Jérôme LATREILLE

[RayseM]

My Jérôme LATREILLE Laguiole accompanied us to Quebec this Christmas week. We galavanted in the cold and snow of the very hilly Vieux-Québec City and nourished ourselves to stay energetic and warm. Our dear local friend was a bit taken a back when I started pulling out knives for photos. Out of respect, I refrained taking photos in the finer restaurants.

 

[kamagong]

Our dear local friend was a bit taken a back when I started pulling out knives for photos. Out of respect, I refrained taking photos in the finer restaurants.

Muggles. There's just no understanding them.

I like your style Ray. Some people take less valued knives on their travels to guard against loss. You make memories with yours.

 

[Will Power]

First post in this thread for the New Year and I'm very proud to announce that M.Latreille sent me a package last Monday Inside were 2 knives, a robust production pattern I'd sent him and his interpretation of the commission I gave him. Absolutely entranced, this certainly exceeded all expectations. It's of the Gouttière pattern so named as its bolster (mitre?) is lined & deeply grooved Rat-Tail fashion to look like rainwater gutters, I believe. Not a very glorious nor indeed common pattern these days but one I immediately took to when Corto_Malt kindly sent me a present of one.

My photos are not much good as ever but nothing can mirror or mask my enthusiasm! Around 10 cm / 4" shut, quite a narrow rounded handle these have and a long Sheepfoot blade pull is strong but smooth, first rate, I asked for stainless liners and bolster, carbon blade no nick as it's well broad to pinch open, stamped initials, Warthog Tusk scales and firework. All brilliant but it's the BOLSTER where he has really excelled, deeply grooved, lined and with a very apt rustic pivot. Inside the liners are polished. I'm not sure I need any more knives..... Bravo Jérôme!

 

[RayseM]

Bravo Jérôme and Bravo Will. I love it in all respects. I don't think you will need anymore knives either. This one will serve so very well.

Congratulations.

 

[joeradza]

I'm not sure I need any more knives.

Hahahaha!

 

[joeradza]

I refrained taking photos in the finer restaurants.

Using cutlery that fine should be taken as a compliment.

 

[The Zieg]

First post in this thread for the New Year and I'm very proud to announce that M.Latreille sent me a package last Monday Inside were 2 knives, a robust production pattern I'd sent him and his interpretation of the commission I gave him. Absolutely entranced, this certainly exceeded all expectations. It's of the Gouttière pattern so named as its bolster (mitre?) is lined & deeply grooved Rat-Tail fashion to look like rainwater gutters, I believe. Not a very glorious nor indeed common pattern these days but one I immediately took to when Corto_Malt kindly sent me a present of one.

My photos are not much good as ever but nothing can mirror or mask my enthusiasm! Around 10 cm / 4" shut, quite a narrow rounded handle these have and a long Sheepfoot blade pull is strong but smooth, first rate, I asked for stainless liners and bolster, carbon blade no nick as it's well broad to pinch open, stamped initials, Warthog Tusk scales and firework. All brilliant but it's the BOLSTER where he has really excelled, deeply grooved, lined and with a very apt rustic pivot. Inside the liners are polished. I'm not sure I need any more knives..... Bravo Jérôme!

So beautiful!

Zieg

 

[kamagong]

I'm not sure I need any more knives.....

What's need have to do with it?

 

[Rsmith_77]

That isn't a knife
That's a piece of art

 

[kamagong]

That isn't a knife
That's a piece of art

No it isn't. Art doesn't have a monopoly on beauty.

 

[Rsmith_77]

Meh
I was just trying to compliment the knife

 

[Will Power]

So beautiful!

Zieg

Very nice of you to say so thanks.

I liked Rsmith_77 analogy too it is a work of artisanship after all

 

[Will Power]

What's need have to do with it?

The operative words were "not sure" who can tell about the whims of time.....

 

[Will Power]

Patination has commenced.....

 

[schmalhaus]

I was learning that the early mouche were flowers, saw and interesting video from Stefan Schmalhaus about some of the myths about Laguiole knives. The bee thing being a symbol of Napoleon is a nice story only. The decorative mouches are a later thing.

Thanks for paying attention!

 

[Jolipapa]

I was learning that the early mouche were flowers, saw and interesting video from Stefan Schmalhaus about some of the myths about Laguiole knives. The bee thing being a symbol of Napoleon is a nice story only. The decorative mouches are a later thing.

Early "mouche" was an alternative locking system to ring lock, used since the XVIIIth cent. on "palme" spring. It was plain, and was adapted on early slip joint Lags. The nail breaking locking system was abandonned later but the mouche remained.
(picture © Lemasson)


As you noted early Lags had mouches had later all sorts of decorations, fly/bees appearing at the turn of the XXth century along horse head, flowers, sun, etc...

 

[Jolipapa]

No it isn't. Art doesn't have a monopoly on beauty.

You're right, though in artisan there's art, because it's first meaning was way to do things, sort of know how. I think artist came later.

 

[waynorth]

"Art is generally understood as any activity or product done by people with a communicative or aesthetic purpose—something that expresses an idea, an emotion or, more generally, a world view. It is a component of culture, reflecting economic and social substrates in its design."*


*Google's stab at it!!

 

[Will Power]

French knives communicate a lot of artisan skill, ingenuity, paysan necessity, mystery and very often- beauty, that to me is art in itself

 

[schmalhaus]

French knives communicate a lot of artisan skill, ingenuity, paysan necessity, mystery and very often- beauty, that to me is art in itself

I couldn't agree more.