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10 March 2016
Made by people
Helle has been making knives since the 1930s. For people who use and depend on knives, and who appreciate beauty in their tools. You can readily buy a similar knife for much less, but then you get much less for your money. You get something stamped out in a cheap labor economy embodied in a currently popular design that will be out of fashion in a couple of years. You get synthetic handles, good but rather ordinary steel and a fits-all sheath of cheap leather, synthetic fibers or plastic.
With a Helle you get a tough, layered and extremely sharp blade, thick enough to withstand heavy use and ground to be reasonably sharpened when needed. You get beautiful wood handles, hand shaped and unique to each knife. You get a real leather sheath made for that knife by an actual person.
With a Helle, you actually get what you pay for.
08 August 2018
Forget this one
This knife has two main issues. First, it is marketed as a neck knife and a utility knife. It is too big for the former and too small for the latter performing poorly in either role. Second, the sheath is unnecessarily complicated and my sample fit poorly, insecure and the knife could fall out in certain circumstances. Dangerous. There is no need to disassemble it. It could be easily flushed with hot water in the unlikely event it became dirty inside. Who sheathes a filthy knife. I think the sheath is a gimmick.