A couple years ago, I had a conversation with a known Sardinian knifemaker about going to Blade. He said that someone from the organization team had contacted him, but in the end he said no. Basically, he said his waiting list was already too long, and he couldn't get to Blade with a decent number of knives to sell. On one side, I understood his point...on the other side, I would have loved to take part of the show as a knifemakeranyway, some Italian companies will attend the show, so maybe with some luck you could get a production model.
It's quite interesting to see how perspective changes everything. Here in Sardinia, most people (just like me) would cringe at most US made slipjoints, considering them far too stiff to open, and unsafe, and would never consider friction folders as knives for people who have some sort of physical problem (arthritis and such).
It's always interesting to see how much things can change, depending on where you're standing
Oh, and Carl: I'm proud to have started an avalanche that lead Karen to wish for a resolza of her own
Fausto
It's too bad, but I understand that it is hard for a custom maker to book large numbers of knives. A U.S. show would just swamp your knife making friend. But I lament that some reputable factory has not come out with good quality resolza's for sale in the U.S. market. It's a great style of knife that works. Not to mention how beautiful they look. For some reason, I have never understood the heavy almost bear trap back springs that American knife companies have used. E ven way back when I was a kid in the scouts, our scout master told us not to fight with our knife. Something I learned early on, that you may have cold and/or wet hands, and a fumbled knife out someplace can mean a serious cut from your own knife. Maybe thats way I loved that old Buck 301 stockman so much, the Bucks all seemed to have 'softer' springs than a lot of the competition. When I went into the army and encountered my first SAK, and I was so impressed by the smooth easy pull, Victorinox became my new yardstick to measure all other pocket knives by.
Going to European friction folders was another move in that direction. They just seem so right for the job. So well thought out for the task. But then I've always loved strange European stuff that always seemed so logical to me. There has to be some way to get more resolza's into the hands of American knife knuts. They are just too nice a knife not to have.
