The Old Man Knives and Tools

Visiting this shop was the highlight of my trip to Amsterdam! I popped in to have a look at the different knives that they had and got to chat to the shopkeepers who were very lovely and helpful. I ended up visiting a second time and actually bought a knife, the Spyderco Delica. Excellent customer service and the guy who sold the knife to me was really knowledgable and patient.

Just to add, knives can be a male dominated space, however I felt very welcome at the shop and the guys were super friendly. Thanks for a great experience 😊

Excellent selection of fixed and folding knives and axes, sharpening tools etc. Well stocked and friendly and helpful staff.

The experience was excellent. I went in looking for a quality straight razor and I ended up having a wonderful conversation with the man working today about our shared passion for knives. He helped me find exactly what I was looking for and my dad and I actually ended up hanging out there for a while because the experience was so good!

The most fun I had as a tourist in Amsterdam wasn’t biking around the downtown center, nor was it at the red light district. It was spending an hour at the Knife store, looking at knives, chatting with the store attendants, and seeing the passion in their eyes as they explained custom knives, swords, and knife mechanisms.

I felt free, and at peace. It’s an amazing store with amazing people, take time to chat and explore!

Cool knife shop in Amsterdam. The best knife shop I’ve seen in Europe and the staff is excellent, very knowledgeable and professional.
The first two pictures are of this expensive brand of handmade knives with high tech steel treatments called Rockstead. New to me. They are made by a small seven man team in Japan, using advanced production methods combined with hand polishing and and embedded coloration of the blade. The first one starts at €1200! Beautiful though, with a well placed and functional ray skin insert for added grip and stability in the milled and polished titanium handle.
The proprietor, Vincent, is a collector himself, with a deep knowledge of his trade and a nice guy to talk to.