fjord is am amazing leather: up/downside is that it is quite heavy. semi-sheen, even texture. extraordinarily durable. there isnt really too much of it around. I usually see travel pieces in it
You know I don't find it any heavier than my gulliver Bolide, or box Kellys and Dalvys. It even rivals my ostrich Bolide in heft - it's just not that heavy. Maybe in a Kelly or Birkin, yes, but not in a Bolide (imo).
Incredibly sturdy with a bend is how I'd describe the leather body characteristic.