Auxerrois Tonneau. An SFO from a little cutlery shop in France.

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This knife and the accompanying keepsakes are rather special to me so I thought they deserved their own thread. I received the package today from Paris, France.


Some time back, Jolipapa had posted some pics of a knife that he bought at a little cutler shop in Auxerre, France. I saw the pics and was mesmerized by the unique pattern so I contacted Jolipapa and asked what the knife was called so I could try to find one.


Jolipapa proceeded to inform me that it was an Auxerrois Tonneau and that it was an SFO from a little cutlery shop in Auxerre, France. The stainless steel spear blade is what makes it exclusive to the shop. The shop has no website and the only way I could get one on my own was to contact the shop by telephone and see if I could work something out. I've never spoken a word of French in my life so Jolipapa offered to order the knife for me, have it shipped to his address, and then send it on to me. We arranged payment and a couple short weeks later the package landed in my hands.


Here's the knife. I was surprised to discover how solid this knife is. This knife is no joke. Good strong pull and tight construction all around. Has a good heft to it as well which also attests to quality. This is a rock solid knife. The blade is stainless steel but I don't know what kind of stainless. I'm guessing 12C27 but that's only a guess. Handle slabs are real nice Blue Acrylic.











There is one problem with the knife and I'm not sure how to resolve it. My wife has gotten a hold of it and she won't give it back to me!:grumpy:


The keepsakes that Jolipapa included are also very special to me. I only expected the knife pictured above and the little gifts were a very pleasant surprise. I hope Jolipapa understand how much these mean to me. They are very special to me and I will cherish them always. The little pen knife has handle slabs that appear to be Ivory Cassien and it even has its own little sheath with snap closure. The coin is 2 Francs and the pin is representative of the Burgundy region which is where the shop that has the SFO's is located.








I don't get sentimental often but I say with great pride that I'm touched by these little keepsakes that my friend Jolipapa has passed on to me. The knife he helped me obtain is special as well because I could not have gotten it without his help but these little keepsakes from across the sea are really something.


Thank you, my friend.
 
Wow, that's great! I also was taken with his photos of that shop, it would not bode well for me to walk in there ;)

That's a very lovely knife, I'm not super keen on the scales, but that's just me, I'd prefer wood or bone but the overall look is great.

Congrats on you for persevering like that!!! and Kudos to Jolipapa for his help with it too, highly commendable!
G2
 
That's an interesting and special knife Rick :) Kudos to our friend JP :thumbup:
 
Wow, I see how you could be so taken by pictures of that knife! The blue acrylic looks phenomenal (and I tend not to like acrylic scales). What great gifts, too. Congrats on the new knife, I'm sure you'll cherish it.
 
That is a beautiful knife Rick . I too would rather have a different handle material , but that blue does look nice.
I sorry that you have a major problem with it now , but my Nancy thinks that is pretty funny and does not understand your problem.
Thanks for the great posting.

Harry
 
Old Engineer said:
That is a beautiful knife Rick . I too would rather have a different handle material , but that blue does look nice.
I sorry that you have a major problem with it now , but my Nancy thinks that is pretty funny and does not understand your problem.
Thanks for the great posting.

Harry
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LOL. That made me laugh, Harry and my wife really got a kick out of it.

Thanks for all the nice comments, folks!
 
That was very helpful and generous, Jolipapa. :thumbup: I like the knife a LOT, Rick. I can see why you wanted one.
 
Well done indeed, Jolipapa! A wonderful act of porch-ship;):thumbup: Rick, you never should have ordered that beautiful blue! Ah well...love endures all things:D


Goodness that is one fine knife!
 
Thank you for your kind comments, I have benefited myself of members help and generosity, so it was no great hassle, rather a pleasure to help and the fun to discover an attrctive handle material, mine being ebony! It is rather unusual to have such a lot of different handles.
BTW, Rick don't let your Missus see her in the sun, I realized it sparkles, like the gold-sth GEC cover. :D
I'm glad you appreciate the goodies too, they came as porch-tradition and also to compensate for the unexpected delay, due to the Auxerre (pronounce Osser) central PO (just across the street) being closed for that week - welcome to the old country :rolleyes:- .
The steel is the standard stainless 12C27 and I think it is made by the Maison Philippe Grille, Thiers.
 
Great field work JP! You have always been very helpful and encouraging.

Well Rick, if the wife has her eye on it the only answer is order another one!

Thanks, Will
 
Jolipapa said:
Thank you for your kind comments, I have benefited myself of members help and generosity, so it was no great hassle, rather a pleasure to help and the fun to discover an attrctive handle material, mine being ebony! It is rather unusual to have such a lot of different handles.
BTW, Rick don't let your Missus see her in the sun, I realized it sparkles, like the gold-sth GEC cover. :D
I'm glad you appreciate the goodies too, they came as porch-tradition and also to compensate for the unexpected delay, due to the Auxerre (pronounce Osser) central PO (just across the street) being closed for that week - welcome to the old country :rolleyes:- .
The steel is the standard stainless 12C27 and I think it is made by the Maison Philippe Grille, Thiers.
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Thank you for the additional information. The pronunciation of Auxerre is much different than I thought and the steel type and origin of the knife are helpful facts as well.

My wife finally turned it loose and I'm really enjoying the knife a lot. It has such a great look and feel to it.
 
That's an incredibly appealing knife, Rick! Congratulations on getting it, and thanks for sharing the story. :cool:
For what it's worth, most acrylic covers do nothing for me, but a few seem irresistible; your blue handles fall into the latter category!!
Accolades to Jolipapa for "brokering the deal" and for including the touching gifts! :thumbup:
I remember seeing Jolipapa's ebony version recently in a photo with duck and pommes, I think; I believe I referred to both knife and food as delectable, and that was probably an understatement of my true opinion of the knife! :rolleyes:

Another feel-good story from The Porch! One of the reasons I stop in here almost every day is because stories like this can be found almost every day! :eek::thumbup:

- GT
 
Thank you for the kind words, GT. Yep, I remember seeing that post recently and reading your reply. If I remember correctly, mine was still in transit that day and Jolipapa's post made me even more excited to receive it.

I'm admiring the knife as I type this. It's really an interesting piece.
 
That knife is stunning! Something to cherish for a lifetime and then some. I don't think my wife would give it back either.... :p
 
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