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A not so traditional slipjoint from GTC

Bastid

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After admiring Gus Cecchini's work on the web, a "brother" introduced him to me at Blade last year. Now I admire the person behind these knives as much or more than his work. Once that combination hits and I am able to place an order the choice is easy.

Seemed pretty natural to order his Crystal slipjoint for some reason.;)

I just told him to have fun, use some black lip and grind what he felt.

Rather than ask him to go with specific details, I felt it would be better to turn him loose with the knife.
There was no doubt I would be happy with the result.

Now all that is left is a short wait for a package on it's way from Riolândia, Brazil. :D

This is what is going to show up. Thank you Gus.

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Beautiful!
Maybe not so "traditional" relative to what we have seen of
his work recently, but immediately recognizable as Gus' folder!!

All the best,
David Darom (ddd)
 
I see kind of a modern rendition of a traditional design. Probably about as traditional as can be found from Gus. No disguising his crisp and clean execution no matter the style.

Congratulations.
 
Cool. Ya know, I was trying to draw joking comparisons of influences from other makers and how they merged in the 21st century to combine.

Thing is, the ONLY certainty that I can visualize, is Gus Cecchini's now-unmistakable work.

In a world of his own.

I love this. it's the Gus² folder.

Coop
 
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This is what can happen when you turn a maker, whose style you like and whom you trust, loose to create something different on their own.

For comparison below is Gus' Crystal pattern. This is what I saw at Blade last year when I placed the order telling him to basically do what he felt like doing.

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Bastid said:
.... telling him to basically do what he felt like doing.
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Giving an artist you admire full freedom - is the best way
to get him to do something unique and exceptional!

All the best,
David Darom (ddd)
 
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