Ship John SJSN4 Cutter - Solid Copper

  If you've been following along with Ship John for any amount of time, you might have noticed a slight obsession with a little classic cutting knife of yore... The 299. The love for this little knife was born of necessity first and then a realization that it was the perfect knife for getting precise cuts on leather... Almost. While the 299 holds the blade more firmly than virtually any other cutting knife past or present, it left a little to be desired in the grip department. In holding the knife like a pencil (which we do for precise cuts) the baseball bat shape lets it rotate in the pit of your thumb and pointer finger. We aimed to address this grip issue, re-situate the blade to account for the modern length and rethink the overall feel of a classic. We present to you the Ship John SJSN4 Cutter. Expertly machined from a block of solid copper in Osaka, Japan by a second generation owned machine shop started by our dear buddy Sonny's father, Okamoto. Now operated by Sonny's brother a