Hello all,

My lovely wife got me this membership after hearing my aspirations for becoming what we all hope to be when we grow up, the fabled ABS Mastersmith. Personally, I think she was just tired of hearing me talk about it, and wants me to get on with it. I have been around blades for a long time. I used to compete in the Highland Games Edged Weapons Competion, won both as a youth, and as an adult. Since then, I have been on-and-off again in the shops of my mentors Cy Swan, of Green Valley Forge, and Scott Wadsworth, of YouTube Essential Craftsman fame. Just recently I have retired from almost 2 decades of EMS and set my sights on bladesmithing. Working at a steel yard pays the bills while I practice and set up my own shop. (Plus I get all the free steel I want) Anyways, I look forward to learning from you all and eventually, hopefully, progressing into a semi-decent bladesmith someday. Thank you all,

Padrick O'Grady

Post Script,

Here are a couple of my recent knives. One is feather pattern, that one is the knife I carry at work. The other is my first try at spirographic damascus.