Can I be a Journeyman or Master Smith if I dont join?
Not one that would be recognized by these organizations. Organizations have been formed and testing has been determined as a method for a knifemaker to prove his skills to others. After proving these skills, the person is awarded a status of skill by that organization. There are many knifemakers that do not belong to any organization and therefore have not been awarded a status by them. There are makers that dont belong to organizations that are better than those that have been awarded status by organizations. If you consider yourself a Master Smith and say so, you may get challenged by people to prove you have been awarded that status by an organization. I personally do not have a skill level rating from any organization. A good friend of mine passed away and he had my very first knife and also the very latest knife I made before he died. His brother too these knives and mounted them into a frame and put a label on it stating they were made by Master knifemaker Bob Warner. He bestowed
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