Tom Ferry MS Tamahagane Tanto

This Blade was made at Gary House's big sword hammer in Tom counted the layers as he refined the steel 15.000 one more fold would have 30.000 but Tom did not think there would be enough steel left to forge a blade as you loose a little off the ends every time you fold it. The little pice on the stand is a good example of what Tom started with. It was given to me by Bill and Gary and I gave it to Tom for this very Cool project he did for Jon.
 
Tom Ferry has been on my radar for 5 or 6 years thanks to an early heads up from Danbo about his super clean work. My taste is very traditional and Tom is a risk taking Artist/Engineer, so often his work is pushing the design envelope out of my personal comfort zone. That however is, my limitation, not his.

Tom is smart, innovative, and his Damascus is the simply most exciting that I have ever seen. I can hardly wait to see what he brings to Blade, next year.

Senior Klein, you have yourself an absolutely superb example of his work. Simply stunning!
 
Thanks for the comments guys, and the photo is awesome.
The blade is actually folded until I reached 225,000 layers. Thanks to Bill Burke and Gary House for providing the opportunity and experience of working with this material. It is cool stuff.
Tom
 
Tom that looks cool I didn,t get to see it in person but glad I got to see the pictures. I had a lot of fun making steel with all you guys lets do it again sometime.
 
Tom is VERY creative, but he doesn't pay much attention to accurate and functional features of nihonto....and doesn't care much, either. That is personally aggravating....the habaki alone qives me fits, as does the saya shape. The flatness of the tsuka and saya are aesthetically displeasing, as is the shape of the blade.

This piece bothers me more than the titanium monstrosity that Frisky Dingo made in another thread because Tom Ferry BLEEDS talent, really he is top shelf in the technical department. It's like when Anders Hogstrom "interprets" the bowie or the dagger....Anders makes knives for himself and the people who like Anders Hogstrom work. Some pieces that Tom makes hit it universally out of the park...others, some like, some not so much.

I know you like this piece, Jon, and that is what is important...just thought to share.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
Steven,
I am glad to see we have a mutual aggravation for each other.

Enjoy the knife Jon as my talent is bleeding all over it.

Tom
 
I was just doing a little research and found this thread- dunno how I missed it the first time around:confused:
What can I say which hasn't already been said? (well, except...)
At any rate, phenomenal piece of art, and Jon Klein you are killing me with your amazing collection! You should open a knife art gallery one day:):thumbup:
 
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