ABS Handle and Guards Class

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Time is running out to sign up for the one-week American Bladesmith Society's Handles and Guards Class at Haywood Community College in Clyde, NC. The class will be the week of June 4-8, 2018. This is the week after Blade Show. Clyde is just a three hour drive away from Atlanta, so after getting all excited at Blade come up to Clyde and take your knife making skill up a level with Master Smith James Rodebaugh.


For registration information follow these links:
https://www.haywood.edu/instruction/workforce-continuing-education/bladesmithing

https://www.haywood.edu/files/instruction/workforce-continuing-education/registration/workforce-con-ed-registration-form.pdf

Class Details
Handles and Guards
June 4-8, 2018
Fee - $531.25

This class is designed to continue the course of study set forth in the ABS Introduction to Bladesmithing course. This class includes detailed information on creating handles, both full tang and hidden tang, guards, butt caps, decorative file work, spiral dagger handles, handle material choices, guard material choices, pin stock, adhesives and overall finish. Students will be instructed on how to finish off a professional looking knife. Participants are expected to possess the skill and knowledge to forge, grind and heat treat blades prior to this class. A limited amount and type of materials will be provided, students are welcome to furnish and bring their own handle and guard material. It is required that students enrolling in this workshop provide their own, finished blades ready to be completed. This is a week-long class and will be taught by an ABS Certified Master Bladesmith James Rodebaugh.
 
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Price has gone down? Wow.


No better investment could any maker, of any level, make, than this class. In fact, a number of us that are advanced, have been threatening to invade his class and do quillion dagger handles. :P

If you don't know Jim, he's practically the king of fit and finish, and he knows how and why, better than just about anybody still making knives. He's very patient, will adjust to your skill level (although this shouldn't be your first class if you're just starting), and can tell you exactly why, he would do something, a certain way. Never will you get a deflection or vaguely dogmatic "just do what I say" type answer.

Anybody that isn't familiar with his work, should be.
 
that's a fantastic price for this class,
Having spent a week with James Rodebaugh learning one-one-one I can attest to what Javan says.
It was an amazing week for me and I can't begin to articulate how much I learned in that week.
I would highly recommend this class, you will get significantly more than you pay for.
 
$531.25? Interesting pricing. I'm guessing that the great state of North Carolina discovered that the could tax such things?;)
 
Actually jd, I think it must be that they offered a grant or something, because the cost used to be $700 or $750.
 
There is just 10 more days to sign up for this class before the registration is closed.
 
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