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Hi group,
I'm really into collecting European folding knives, both gentleman's knives and especially peasant or workman's knives.
Two recent knives I purchased from (non BF dealer member). First is French, the Capucin by Cognet (Maker of Douk-Douk) a very cool friction knife with a single piece of bull-horn for the handle. The second is from Sardinia (or near) made by Arburese, also bull-horn friction. Both are old designs of the workman's knife. I also have the Laguiole by De Forge (I love) Opinel 8 (fav cooking/prep knife) Resolza (Antonini copy) and Le Thiers Chambriard.
All are excellent knives which I enjoy very much. These knives have also gotten me interested in the slip joints and frictions. I'm not bothered in the least that these old-world knives don't have a locking position.
European knives are classy, I love the look, the design and cultural attitudes regarding them.
I carry two knives daily. I carry my Lagiuole in my shirt pocket for cutting food. All it's ever cut is fruit, sausage, cheese etc... My other EDC is my Okapi ratchet knife from S. Africa. I use this in work for boxes etc.. This knife got me interested for the first time in carbon steel. I always had a hang-up about the patina on carbon... until the Okapi.
I'm really into collecting European folding knives, both gentleman's knives and especially peasant or workman's knives.
Two recent knives I purchased from (non BF dealer member). First is French, the Capucin by Cognet (Maker of Douk-Douk) a very cool friction knife with a single piece of bull-horn for the handle. The second is from Sardinia (or near) made by Arburese, also bull-horn friction. Both are old designs of the workman's knife. I also have the Laguiole by De Forge (I love) Opinel 8 (fav cooking/prep knife) Resolza (Antonini copy) and Le Thiers Chambriard.
All are excellent knives which I enjoy very much. These knives have also gotten me interested in the slip joints and frictions. I'm not bothered in the least that these old-world knives don't have a locking position.
European knives are classy, I love the look, the design and cultural attitudes regarding them.
I carry two knives daily. I carry my Lagiuole in my shirt pocket for cutting food. All it's ever cut is fruit, sausage, cheese etc... My other EDC is my Okapi ratchet knife from S. Africa. I use this in work for boxes etc.. This knife got me interested for the first time in carbon steel. I always had a hang-up about the patina on carbon... until the Okapi.
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