American Bladesmith Society bladesmiths represent the cutting edge of forged blade performance and design on six continents. Our mission is preserving and promoting the ancient craft of forged knives through education, testing and certification. Our passion is crafting knives featuring forged blades in the pursuit of the ultimate high performance cutting tool
January 15 – 26, 2024: ABS Intro to Bladesmithing Instructor: Scott McGhee January 15 - January 26, 2024 (M-Th, 8am-5pm with 1 [...]
Accredited by the American Bladesmith Society Intermediate Bladesmithing (1-week course) March 4 through March 8 Instructor: Ben Breda Monday through Friday, 8am—5pm [...]
The new, reorganized, Journeyman Smith and Master Smith guidelines, approved at the most recent ABS Board meeting have been posted on the [...]
October 18-20, 2024 - Registration $150 Offered by the American Bladesmith Society, Inc. Hosted by Texarkana College, [...]
Last Monday the bladesmithing community lost a pioneer and a legend. Those of us who have been around a while can attest [...]
If you have never attended a hammer-in, I think you will enjoy the experience, this will be the biggest hammer-in we have [...]
Enrollment Form PDF or Enroll Online Refund Requests must be received 3 weeks prior to first day of class. We are starting [...]
2023 Schedule of ABS classes. in cooperation with: The American Bladesmith Society, Inc. Classes conducted at: Haywood Community College 185 Freedlander [...]
It is with great sadness that we announce that our dear friend, and ABS Board of Directors member, Jeffrey Harris has passed [...]
Russell Roosevelt and Butch Sheely collaborated on a Damascus Pipe Tomahawk and auctioned it at the 2021 Mid America. These two specific [...]
