Our Gesshin Outdoor series is a result of our relationship with an extremely talented blacksmith who is focused entirely on his craft of making outdoor knives and nata (Japanese style hatchets). After meeting him some years ago, Sara and I were immediately impressed with the quality of his work. However, it was his attitude that really won us over. He's the kind of guy who smiles all day because he loves what he does so much. We initially tried to get him to make kitchen knives, but he politely refused. We decided that we loved his work so much that we would expand our collection to include the kinds of things he does best. He works primarily with blue #2 steel.
Steel Type: Blue #2 Carbon
Handle Type: Roasted Oak
Construction Type: Carbon Clad
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Length: 210mm
Handle Height: 51.27mm
Handle Width: 29.43mm
Handle to Tip Length: 222mm
Heel to Tip Length: 211mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 5.8mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 4.67mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 5.92mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 6.16mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 5.42mm
Our Gesshin Outdoor series is a result of our relationship with an extremely talented blacksmith who is focused entirely on his craft of making outdoor knives and nata (Japanese style hatchets). After meeting him some years ago, Sara and I were immediately impressed with the quality of his work. However, it was his attitude that really won us over. He's the kind of guy who smiles all day because he loves what he does so much. We initially tried to get him to make kitchen knives, but he politely refused. We decided that we loved his work so much that we would expand our collection to include the kinds of things he does best. He works primarily with blue #2 steel.
Steel Type: Blue #2 Carbon
Handle Type: Roasted Oak
Construction Type: Carbon Clad
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Length: 240mm
Handle Height: 54mm
Handle Width: 29.75mm
Handle to Tip Length: 253mm
Heel to Tip Length: 240mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 6.02mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 3.79mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 6.28mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 6.38mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 6.35mm
Our Gesshin Outdoor series is a result of our relationship with an extremely talented blacksmith who is focused entirely on his craft of making outdoor knives and nata (Japanese style hatchets). After meeting him some years ago, Sara and I were immediately impressed with the quality of his work. However, it was his attitude that really won us over. He's the kind of guy who smiles all day because he loves what he does so much. We initially tried to get him to make kitchen knives, but he politely refused. We decided that we loved his work so much that we would expand our collection to include the kinds of things he does best.
Our Gesshin Outdoor series is a result of our relationship with an extremely talented blacksmith who is focused entirely on his craft of making outdoor knives and nata (Japanese style hatchets). After meeting him some years ago, Sara and I were immediately impressed with the quality of his work. However, it was his attitude that really won us over. He's the kind of guy who smiles all day because he loves what he does so much. We initially tried to get him to make kitchen knives, but he politely refused. We decided that we loved his work so much that we would expand our collection to include the kinds of things he does best.
