Compostella, Stefano

"My name is Stefano Compostella. My family has had a knife shop in Italy since 1895. I have always been interested and involved in cutting tools, but only some years ago I decided to start making my own knives. My knives are all handmade, I work with a belt grinder, a disc grinder, a buffer and a drill press. I make folding knives with different design linerlock, lockback and slipjoint), straight and kitchen knives. My blades are all satin finish by hand. My favorite steels are rwl34 and Damasteel but I use M390 and D2 also. For the handles: titanium, carbon fiber, micarta, stabilized wood. I have my own designs but I work with a customer’s ideas so every knife is special and unique. All knives have a certificate and a zip case."