Name: ESEE Camp-Lore Gibson JG3 Bushcraft Fixed Blade Knife
Brand: ESEE
SKU: 622cd6485d685552d8a2080c
Rating: 2.1 (8 reviews)

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 So I actually thought that this knife being this blade profile and this size would actually be a good primary knife for a lot of things out here, but I actually found that it's a little bit too tailored towards those finer tasks that it doesn't quite work for me. So if you're looking for a primary smaller knife, this may or may not be it, and I kind of hesitate to say that because that's kind of getting into my personal approach to how I do things, because depending on how you roll, this could very well cover everything that you need to do. It's going to get done a lot of the things around camp, and especially when you're crafting smaller items. This thing's going to be great because it lets you get in there and lock in and really work comfortably from that position

 It's not that this doesn't work, but when I have a full grip on it, I do feel, for my size hand anyway, I do feel this little spot a little lacking, there's a little bit of a gap there, so it kind of makes you want to hold it more this way. Now the knife is actually designed well to cater towards that grip, and so it is good, which that kind of a grip is good for any kind of food prepping, skinning, dressing animals, things like that, and then any kind of detail work, so if you're getting in and really working like making points and fish spears and traps and that kind of a thing where you're starting to do that detail work, which is kind of what you're using a smaller knife like this for, then it's fine, but it's when you start shifting into this grip that you feel the transfer of energy is a little less efficient, but it's very subtle, I'm just pointing it out because that's what I do, because I'm reviewing this knife. And again, this is a smaller knife, and so its purpose isn't to do that huge work, and so having a little bit of compromise there isn't too bad considering that you have such good control when you're doing what this knife is designed for, and that's those smaller, more detailed tasks. Another detail that I like about the JG3, even though it's a smaller knife, and it's kind of designed around doing those smaller tasks, it still has a little extra strength here

63 inches, the blade length itself is 3.5 inches, weight 4.5 ounces, it's a flat grind, and this is a 1095 high carbon steel blade, treated with a black oxide finish. But the spine is uncoated and there is a 90 degree spine on there

 So this is the sheath that the Essie JG3 comes with, just a simple leather sheath, good sturdy construction though, got a belt loop back here, pretty good retention, I haven't wet molded this, but I have used these sheaths before from Essie Knives and once you wet mold them, just like any leather sheath, they do hold the knife a little better and more of a custom fit. So I like this handle, there's a little more contour than a lot of the Essie Knives have, but it's kind of a unique contour in that it really seems to favor this kind of a grip. It's not that this doesn't work, but when I have a full grip on it, I do feel, for my size hand anyway, I do feel this little spot a little lacking, there's a little bit of a gap there, so it kind of makes you want to hold it more this way. Now the knife is actually designed well to cater towards that grip, and so it is good, which that kind of a grip is good for any kind of food prepping, skinning, dressing animals, things like that, and then any kind of detail work, so if you're getting in and really working like making points and fish spears and traps and that kind of a thing where you're starting to do that detail work, which is kind of what you're using a smaller knife like this for, then it's fine, but it's when you start shifting into this grip that you feel the transfer of energy is a little less efficient, but it's very subtle, I'm just pointing it out because that's what I do, because I'm reviewing this knife

 You can see this line that goes right here, so the flat grind on this blade is all this portion, but this is blade stock that kind of tapers out, so from here, right there where my finger's at, that's the full thickness, the.125 inches goes to here, and then it starts to taper out from here. Now what that does is it gives the blade just a little extra strength while still allowing it to have a nice flat grind that can slice and dice and all that good stuff. Just a small subtle feature in there, but it's something that I appreciate in this because you can get away with a narrow, slender blade but still have a good sturdy knife for some of those heavier tasks

In this knife review, I take a closer look at the JG3 by ESEE Knives. This knife was designed by James Gibson and is part of ESEE's Camplore series which represents some of their more camp and bushcraft focused knives.

As I always do during my review process, I put this knife to work in order to properly evaluate it. I didn’t, however, get the chance to do any field dressing with the knife, but due to the unique handle design and overall profile of the blade, I believe it would do quite well at this task (if you have used this knife for hunting and field dressing, please feel free to add a comment below). These same design features allowed it to do well with basic fire-side food prep, which I demonstrate in the video. The knife handled well with a wide variety of cutting tasks which I explored as I reviewed this knife, but I did have some personal concerns about the knife that I share in more detail in this video. As always, knives serve specific functions based on their design and the materials used, but there’s still room within all that for some personal preferences, and that’s always important to weigh in to which knives you carry.

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Knife Review: ESEE JG3 by ESEE Knives - YouTube

 This is the JG3, a knife from Essie Knives, part of their Camp Lore series.

 JG stands for James Gibson, he's the designer of the knife.

 Quick rundown on the basic stats of this knife.

 The overall length is 7.63 inches, the blade length itself is 3.5 inches, weight 4.5 ounces,

 it's a flat grind, and this is a 1095 high carbon steel blade, treated with a black oxide

 But the spine is uncoated and there is a 90 degree spine on there.

 So this is the sheath that the Essie JG3 comes with, just a simple leather sheath, good sturdy

 construction though, got a belt loop back here, pretty good retention, I haven't wet

 molded this, but I have used these sheaths before from Essie Knives and once you wet

 mold them, just like any leather sheath, they do hold the knife a little better and more

 So I like this handle, there's a little more contour than a lot of the Essie Knives have,

 but it's kind of a unique contour in that it really seems to favor this kind of a grip.

 It's not that this doesn't work, but when I have a full grip on it, I do feel, for my

 size hand anyway, I do feel this little spot a little lacking, there's a little bit of

 a gap there, so it kind of makes you want to hold it more this way.

 Now the knife is actually designed well to cater towards that grip, and so it is good,

 which that kind of a grip is good for any kind of food prepping, skinning, dressing

 animals, things like that, and then any kind of detail work, so if you're getting in and

 really working like making points and fish spears and traps and that kind of a thing

 where you're starting to do that detail work, which is kind of what you're using a smaller

 knife like this for, then it's fine, but it's when you start shifting into this grip that

 you feel the transfer of energy is a little less efficient, but it's very subtle, I'm

 just pointing it out because that's what I do, because I'm reviewing this knife.

 And again, this is a smaller knife, and so its purpose isn't to do that huge work, and

 so having a little bit of compromise there isn't too bad considering that you have such

 good control when you're doing what this knife is designed for, and that's those smaller,

 Another detail that I like about the JG3, even though it's a smaller knife, and it's

 kind of designed around doing those smaller tasks, it still has a little extra strength

 You can see this line that goes right here, so the flat grind on this blade is all this

 portion, but this is blade stock that kind of tapers out, so from here, right there where

 my finger's at, that's the full thickness, the.125 inches goes to here, and then it

 Now what that does is it gives the blade just a little extra strength while still allowing

 it to have a nice flat grind that can slice and dice and all that good stuff.

 Just a small subtle feature in there, but it's something that I appreciate in this because

 you can get away with a narrow, slender blade but still have a good sturdy knife for some

 The more I work with this JG3, the more I feel like it's best suited as a companion

 Because of the handle contour, this elongated blade, all that really yields itself to those

 There's enough knife here that you can get bigger stuff done, but it starts to feel kind

 of weird when you use it as a bigger knife, and so it's really at home when you're holding

 So now that being said, you can get bigger stuff done with this, but if you have this

 along with a little bit larger knife, then I think that's where this would really shine.

 Out here in the desert, a lot of times I don't need it.

 Depending on what elevation I'm at and what area I'm at, I don't always need a whole lot

 of knife to get done what I need to get done.

 So I actually thought that this knife being this blade profile and this size would actually

 be a good primary knife for a lot of things out here, but I actually found that it's a

 little bit too tailored towards those finer tasks that it doesn't quite work for me.

 So if you're looking for a primary smaller knife, this may or may not be it, and I kind

 of hesitate to say that because that's kind of getting into my personal approach to how

 I do things, because depending on how you roll, this could very well cover everything

 It's going to get done a lot of the things around camp, and especially when you're crafting

 This thing's going to be great because it lets you get in there and lock in and really

 Some bigger knives can do smaller work, but you just can't get comfortable in that position.

 So I think this is a great companion knife, and again, depending on what you're doing,

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