A trip to La Monnerie

[Jolipapa]

Those look great can I see a pic of it closed?

of course

 

[Will Power]

Jolipapa Thanks for the info, real Blonde Bombshell

 

[Âchillepattada]

Âchillepattada Super smooth Shadow Lag and the mask & key of the fields mini knife
What is the handle material? Warthog? Could we see the file-work too?
Regards, Will

Hi Will,
As Jolipapa said it it's a blonde horn.
Ususally I don't like the filework, specialy those which a done today. I like them when they are in and old style or if it's an engraving. Or very fine or very roots

For this Laguiole I've chosen an ancient style without fileworks and with an old "fly" ( it's the word for this part of the spring ) . At the beginning the blacksmiths were calling this part of the spring fly, but one of them one day carved a real fly and since then the fly ( insect) which is more a bee is the emblem of the Laguiole.
It's a pleasure to have it like it was at the beginning

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[Will Power]

Yes, very interesting and sleek, a Lag Legend

 

[Prester John]

Hi Will,
As Jolipapa said it it's a blonde horn.
Ususally I don't like the filework, specialy those which a done today. I like them when they are in and old style or if it's an engraving. Or very fine or very roots

For this Laguiole I've chosen an ancient style without fileworks and with an old "fly" ( it's the word for this part of the spring ) . At the beginning the blacksmiths were calling this part of the spring fly, but one of them one day carved a real fly and since then the fly ( insect) which is more a bee is the emblem of the Laguiole.
It's a pleasure to have it like it was at the beginning

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Lovely Laguiole.

 

[waynorth]

Real nice knife!! Elegant simplicity!!!

 

[Jolipapa]

Real nice knife!! Elegant simplicity!!!

Having seen her in real, I must admit this is a very classy yet simple knife. What springs to my mind is : straightforward! The Lag is not my prefered cuppa, but I think one day I'm gonna have one like this. And the cutler is a great character as well.

 

[Âchillepattada]

Hello,
I've just found on youtube this very very nice interview of Jean Issard owner of a famous company in La Monnerie. Of course it's in French but I think it makes "smell" the perfume of an ancient world

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[Will Power]

Extraordinary and a lot of atmosphere, I was amazed at the images of men laying down with their faces to the grinding wheel working on all manner of blades. Plus the dog resting on his master for support

 

[Gevonovich]

Hello,
I've just found on youtube this very very nice interview of Jean Issard owner of a famous company in La Monnerie. Of course it's in French but I think it makes "smell" the perfume of an ancient world

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Good feeling !

 

[waynorth]

Thanks for the film, Â!!!
I gather this "navette" is made from the last of the Issard parts, no longer to be duplicated!!
Thanks to you, and to JP again for the wonderful knives!!
Marked; Veritable Issarinox!!!

 

[Âchillepattada]

waynorth , your knife has been made here :

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[Jolipapa]

Jean Issard passed a few month ago, he was a living memory!
For those who listened his comment, he's speaking of a machine company named Gardette. One of his descendant failed to revive the French motor bike with the Voxan.

 

[Chui]

Jean Issard passed a few month ago, he was a living memory!
For those who listened his comment, he's speaking of a machine company named Gardette. One of his descendant failed to revive the French motor bike with the Voxan.

.....quite a character

Magnifique..! The lines and style of that moto immediately reminded me of the old iconic Triton

 

[herisson]

Many thanks for sharing your visit to this iconic cradle of French Cutlery. I had a "love at first sight" event with Eric Albert's knives ! It's in the books... I will go there one day. One day...

 

[Âchillepattada]

Here you will see working the Boulary spinning wheele ( rouet du Boulary) , oldest building of La Monnerie. it has been built before the village .

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Here you will see working the Boulary spinning wheele ( rouet du Boulary) , oldest building of La Monnerie. it has been built before the village .

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I'll bet in the old days they didn't have cushions on the benches.

 

[Jolipapa]

I'll bet in the old days they didn't have cushions on the benches.

The Old Timer explains that this was a former flour mill, transformed around 1890. Machines work with electricity produced by the wheel. In the heydays, 8 were working on the board. He worked there with his father from 14 till his 20.
As he says, it was a different job...

 

[screened porch]

The Old Timer explains that this was a former flour mill, transformed around 1890. Machines work with electricity produced by the wheel. In the heydays, 8 were working on the board. He worked there with his father from 14 till his 20.
As he says, it was a different job...

Thanks for reminding me it's a video.
And thanks for the translation. On my own, I think I understood one "par example" near the beginning.

 

[CasePeanut]

Amazing video. Why do they lie down on top of the wheel?