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Hi Guys,
I'm slowly getting caught up with posting some recent additions.
I met Tommy Gann a couple years back at Blade when he successfully achieved his JS stamp - collecting the prestigious Peck award in the process for best knife submitted by a Journeyman applicant.
I was very impressed with his test knives - just painfully clean work - but alas, they were all spoken for. He's been on my radar since then and I have followed with interest examples of his work posted here on the forums.
When this knife popped up on Les' site, I took the plunge.
This knife features a 7" blade of 52100 that has been lavished with an absolutely immaculate hand-rubbed satin finish. Overall length is 11 3/4".
The framed handle brackets ironwood scales, and the stainless fittings (with an attractive copper spacer) have been meticulously fileworked - as has the frame itself.
A nice leather sheath with concho completes the classy package.
Tommy credits Tim Hancock with teaching him much about knifemaking, and the influence of the teacher is very evident in the student's attention to detail.
This is my first Gann, but it will not be my last.
Roger
I'm slowly getting caught up with posting some recent additions.
I met Tommy Gann a couple years back at Blade when he successfully achieved his JS stamp - collecting the prestigious Peck award in the process for best knife submitted by a Journeyman applicant.
I was very impressed with his test knives - just painfully clean work - but alas, they were all spoken for. He's been on my radar since then and I have followed with interest examples of his work posted here on the forums.
When this knife popped up on Les' site, I took the plunge.
This knife features a 7" blade of 52100 that has been lavished with an absolutely immaculate hand-rubbed satin finish. Overall length is 11 3/4".
The framed handle brackets ironwood scales, and the stainless fittings (with an attractive copper spacer) have been meticulously fileworked - as has the frame itself.
A nice leather sheath with concho completes the classy package.
Tommy credits Tim Hancock with teaching him much about knifemaking, and the influence of the teacher is very evident in the student's attention to detail.
This is my first Gann, but it will not be my last.
Roger
