Roselli Knives

[taillader]

Does Roselli get a good wrap around here?

I love the look of their knives, they look so 'old-school' and have good materials and workmanship.

I was thinking of buying a few Roselli blades to create a brand new complete bush kit. What I was thinking of getting was the R150 Leuku (for hacking, splitting wood, large butchering, general camp knife), the R850 Wilderness axe, and in UHC I was looking at getting the R200 Hunter, the R220 (a smaller version of previous knife) and the R210 Puuko for a fiddly little knife.

I think these knives would be most suitable as general bush/work knives for everything from butchering meat, chopping up firewood to even making a log cabin.

What do you all think about using that set to replace all existing bush knives and the quality of Roselli knives?

 

[Esav Benyamin]

I'm a big fan of Scandinavian knives generally and Finnish knives in particular. Roselli have an excellent reputation, but I don't have any of them myself. My first will either be the Grandfather knife or the Hunter, the larger version of the Grampa.

I would suggest you get one or two and use them alongside what you have now, to see how they compare in actual performance. Then add what you need based on your new knowledge.

The UHC Ultra High Carbon seem like a really good idea but I don't know if they may tend to be brittle at their high RC. Not a problem with a pure slicer like the Carpenter, but I don't know about the Hunter, working in the field and around bone.

How about starting with the leuku, which I find to be a great pattern for a big outdoor knife, and get the puukko in UHC for finer work.

 

[cerulean]

Roselli knives are great! They’re no-nonsense, working man’s knives with simple carbon steel blades and comfortable handles.

I’ve had a Carpenter’s knife and a Grandfather for several years. The design of the Grandfather is a bit too extreme for me; its handle is pretty big and the wide, curved blade seems like a dedicated skinner. The Carpenter’s knife is probably my all-time favorite smallish fixed blade though. It’s a very versatile design. I think I’ll eventually have to pick one up in UHC steel.

For awhile now, I’ve also been thinking about getting a leuku. I probably wouldn’t use it much on a day-to-day basis, but I’m sure it would make an excellent all-around camp knife. If you buy one, write a review for us!

 

[TLM]

Roselli knives have good blades but atleast on my knives the finishing is not very good, totally adequate for use though.

A standard leuku does usually not make a very good all-around knife unless some modifications are made to the sharperning.

TLM

 

[Cliff Stamp]

.... the R850 Wilderness axe...

That has an extremely thick profile, it is actually significantly thicker than the bit on the Gransfors Bruks splitting maul. Unless you are working on extremely soft woods there are much more efficient profiles. I have a hunter, very nice handle compared to the common Mora's and much more robust blade pattern.

-Cliff

 

[Blues]

I have several Roselli blades...hunter, puukko, leuku and ax.

Excellent knives and axes meant to be used in both the standard carbon and UHC steels.

Roselli has been likened to being the "Bob Dozier" of Finland. I think it is a fitting compliment.