So in the town I live in, there's a few annual events where the docks are reserved to individuals or organizations selling handmade items, food, toys or books for an afternoon, and one of them was yesterday. I don't know if I should call it a town fair. Anyway, this guy comes there every time, and he sells handmade leather products and forged scandi knives. I took a crappy pic of him and his stuff with my phone.
Cellphone cases, keychains, fly swatters, rifle and pistol holsters, knife sheaths, bags, hats, belts and ammo cases, he had pretty much everything you can make out of leather.
Anyway, I bought one of his knives for 90 euros last summer. I got a discount on it because it had a tiny crack on the handle, and it is the best fixed blade I have, hands down.
This year, I bought another one of his knives, a beautiful scandi with the handle stained red and a mirror polished blade for 120 euros, and he, being a generous guy, gave me a Lauri 95 carbon steel blade for free.
Ever since I got my first knife from him, me and my stepdad have had an argument over whether the guy was Heikki Roselli. He even thought that Roselli made every single knife he sold by himself.
This time, I remember to ask for his business card. Turns out the guy is Heimo Rasimäki, and he made the knife that won second place at Kauhava knife and handicraft festival's international knifemaking competition. He had the knife with him, but I didn't remember to take a picture of it. Here's a pic of it I found on the internet.
And first place at Fiskars knifemaking competition with this knife:
And here are the HR knives that I have.
Yes, I still have the price tag on the new knife.
Cellphone cases, keychains, fly swatters, rifle and pistol holsters, knife sheaths, bags, hats, belts and ammo cases, he had pretty much everything you can make out of leather.
Anyway, I bought one of his knives for 90 euros last summer. I got a discount on it because it had a tiny crack on the handle, and it is the best fixed blade I have, hands down.
This year, I bought another one of his knives, a beautiful scandi with the handle stained red and a mirror polished blade for 120 euros, and he, being a generous guy, gave me a Lauri 95 carbon steel blade for free.
Ever since I got my first knife from him, me and my stepdad have had an argument over whether the guy was Heikki Roselli. He even thought that Roselli made every single knife he sold by himself.
This time, I remember to ask for his business card. Turns out the guy is Heimo Rasimäki, and he made the knife that won second place at Kauhava knife and handicraft festival's international knifemaking competition. He had the knife with him, but I didn't remember to take a picture of it. Here's a pic of it I found on the internet.
And first place at Fiskars knifemaking competition with this knife:
And here are the HR knives that I have.
Yes, I still have the price tag on the new knife.
If you will ever do a field review that would be highly appriciated.