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2012 Blade Show
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 cindy@americanbladesmith.com 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 dunnknives@windstream.net and let her know what item you are donating for the ABS Awards Banquet Auction.
June 9, 2012 - Saturday
9am- Public show hours
10am Click: *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