t was 1996 at the 15th annual BLADE Show in Atlanta. Like the BLADE Show, burgeoning bladesmith Josh Smith was 15, too. It was there during the annual meeting of the American Bladesmith Society that Josh became the youngest person ever to earn the rank of ABS journeyman smith. Exhibiting at a table alongside Audra Draper, who earned her® proclaimed, it truly was a magic moment in time.
