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Cobb Galleria

Atlanta, Georgia

June 8, 9 and 10, 2012

American Bladesmith Society - Schedule of Events

June 7, 2012 - Thursday

5:00pm- Annual ABS Board of Directors meeting

June 8, 2012 - Friday

8:00am- Candidate Judging - Master Smith in Rm# 104 and Journeyman Smith in Rm# 103

(Candidates please be in the room early by 7:30am)

10:00am- Judging for the William F. Moran Award Knife Competition in Room #104

12pm-2pm- VIP show hours

2pm-7pm- Public show hours

ABS table is at Table #1P in the ABS section- Cindy Sheely, ABS Office Manager

7:30pm - Annual ABS Awards Banquet, Members Meeting, and Banquet Auction

- purchase your ABS Banquet Tickets in advance in the ABS Store

or contact Cindy Sheely at [email protected] or (419)832-0400

to make your advance reservation and then pay at the ABS table in Atlanta. Contact Gwen Dunn at (270) 779-9123 or email [email protected] and let her know what item you are donating for the ABS Awards Banquet Auction.

June 9, 2012 - Saturday

9am- Public show hours

10am *ABS Knife Auction in Room #103*

11:00am The Power of One in the Knife Community- Ed Fowler, MS in Rm#104

11:30am Bladesmithing for Kids- Wes Byrd, JS - Joe Keeslar, MS - Tim Potier, MS in Rm#108

12:30pm How to Forge Knives- Jay Hendrickson, MS - Tim Carr in the Courtyard

1:00pm How to Make a Japanese Sword Handle- Wally Hayes, MS in Rm#108

6pm Close of show hours for the day

June 10, 2012 - Sunday

9am- 2pm- Public show hours