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If you are after something rare, exceptionally hand crafted and historical then think about a knife set made in Sheffield, England. Sheffield was the cutler to
by bobdvb 12y ago
If you are after something rare, exceptionally hand crafted and historical then think about a knife set made in Sheffield, England. Sheffield was the cutler to the world at one point but mass production has destroyed most of that business now.
http://www.steelcitycutlery.com/pocketknife.html http://www.steelcitycutlery.com/pocketknife.html
http://www.ferrabyknives.co.uk/hand-forged-4-knife-set.html http://www.ferrabyknives.co.uk/hand-forged-4-knife-set.html
- julian_t 12y agoI've got an Ablett pocket knife, which is a wonderful piece of work. And I just bought my wife a chef's knife from Blok (http://www.blok-knives.co.uk/ http://www.blok-knives.co.uk/). I would thoroughly recommend them... not only great craftsmanship, but lovely to use.
- sk5t 12y agoIt's a bit perplexing that mass production should gut the entire state of Sheffield's industry, or that it hasn't bounced back somewhat, considering that custom, semi-custom, and high-end production knives are in great demand, and Solingen and Seki City seem to be doing okay.
- kjs3 12y agoI don't dislike the unfinished pebbling look on a knife like the Ferraby nearly as much as I dislike the tacky faux Damascus texturing on others, but it sure distracts from my enjoyment of it. It's a conceit...it's saying "look at the very expensive art object I have", not "look at the first-class tool that I have".