05/16/2026
Most people will never watch a Master Smith forge a blade in person.
Fewer than 130 men and women in the world hold the title of ABS Master Smith. To earn it, you have to forge a knife that can chop through a 2x4, shave hair off your arm, and bend 90 degrees without breaking — all from one piece of steel you made yourself.
On August 28-29, you can watch them do it.
The Tescher Knives Hammer-In, Medora, ND.
Two days of the real thing.