This Gesshin Ittetsu 300mm Blue #2 Hon-Kasumi Wa-Sujihiki comes with a ho wood octagonal handle and matching saya. The sides of this knife have a misty white polish and the core steel can be seen in a slightly more polished finish near the edge. When visiting Ittetsu a few years ago, we saw this kind of finish on some knives in their workshop and asked if we could have some made. The profile and grind are very nice and the polish is really facinating.
Knife Type: Sujihiki
Steel Type: Blue #2 Carbon
Handle Type: Octagonal Ho Wood
Construction Type: Clad
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Length: 147mm
Handle Height: 25.1mm
Handle Width: 20.2mm
Handle to Tip Length: 307mm
Heel to Tip Length: 291mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 2.8mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 1.6mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 3.3mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 3.3mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 2.74mm
This Gesshin Ittetsu 300mm Fushuko Hon-Kasumi Yanagiba comes with a ho wood octagonal handle and matching saya. These are a stainless steel, but have excellent edge retention and perform at a level I would put on par with all but the most high end single bevel knives. In fact, they are the closest to using carbon steel without being carbon steel of any stainless single bevel knives I have ever tried. We have been trying to find a higher end stainless single bevel series like this for a long time...here it is.
Knife Type: Yanagiba
Steel Type: Stainless Steel
Handle Type: Octagonal Ho Wood
Construction Type: Clad
Hand Orientation: Right Handed
Handle Length: 147mm
Handle Height: 25.49mm
Handle Width: 20.74mm
Handle to Tip Length: 297mm
Heel to Tip Length: 280mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 3.64mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 3.59mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 3.34mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 0.93mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 2.94mm
This Gesshin Ittetsu 300mm Fushuko Hon-Kasumi Yanagiba comes with a ebony octagonal handle and ho wood saya. These are a stainless steel, but have excellent edge retention and performs at a level I would put on par with all but the most high end single bevel knives. In fact, they are the closest to using carbon steel without being carbon steel of any stainless single bevel knives I have ever tried. We have been trying to find a higher end stainless single bevel series like this for a long time...here it is. This "honyaki" blade is not made in the traditional sense, but is rather a "zen-ko" knife, forged from a solid piece of stainless steel. It does not feature a hamon, but is made to the highest standards.
Knife Type: Yanagiba
Steel Type: Stainless Steel
Handle Type: Octagonal Ebony
Construction Type: Monosteel
Hand Orientation: Right Handed
Handle Length: 145mm
Handle Height: 24.53mm
Handle Width: 19.89mm
Handle to Tip Length: 302mm
Heel to Tip Length: 286mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 3.33mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 1.04mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 3.76mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 3.74mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 1.93mm
This Gesshin Ittetsu 300mm White #2 Honyaki Wa-Sujihiki comes with an ebony octagonal handle and ho wood saya. Both sides of the knives are mirror polished and the hamon is clearly visible on both sides of the knife. The hamon is polished in such a way that the area above it is misty, like a kasumi finish. This knife is a very nice and thin sujihiki. The profile and grind are very nice and the polish is spectacular.
Knife Type: Sujihiki
Steel Type: White #2 Carbon
Handle Type: Octagonal Ebony
Construction Type: Monosteel
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Length: 149mm
Handle Height: 25.18mm
Handle Width: 20.95mm
Handle to Tip Length: 309mm
Heel to Tip Length: 294mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 2.54mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 1.10mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 2.88mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 2.83mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 1.46mm
This Gesshin Ittetsu 300mm White #2 Honyaki Yanagiba comes with a Desert Ironwood handle. In fact, these are some of the nicest western handles we have seen. The fit and finish is impeccable, and the shape is amazingly comfortable in-hand. The hamon on this knife is polished to bring out a bit more contrast, and has a really nice misty finish. The rest of the blade is mirror polished.
Knife Type: Yanagiba
Steel Type: White #2 Carbon
Handle Type: Desert Ironwood Western
Construction Type: Monosteel
Hand Orientation: Right-Handed
Handle Length: 124mm
Handle Height: 24.88mm
Handle Width: 22.22mm
Handle to Tip Length: 308mm
Heel to Tip Length: 303mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 3.66mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 3.83mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 3.53mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 1.25mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 3.51mm