French regional knives...

[Will Power]

A very thoughtful gift from a Forumite arrive at the turn of the year. Great Sheepfoot blade in quite a compact frame a Tiré-Droit in carbon and Horn. It's pristine here but I've been carrying and using it a lot, the French steel patinates nice and evenly. This pattern often has another blade or implement like a corkscrew and is a slimmed down version of le Tonneau pattern. Very handy!

 

[Hatchet_Jack]

A very thoughtful gift from a Forumite arrive at the turn of the year. Great Sheepfoot blade in quite a compact frame a Tiré-Droit in carbon and Horn. It's pristine here but I've been carrying and using it a lot, the French steel patinates nice and evenly. This pattern often has another blade or implement like a corkscrew and is a slimmed down version of le Tonneau pattern. Very handy!

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Beautiful knife Will, that horn is stunning.

 

[kamagong]

I've become enamored with laguioles.

 

[joeradza]

I've become enamored with laguioles.

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Those are stunning. There is no doubt in my mind that they are the finest table/food knives ever. Even my lowly aluminum laguiole gets complimented when I use it at a restaurant.

 

[waynorth]

I've become enamored with laguioles.

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Nice variety of wood handles on your Laguioles, Christian!!

 

[waynorth]

Laguiole Droit!!

 

[Will Power]

waynorth Fine examples Charlie and others, the Lag is a very comfortable pattern in the hand whatever the size (OK outlandish 30cm ones maybe not!)

That ring is great, looks like something a Pope might wear

 

[cbach8tw]

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Laguiole Droit!!

Do you still have the Le 1925? Would like to see it again. I like the more simple lines of the Laguiole above also, some decoration.

 

[cbach8tw]

I think this one is still basic but has just enough file work. Is the term guillosage? Olive wood.

 

[cbach8tw]

And the first Le sabot I got in a juniper, the Aurillac. Simple utility with graceful lines, like the blade shape and ooooo, that pepper smell!!

 

[cbach8tw]

I’ve asked before, any French regional fixed blades? I know the Laguiole folder really got a start from a fixed blade, shepherds knives. Correct me if I am wrong.

 

[cbach8tw]

Saw this one in the French Fridays section, from Skyline Drive’s post, couldn’t copy the pics.

It's a "Rièze", a small hunting knife made by Jean Tanazacq.

 

[cbach8tw]

Anyone seen any new videos from Stefan Schmalhaus about French knives?

 

[Âchillepattada]

I’ve asked before, any French regional fixed blades? I know the Laguiole folder really got a start from a fixed blade, shepherds knives. Correct me if I am wrong.

Hello, as far as I know there is no "famous" traditional fixed blade pattern is France.
There has been the real capujadou, first peasant knife of Thiers region.



But this knife, as you can see it, has no particularity.

May be this can be explained but the fact that 80% of the regional traditional patterns were created in Thiers. Thiers made is success on very good industrial process. So all the production was based on a few systems and a lot of blades styles names by the regions where they would be sold.


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[AgentSteel]

I think this one is still basic but has just enough file work. Is the term guillosage? Olive wood.

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And no, as Achille said, en France there's not much of a fixed blade tradition (infortunately), except for kitchen/chef knives of course.

Recently, I can only name three french industrial knife makers who produce modern fixed blades : TB outdoors, Wildsteer, and Avanona.

Apart from that, if you want a french-made fixed blade, you have to ask a custom knife maker.

 

[Will Power]

Who needs a fixed when there are great folding regional knives and useful kitchen-knives ?

 

[waynorth]

waynorth Fine examples Charlie and others, the Lag is a very comfortable pattern in the hand whatever the size (OK outlandish 30cm ones maybe not!)

That ring is great, looks like something a Pope might wear

I like those straight Lags a lot, Will!!

The ring is crude but effective, I'd say!!!

 

[Âchillepattada]

Who needs a fixed when there are great folding regional knives and useful kitchen-knives ?

Indeed Will, and sometimes those two are the same. Here is my best kitchen set :




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[waynorth]

Do you still have the Le 1925? Would like to see it again. I like the more simple lines of the Laguiole above also, some decoration.

Here it is!!!

 

[waynorth]

Hello, as far as I know there is no "famous" traditional fixed blade pattern is France.
There has been the real capujadou, first peasant knife of Thiers region.

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But this knife, as you can see it, has no particularity.

May be this can be explained but the fact that 80% of the regional traditional patterns were created in Thiers. Thiers made is success on very good industrial process. So all the production was based on a few systems and a lot of blades styles names by the regions where they would be sold.


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It looks like there is no relation between these old knives, and what a modern maker calls a Capuchadou!!!???