CRKT Black Koji Hara Ichi Plain Edge

 

Model 1070KQ

Product Description: Technical Specs:
We were delighted when internationally known Japanese knifemaker and American Knifemakers’ Guild member Koji Hara agreed to design a personal knife for CRKT. Koji is noted for his custom folders in exotic materials, and is especially known for his carving of the handle material into a classic terraced landscape that he calls his “Air-Step” design. Our goal was to apply Koji’s remarkable design sense to a small personal folder.

Logically, we called this first CRKT Koji Hara series Ichi™, Japanese for “one.”

For rigidity and strength, we used our InterFrame open build, with two 420J2 stainless steel liners. In a first for CRKT, we created layered injection-molded scales of Kraton® and Zytel®, the latter with Koji’s terraced Air-Step design. The result is a small knife that gives good grip, fits the hand nicely, and is truly functional for a variety of work tasks.

The handle tapers neatly into a modified drop point pen blade with a high-hollow grind made of high-carbon stainless steel. An ambidextrous thumb disk allows easy one-hand opening.

Most of us can’t carry a Koji Hara custom collectable daily, but the Ichi is a friendly and affordable reminder of one of Japan’s premier custom knifemakers.

  • Blade: Length: 2.50” (6.4 cm)
  • Thickness: 0.096” (0.245 cm)
  • Steel: 420J2, 54-56 HRC
  • Closed: Handle length: 3.25” (8.3 cm)
  • Open: Overall length: 5.625” (14.3 cm)
  • Weight: 1.9 oz. (54 g)
Suggested Retail: $59.99

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