The Gesshin Stainless series was created in response to a need for high quality, affordable Japanese knives. From line cooks to home chefs interested in getting into the world of Japanese knives, this series is for you. It is easy to sharpen, takes a great edge, has good edge retention (significantly better than most german, swiss, or french knives), and is easy to care for. One of the things often missing from affordable knives is good fit and finish, so we hope to change that with this line.
This series is a Japanese stainless steel at about 58-59 HRC.
Knife Type: Petty
Steel Type: AUS-8 Stainless
Handle Type: Western Pakkawood
Construction Type: Mono-Steel
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Length: 104mm
Handle Height: 25.27mm
Handle Width: 14.42mm
Handle to Tip Length: 128mm
Heel to Tip Length: 124mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 1.55mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 0.72mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 2.21mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 1.88mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 1.49mm
The En Ginsanko series is a thin Ginsanko (stainless) knife with stainless cladding. While not quite as thin as our Gesshin Ginga or Ikazuchi series, they are almost as thin. Ginsanko is a great stainless steel that is generally easy to sharpen and takes a great edge. These knives feature a subtle convex grind on the sides and a very nice distal taper (taper from the heel to the tip along the spine). The tips are very thin. The En Ginsanko series come with ho wood octagon handles and ho wood saya.
Knife Type: Petty
Steel Type: Ginsanko Stainless
Handle Type: Octagonal Ho Wood
Construction Type: Stainless Clad
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Length: 122mm
Handle Height: 21.80mm
Handle Width: 17.30mm
Handle to Tip Length: 151mm
Heel to Tip Length: 141mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 1.73mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 0.78mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 1.92mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 1.85mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 0.85mm
The En Ginsanko series is a thin Ginsanko (stainless) knife with stainless cladding. While not quite as thin as our Gesshin Ginga or Ikazuchi series, they are almost as thin. Ginsanko is a great stainless steel that is generally easy to sharpen and takes a great edge. These knives feature a subtle convex grind on the sides and a very nice distal taper (taper from the heel to the tip along the spine). The tips are very thin. The En Ginsanko series come with ho wood octagon handles and ho wood saya.
Knife Type: Nakiri
Steel Type: Ginsanko Stainless
Handle Type: Octagonal Ho Wood
Construction Type: Stainless Clad
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Length: 128.5mm
Handle Height: 25.08mm
Handle Width: 20.04mm
Handle to Tip Length: 176mm
Heel to Tip Length: 162mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 3.14mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 2.98mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 2.17mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 0.95mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 2.32mm
The En Ginsanko series is a thin Ginsanko (stainless) knife with stainless cladding. While not quite as thin as our Gesshin Ginga or Ikazuchi series, they are almost as thin. Ginsanko is a great stainless steel that is generally easy to sharpen and takes a great edge. These knives feature a subtle convex grind on the sides and a very nice distal taper (taper from the heel to the tip along the spine). The tips are very thin. The En Ginsanko series come with ho wood octagon handles and ho wood saya.
Knife Type: Santoku
Steel Type: Ginsanko Stainless
Handle Type: Octagonal Ho Wood
Construction Type: Stainless Clad
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Length: 129mm
Handle Height: 24.96mm
Handle Width: 20.00mm
Handle to Tip Length: 178mm
Heel to Tip Length: 166mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 2.80mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 2.57mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 2.11mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 0.70mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 1.76mm
