Congratulations to all!

Bob

Well done! Where can we see photos of the knives?

This is a photo of Lon Humphrey's Presentation Knives at the Atlanta Blade Show:

Congratulations to all who passed and were rewarded for their time and effort

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Congratulations to the new rated ABS smiths. It is a difficult road.

Relax, take a breath and enjoy. Then; put your names in the hat for the drawing of MS or js knife of the year.

Some of the applicants work was not quite ready at this time. Do not be discouraged, many of us were not successful on our first attempt at this.

We look forward to seeing you in the near future.

Mike

This is a photo of Ben Seward's Presentation Knives at the Atlanta Blade Show:

This is part of an email that I received today from Cindy Sheely, ABS Office Manager:

Hi All,

When I get home, well,next week I will mail a new ABS membership card with the new ranking to all the new JS and MS from the Atlanta Blade Show.

Cindy Sheely

American Bladesmith Society, Inc.

P. O. Box 160

Grand Rapids, OH 43522

[email protected]

ABS Office 419-832-0400

There were some outstanding knives in that room. Congratulations to all the successful applicants.

But congratulations are in order for those who were not awarded their stamps this time around either. Simply going through the process of making the knives and presenting them to the judges is a significant effort that will make anyone a better knifemaker, regardless of the outcome. It takes a lot of hard work, courage, and resolve just to be in that room, and in my opinion any bladesmith who walks through those doors and places his work before the judges has earned the high respect of all his peers in the bladesmithing community.

I toast every one of you and hope to see you in Atlanta again next year.

Very true Derrick. Going through the process of making and submitting your knives is a serious decision and makes you focus on your work and skills. Probably one of the tougher things a knifemaker can do. It takes a lot of fortitude to place those knives on that table and have your hard work judged. Even if you do not make it you have learned a lot. You all also definitely have my respect.

And congratulations again Derrick, good work.

Brion