French Traditional Knife "Photo and Info" Thread

[joeradza]

Fontenille Pataud and Ken Onion for Work Sharp Wednesday ®

As much as I’m enamored by the capuchadou pattern, I’m starting to think it looks better than it is a practical carry.

 

[BrotherJim]

As much as I’m enamored by the capuchadou pattern, I’m starting to think it looks better than it is a practical carry.

In that case, because of shape, you may not believe how well it rides the pocket vertically and how well the pattern evenly distributes weight for a lighter than anticipated option
That said, it isn't for sustained delicate work ... not @ 12cm ... but French shepherds might disagree. Dunno

 

[Modoc ED]

 

[herisson]

Just a bunch of them. The top one is a joke, sort of, offered by one of my nephews. He bought it in the bazaar in Marrakech, all hand made with no machines. Sure, scavenged stainless steel sheet from a refrigerator and a sheep horn burnt in handle. Not a bad knife at all, it does a butcher's work, but not French. The others are true bloods.

 

[Hatchet_Jack]

A few more from Fontenille Pataud.

The Vendetta model is one of the few that is available in carbon steel. It is a slip joint while the rest have locks.
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How do you find the function and comfort of the Corsican line of knives from FP including Vendetta and L' Anto?

I'm thinking of getting one but would like to use it to skin a deer here or there as well as general day to day.

 

[draggat]

How do you find the function and comfort of the Corsican line of knives from FP including Vendetta and L' Anto?

I'm thinking of getting one but would like to use it to skin a deer here or there as well as general day to day.

The function and comfort of these knives is outstanding. The lock backs are very smooth and solid and FP really has the slip joint action down to a science. The pulls are relatively light until they snap open with quite a bit of force. They are not the same as American slip joints - the springs have a differential quality to them and they feel very secure once open. The Pialincu might be a tad small for extended use, but the others have full size handles and I would rate the comfort as excellent.

For use as a skinner, I would probably recommend something else. The Vendetta's are too straight with the point being centered. The L'Anto would probably be better due to the drop point, but I think a blade that is mostly belly would be best.

For a skinning knife, I would prefer something like this Sardinian Aurburese, which is specifically designed for that. I'm not sure which French knife is made as a primarily skinning knife....



Fontenille Pataud does make another knife - le Rondinara - which is based on the Corsican Curnicciollo that appears it would be better for skinning.

Traditional Curnicciollo:



Fontenille Pataud knives are excellent in general.

 

[Hatchet_Jack]

The function and comfort of these knives is outstanding. The lock backs are very smooth and solid and FP really has the slip joint action down to a science. The pulls are relatively light until they snap open with quite a bit of force. They are not the same as American slip joints - the springs have a differential quality to them and they feel very secure once open. The Pialincu might be a tad small for extended use, but the others have full size handles and I would rate the comfort as excellent.

For use as a skinner, I would probably recommend something else. The Vendetta's are too straight with the point being centered. The L'Anto would probably be better due to the drop point, but I think a blade that is mostly belly would be best.

For a skinning knife, I would prefer something like this Sardinian Aurburese, which is specifically designed for that. I'm not sure which French knife is made as a primarily skinning knife....

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Fontenille Pataud does make another knife - le Rondinara - which is based on the Corsican Curnicciollo that appears it would be better for skinning.

Traditional Curnicciollo:
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Fontenille Pataud knives are excellent in general.

I like my fixed blades as hunting knives, I was thinking more along the lines of times when I don't have anything else on me.

I have one other FP, there are a couple of minor things with it but I'm not nit picky so I love it.

I really want another FP but I a carbon blade and they don't have many offerings with it. Tempted by the mammoth ivory guilloche vendetta in carbon.

 

[Side O'Beef]

mammoth ivory guilloche vendetta in carbon

Just reading those six words together made my heart race ever so slightly.