GIVEAWAY: The one that started it all!....WINNER ANNOUNCED!

[pertinux]

The knife arrived yesterday, packed in a sea of blue-gray leather...

... out which Vic stitched a slip for me/the knife:

Ooooooooooooh.

Consistently unable to gauge a knife's size from provided measurements, I was concerned the knife might feel too big. Not at all! Its slim handle and balance are such that it simply feels right.

Quick Quiz: what do these two knives have in common (that isn't evident in the pictures)?

Thanks so much, Vic!

~ P.

 

[Jack Black]

Great pics P. Very nice-looking knife

Quick Quiz: what do these two knives have in common (that isn't evident in the pictures)?

You've got them in your back packet?!

 

[pertinux]

Quick Quiz: what do these two knives have in common (that isn't evident in the pictures)?

You've got them in your back packet?!

Ha! I was thinking, "I should tell Jack, carrying the Laguiole does balance out the load some."

But no, that's not it.

~ P.

 

[sitflyer]

Both were gifts?

Congrats on winning that Beautiful Laguiole Sarah!

Vic, My hat is off to you for doing such a fine GAW! :thumbup::thumbup:
Well done!

 

[Jack Black]

Ha! I was thinking, "I should tell Jack, carrying the Laguiole does balance out the load some."

But no, that's not it.

~ P.

:thumbup:

 

[confucius37]

Awesome!! I'm glad you like it! It's good to see you're all balanced out now, carrying just one can't be good for your back!

I'm happy someone else could experience the beauty of the laguiole

I look forward to hearing your impressions after you've tried it in the kitchen, never have I sliced an apple so thin! The French sure do know their way around the kitchen!

Thanks again to everyone for playing and Sarah for posting such sweet pics, the knife looks right at home on your Christmas tree!

 

[Campbellclanman]

I thought I had posted in here Vic?, I was looking through and cant see it?? but I am so glad to see Sarah won!
What a fantastic Give-away!, and what a knife!!!!
Here's me racking my brains trying to think what those two completely different knives have in common apart from getting Sarahs heart racing!
Congratulations Sarah - and Merry Christmas to you Vic!

 

[paulhilborn]

CONGRATS SARAH!!!! That's awesome!!! I too can't wait to see this beauty in many a unique photogenic situations :thumbup:

Nice GAW VIC :thumbup:

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

Paul

 

[pertinux]

Thanks for the kind words, everyone.

What a fantastic Give-away!, and what a knife!!!!

I say!

Here's me racking my brains trying to think what those two completely different knives have in common apart from getting Sarahs heart racing!

Well, the latter is true, but that wasn't what I was thinking (that category would have way more than two knives in it!).

The similarity is specific, mechanical, and perhaps idiosyncratic to me, although I'd enjoy seeing if others found the same in-hand....

~ P.

 

[pertinux]

Quick Quiz: what do these two knives have in common (that isn't evident in the pictures)?

You've got them in your back packet?!

Both were gifts?

Here's me racking my brains trying to think what those two completely different knives have in common apart from getting Sarahs heart racing!

Nope, nope, and nopity-nope.

CONGRATS SARAH!!!! That's awesome!!! I too can't wait to see this beauty in many a unique photogenic situations :thumbup:

Thanks, Paul, and everyone else as well. I was felled by the flu the day after Christmas and am just now feeling like trying to catch up, so sadly have not been able to get to the pictures (and use!) of the Laguiole I would have had by now otherwise. However, I did just post a clue-- nay, the answer!-- to the above poser in another thread:

Action, etc.: this #36 one of two slipjoints I own that is harder to close than to open. ...it still takes more leverage to move off of "open" than most any other knife in my selection.

And there you have it!

Laguiole describes the mechanics thusly:

2.4 THE MECHANISM OF THE SPRING
The system used is a forced safety lock, which stands between the safety catch and the flat spring. It needs a strong pressing by both hands (one on the blade, the other on the handle to prevent getting fingers caught when closing) than the dangerous, easy to close flat spring system. But the Laguiole is not a lock knife. There is no actual lock, the spring snaps crisply into place and feels quite safe for the fingers. When the blade is opened it is safely maintained in that position by the hook of the spring that clips into the blade. To open the knife, the pressure of hands on the hook pushes the blade out to lock it.

GEC's description of the action might best be paraphrased as,

Hunh.

You think this is a strong spring.

But yes, the "lock up" on the Laguiole is impressive indeed, a two-hander requiring forethought. Ve-ry cool.

I greatly look forward to putting this beauty through its paces in the days to come, instead of just holding it and wishing I were hungry....

(Thanks again, Vic!)

~ P.

 

[Campbellclanman]

Sorry to hear you were struck down at such a time Sarah! The Flu's a terrible thing at any time - but at Christmas

Looking forward to seeing the photo's on one of your walks-always great! :thumbup: