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The individuals below successfully passed testing for Master Bladesmith and Journeyman Bladesmith.
Master Bladesmith:
Bill Buxton
Michael Rader
Journeyman Bladesmith:
Bruce (Bing) Bingenheimer
Doug Campbell
Dee Hedges
Paul Happy
Kerry Johns
Dwight Phillips
James Poling
Michael Ruth Jr.
David Sloan
Tim Tabor
Kinzea Thompson
Congratulations and good luck to all in your future knifemaking endeavors!!
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2010 Master And Journeyman Bladesmiths Our new MS and JS
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Posted 07 June 2010 - 02:04 PM
Steve Culver
ABS Master Bladesmith
President: Kansas Custom Knifemaker's Association
Blade Show Table 11-S
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ABS Master Bladesmith
President: Kansas Custom Knifemaker's Association
Blade Show Table 11-S
steve@culverart.com
www.culverart.com
www.kansasknives.org
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Posted 10 June 2010 - 04:41 PM
Congratulations to all of you guys and gals. It was quite an emotional experience just watching the whole thing. 
Lin
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Posted 11 June 2010 - 07:07 AM
Congratulations to all our new JS and MS!!
I have to give a special congratulation to Michael Rader. If anyone did not get the chance to see his MS dagger, you really need to take a look at it. I always tell those who are seeking to test for their JS or MS to build knives that are "super simple, and super clean". Micheal's dagger is the embodiment of that idea! The construction is not overly complicated, and Micheal executed that piece to the Nth degree!
Anyone seeking to test could learn a lot from that particular piece.
I have to give a special congratulation to Michael Rader. If anyone did not get the chance to see his MS dagger, you really need to take a look at it. I always tell those who are seeking to test for their JS or MS to build knives that are "super simple, and super clean". Micheal's dagger is the embodiment of that idea! The construction is not overly complicated, and Micheal executed that piece to the Nth degree!
Anyone seeking to test could learn a lot from that particular piece.
"Nobody cares what you know...Until they know you care."
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Posted 15 June 2010 - 06:45 PM
Steve Culver, on 07 June 2010 - 03:04 PM, said:
The individuals below successfully passed testing for Master Bladesmith and Journeyman Bladesmith.
Master Bladesmith:
Bill Buxton
Michael Rader
Journeyman Bladesmith:
Bruce (Bing) Bingenheimer
Doug Campbell
Dee Hedges
Paul Happy
Kerry Johns
Dwight Phillips
James Poling
Michael Ruth Jr.
David Sloan
Tim Tabor
Kinzea Thompson
Congratulations and good luck to all in your future knifemaking endeavors!!
Master Bladesmith:
Bill Buxton
Michael Rader
Journeyman Bladesmith:
Bruce (Bing) Bingenheimer
Doug Campbell
Dee Hedges
Paul Happy
Kerry Johns
Dwight Phillips
James Poling
Michael Ruth Jr.
David Sloan
Tim Tabor
Kinzea Thompson
Congratulations and good luck to all in your future knifemaking endeavors!!
Congratulations to the new Master Smiths and Journeyman Smiths for 2010! I have received the following photos of knives that were submitted to the ABS Judging Panels by the candidates from Coop at SharpByCoop Photography and Eric at Point Seven Studios:
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Posted 19 June 2010 - 01:05 PM
Michael Rader's dagger is amazing. NO, jaw dropping! I am lucky to own one of his pieces already.
WOW to everyone! Great pictures all.
Ron LaBella
WOW to everyone! Great pictures all.
Ron LaBella
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Posted 22 June 2010 - 05:52 PM
I am posting this for Dee Hedges.
Here is the picture of her Journeyman Bladesmith knives that were presented to the ABS Judging Panel for review at the BLADE Show.
The photo is by Eric Eggly of PointSeven Studios.
Congratulations again Dee.
Here is the picture of her Journeyman Bladesmith knives that were presented to the ABS Judging Panel for review at the BLADE Show.
The photo is by Eric Eggly of PointSeven Studios.
Congratulations again Dee.
Mike
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Posted 25 June 2010 - 02:59 PM
I had the great pleasure of sharing a tester table with Michael at the Blade show. All his knives were beautiful. Truly an inspiration for those making and owning forged knives. Everything about his knives is precise and well executed. And I have to say his Dagger was fabulous.
Bing
Bing
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Posted 29 July 2010 - 06:25 PM
ABS Webmaster, on 15 June 2010 - 05:45 PM, said:
Congratulations to the new Master Smiths and Journeyman Smiths for 2010! I have received the following photos of knives that were submitted to the ABS Judging Panels by the candidates from Coop at SharpByCoop Photography and Eric at Point Seven Studios:
Congrats to all our new JS and MS. Well deserved for such beautiful work.
Full Time Knife and Pistol Smith. Living the Dream.
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