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Yea i can see it aswell ''Saddlers round knife 28,10 gbp'' It does say on the website ''Can't see anything? Click here to install Google Chrome'' Are you using Chrome or some other web browser? Said on his website under Shipping/payments/Returns that if you are a international buyer to contact them thru mail first.

Hmm quite intresting that, on the Website i usualy buy tools a Osborne moon knife is about 30 USD the Ivan and Blanchard are both around 90 USD, wonder whats up with that. Many thanks for the George Barnsley tip, it does look like allot of really nice tools and at pretty good prices aswell Got to check if they Ship to me however.

Many thanks for all the tips, i'l be sure to research this a bit more, don't feel that the initial cost of one Head knife is to bad, i just want to make sure not to buy a bad one and have to buy another in the future. However one of the question that seems to have been lost in all this Head knife talk was what are some general good tool brands? not just for the head knife's -Rasmus

... i newer really thought of sharpening a box cutter, you know being the cheap disposable kind. Where i usually buy my tools they have both a Half moon and a quarter moon knife, they cost the same tho, Think its just the round shape that got me hooked however. Good idea about finding a local Knife maker, made me remember that i was looking at Fredrik Thelin's items before, he have worked with Gränsforsbruks so should be a safe bet ^^ https://www.fthelinsmide.se/galleri (swedish website sadly)

Sadly most of those brands i cant seem to find in Europe, importing them from the States will most likely be to costly. The one brand there that seems readily available is Osborn, any reason for a older one? seen allot of newer ones, the new ones not as good as the old? I started off with a Utility knife Sadly i feel it just doesn't do a good job at it, had a few different ones but feel it doesn't cut nicely and i have to cut multiple times to get thru the leather. Currently using a knife that's not really made for leather work http://www.adithiel.com/product/k_01d-damascus-steel-nomadic-knife/ However it does work quite well once sharpened right. I'm currently doing mostly wallets, keyholders, belts, axe/knife sheaths and gun slings, mostly because that's things that peapol want around here, well that and trinkets like armbands and keyrings. However i try to make whatever i find inspiration to do, only way to learn is to do after all.

Greetings! First post on this forum ^^ seems like a lovely place. So it feels like im at the point that i need to get some new ''actual'' leatherwork tools now, been using things that arent really made for leather or is the cheap'o alternative for now Allso been looking at getting a finger cute.... i mean Head knife, however i feel a bit lost in the brands of these tools. I do live in Sweden so finding tools can be a bit tricky (guessing most peapol here are from the USA?) Anyhow, this felt like the right forum to ask so here goes. Can anyone give tips on what Brands are good for Leatherwork tools? ive seen mostly Osbourn, Ivan, Blanchard and some of TandyLeather's stuff around here, any one that i should look out for? any other brands that might be good? Im currently really looking at those Head Knife's. Found a Blanchard, Bregalia and a Osbourn, the Blanchard is about twice the price of the Osbourn/Bregalia however. Are the tools really any better across brands? are the more expensive brands worth it? (im mainly doing it as a hobby for now, with plans to expand it, maybe not to make it a fulltime job tho) Many thanks -Rasmus