Arkansas Knifemakers Association Show Awards
Congratulations to the following members of the American Bladesmith Society that won awards for their outstanding work at the 2012 Arkansas Custom Knifemakers Association Show in Little Rock, Arkansas. The knife show was held on February 18 and 19, 2012. I will post photos of their winning knives in the Gallery of the ABS Forum as soon as I receive them from the professional photographers.
Short video link of the show from Saturday, 2-18, Click: http://www.screencast.com/t/4w4XsvkJTP
Short video link of the show from Sunday, 2-19, Click: http://www.screencas.../t/tSgS26IpAztE
Best of Show - Bruce Bump,MS
Best Damascus -Kyle Royer,MS
Best Bowie - Kyle Royer,MS
Best Art Knife - Ron Newton,MS
Best Hunter - Ron Newton,MS
Best Fighter (tie between) - Kyle Royer,MS and Don Hanson,MS
Best Pearl Knife - Jerry Fisk,MS
Best Sheath - Kenny Rowe,Associate
Best Historically Inspired Knife - Steve Culver,MS
Best Camp Knife - Tad Lynch,JS
Best Giraffe Bone Handle - Logan Pearce, AP
Best of Show - Bruce Bump, Master Smith
Best Damascus -Kyle Royer, Master Smith
Best Bowie - Kyle Royer, Master Smith
Best Fighter - Kyle Royer, Master Smith
Best Art Knife - Ron Newton, Master Smith
Best Hunter - Ron Newton, Master Smith
Best Fighter - Don Hanson, Master Smith
Best Pearl Knife - Jerry Fisk, Master Smith
Best Historically Inspired Knife Award - Steve Culver, Master Smith
Best Sheath - Kenny Rowe,Associate
Best Camp Knife - Tad Lynch, Journeyman Smith
Best Giraffe Bone Handle - Logan Pearce, Apprentice Smith
Congratulations again to the award winners from the American Bladesmith Society and thank you to Cindy Sheely our ABS Office Manager for the photos and video that she took with her IPHONE.
Dan Cassidy
Journeyman Smith
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A ton of talent at this show. Great job guys!
I went to the show and was pleasantly surprised at how welcoming all the ABS members were in person. Especially all of the mastersmiths. It showed me that I definitly made the right decision in joining the ABS. The willingness to talk to a new member and answer in detail my novice questions that have probably been asked of them a thousand times without ever a brush off, speaks volumes about the organization. Having been in martial arts for most of my life, it's been my experience that most masters will not talk to beginners, much less explain in depth the details of a technique. It is very refreshing that it is not the way things are in the ABS. Having seen that, I look forward to a very enjoyable future in the ABS.
Cheyenne Walker
Apprentice Smith
Some of my favorite people are ABS members and are at the AKA Show!
Cheyenne it was great to meet you and all you have to do is ask here on the forum and we will try our best to answer. I look forward to seeing you again.
Some really great knives at the show and well deserved awards. Bruce Bump's Port Royal best of show was just exceptional. A real wealth of talent at this show. Congratulations to all the winners. One nice thing is that the winners are chosen by their peers. I like this setup.
Brion
Brion Tomberlin
Anvil Top Custom Knives
ABS Mastersmith
well, we sure enjoyed it. Saturday was so busy I never did make it into the break room till Sunday morning.
Good show, I was happy with the results.
Jerry Fisk
Master Smith
