American Bladesmith Society Awards 2013
Don Hastings Award- Dan Cassidy and Sally Cassidy
William Wales Scagel Award- Not awarded this year
Margaret Moran Silver Slipper Award: Gwen Dunn
Distinguished Service Awards: Eric Eggerly, Noria Ruth, and Butch Sheely
Chairman Awards: Steve Culver, Michael Vagnino, JR Cook, Mike Williams, Bill Wiggins, Mace Vitale, BR Hughes (Rams Head Walking Cane), Carolyn Hughes (Forged Quill), and Houston Price (Rams Head Walking Cane)
W.F. Moran Award: Jay Hendrickson
B.R. Hughes Award: Aaron Wilburn
George Peck Award: Sam Lurquin
Judge James Pilkinton Award: Not awarded this year
Antique Bowie Knife Association Awards: James Batson, MS and Butch Sheely, JS
ABS Master Smith Knife of the Year: JR Cook
ABS Master Folder of the Year: Jerry Lairson
ABS Journeyman Smith Knife of the Year: Ralph "Bud" Richards
Order of the Mystic Brotherhood Knife of the Year: Brion Tomberlin
American Bladesmith Society Awards History
Honorary Lifetime Achievement Awards
Awarded to these Gentleman, who demonstrated their foresight in forming and guiding the American Bladesmith Society
2001 W. F. "Bill" Moran, Jr.
2002 Billy Ray Hughes
Don Hastings Award
The ABS's most prestigious award which is given to an individual who has performed outstanding services in behalf of the forged blade in the tradition of the gentle founder, Don Hastings
1986 Paul E. Burke, Jr.
1987 Margaret Moran
1988 Billy Ray Hughes
1989 C. Houston Price, J. Bruce Voyles, and Ken Warner
1990 W. F. "Bill" Moran, Jr. and Judge James Pilkinston
1991 Dr. Robert Johnson
1992 Hanford Miller
1993 Dr. Carl Nelson and Jeffrey Harris
1994 Al Williams
1995 E. Jay Hendrickson
1996 Jim Phillips
1997 James Powell
1998 David Etchieson
1999 Jerry Fisk
2000 Joe Drouin
2001 Steve Shackleford
2002 Dr. James Batson
2003 Johnny Perry
2004 Don Fogg
2005 Al Lawrence and Greg Neely
2006 Nancy Hendrickson
2007 Arthur and Julia Britton
2008 not awarded this year
2009 Joe Keeslar
2010 Not awarded this year
2011 Bert Gaston
2012 Not awarded this year
William Wales Scagel Award
Awarded to a Bladesmith for longtime service to promote the forged blade
1998 Alfred Pendray
1999 Steve Schwarzer and Jerry Fisk
2000 Don Fogg
2001 W. F. "Bill" Moran, Jr.
2002 No Award given
2003 Dr. James Batson
2004 E. Jay Hendrickson
2005 Mike Williams
2006 Red St. Cyr
2007 Joe Keeslar and Don Hethcoat
2008 Not awarded this year
2009 Bill Wiggins
2010 not awarded this year
2011 Kevin Cashen
2012 Not awarded this year
Margaret Moran Silver Slipper Award
Awarded to a lady of the ABS for outstanding and memorable service to the American Bladesmith Society
2001 Margaret Moran
2002 Carolyn Hughes
2003 Nancy Hendrickson
2004 Jo Anne Perry
2005 Lora Sue Bethke
2006 No Award given
2007 Anne Walker
2008 Suzanne Keeslar
2009 not awarded this year
2010 Eva St. Cyr
2011 Julia Britton
2012 Not awarded this year
Distinguished Service Awards
2009 Sally Cassidy and Dan Cassidy
2010 Daniel and Mitzi Warren
2011 Steve Culver, Brion Tomberlin and David Burnett
2012 J.R. Cook, Butch Sheely, and Mike Vagnino
ABS Chairman Awards
2010 Dr. James Batson, J.R. Cook, Thelma Gaston, Dickie Robinson, and Jean-Paul Theriault
2011 Carl Hallenbeck, Don McIntosh, Chuck Ward, Eric Eggerly, Jim Cooper and Kenny Rowe
2012 Dan Cassidy, Dan Petersen, Mike Williams, and Mace Vitale
W.F. "Bill" Moran, Jr Award
For Knife of the Year
1988 James Crowell
1989 Charles Ochs III
1990 Jerry Fisk
1991 Alfred Pendray
1992 Hugh Bartrug
1993 Joe Flournoy
1994 Keith Batts
1995 Jerry Fisk
1996 Dan Peterson
1997 Tim Hancock
1998 Harvey Dean
1999 Red St. Cyr
2000 Wade Coulter
2001 Mark Sentz
2002 No Award
2003 Ron Newton
2004 Ken Durham
2005 James Rodebaugh
2006 No Award
2007 John White
2008 Jason Knight
2009 Kyle Royer
2010 Tim Hancock
2011 Kyle Royer
2012 Timothy Potier
B.R. Hughes Award
For the best knife submitted by a Master Smith Candidate at the Atlanta Blade Show Judging
1995 Roger Massey
1996 Ed Halligan
1997 Don Fogg
1998 J.D. Smith
1999 Wade Coulter
2000 Ron Newton
2001 Bailey Bradshaw
2002 Tim Foster
2003 Kevin Harvey
2004 Ken Durham
2005 John Perry
2006 Jon Christensen
2007 Jason Knight
2008 Shawn McIntyre
2009 Rodrigo Sfreddo
2010 Michael Rader
2011 Adam DesRosiers
2012 Daniel Warren
George Peck Award
For the best knife submitted by a Journeyman Smith Candidate at the Atlanta Blade Show Judging
1994 Christopher Deringer
1995 Ken Trisler
1996 Jim Jackson
1997 Wade Coulter
1998 Ron Newton
1999 Bailey Bradshaw
2000 Bill Herndon
2001 James Rodebaugh
2002 Russ Andrews
2003 Jon Christensen
2004 John White
2005 Tommy Gann
2006 Rodrigo Sfreddo
2007 Nick Wheeler
2008 Fuad Accawi
2009 Kyle Royer
2010 Michael Ruth, Jr
2011 Haley DesRosiers
2012 Michael Diebert
Judge James Pilkinton Award
For the best knife submitted by a Journeyman Smith Candidate at the San Antonio Expo Judging
2012 Alex Daniels
Antique Bowie Knife Association Awards
For the Master Smith and Journeyman Smith Knife that is the finest representation of a 19th Century Bowie Knife
1995 Joseph Keeslar, Master Smith
Jim Walker, Journeyman Smith
1996 James Batson, Master Smith
Jim Walker, Journeyman Smith
1997 Tim Hancock, Master Smith
Wade Colter, Journeyman Smith
1998 Harvey Dean, Master Smith
Joe Szilaski, Journeyman Smith
1999 Harvey Dean, Master Smith
Ron Newton, Journeyman Smith
2000 Harvey Dean, Master Smith
Ron Newton, Journeyman Smith
2001 Harvey Dean, Master Smith
Ron Newton, Master Smith
Ken Durham, Journeyman Smith
2002 Harvey Dean, Master Smith
Ken Durham, Journeyman Smith
2003 Kevin Harvey, Master Smith
Billy Bob Sowell, Journeyman Smith
2004 Bailey Bradshaw, Master Smith
Billy Bob Sowell, Journeyman Smith
2005 John Perry, Master Smith
Billy Bob Sowell, Journeyman Smith
2006 Doug Noren, Master Smith
Lin Rhea, Journeyman Smith
2007 Harvey Dean, Master Smith
Matt Diskin, Journeyman Smith
2008 John Perry, Mastersmith
Matt Diskin, Journeyman Smith
Jerry Van Eizenga, Journeyman Smith
2009 Doug Noren, Master Smith
Jerry Van Eizenga, Journeyman Smith
2010 Jim Batson, Master Smith
Kyle Royer, Journeyman Smith
2011 James Batson, MS and Butch Sheely, JS
2012 James Batson, MS and Jerry Van Eizenga, JS
ABS Master Smith Knife of the Year
1990 Steve Schwarzer
1991 Jim Crowell
1992 Alfred Pendray
1993 Jerry Fisk
1994 Dan Petersen
1995 Larry Fuegen
1996 Charles Ochs
1997 Wayne Goddard
1998 Harvey Dean
1999 Greg Neely
2000 Almon Barton
2001 Bruce Fuller
2002 David Anders
2003 Don Fogg
2004 Bill Dietzel
2005 Joe Flournoy
2006 Gary Anderson
2007 James Walker
2008 John Perry
2009 Steve Culver
2010 Mike Williams
2011 Red St. Cyr
2012 Jon Christensen
ABS Master Folder of the Year
1998 Michael Conner
1999 Daniel Winkler
2000 Howard Clark
2001 Don Hethcoat
2002 Rick Dunkerly
2003 Tim Hancock
2004 Roger Massey
2005 Mark Sentz
2006
2007 James Rodebaugh
2008 Michael Vagnino, Jr.
2009 not awarded this year
2010 not awarded this year
2011 not awarded this year
2012 Joseph Szilaski
ABS Journeyman Smith Knife of the Year
1997 Bill Fiorini
1998 Red St. Cyr
1999 Raymond Smith
2000 Ed Caffrey
2001 Boyd Ashworth
2002 Charles R. Robinson
2003 Terry Vandeventer
2004 Robert Rossdeutscher
2005 David Mirabile
2006 Billy Bob Sowell
2007 Rusty Polk
2008 not awarded this year
2009 J. Neilson
2010 Brian Thie
2011 Nick Wheeler
2012 Karl B. Andersen
Order of the Mystic Brotherhood Knife of the Year
2003 John Fitch
2004 Charlie Smale
2005 Rick Dunkerly
2006 Jim Crowell
2007 Reggie Barker
2008 Mike Williams
2009 Billy Bob Sowell
2010 Joe Keeslar
2011
2012 Red St. Cyr
Master Smith Collaboration Knife of the Year
2010 Brion Tomberlin, Lin Rhea, and Rodrigo Sfreddo
International Collaboration Knife of the Year
2012 Adam DesRosiers, Sam Luriquin, and Gustaff Van Bellegen