Paris SICAC show

[Jolipapa]

Thank you Peregrin, my pleasure!

 

[Gary W. Graley]

Nice one there one of my grail knives would be an Ohta
G2

 

[Jolipapa]

Gary you'll see more Ohtas and others here : (scroll down) https://www.flickr.com/photos/49424007@N02/sets/72157659114776022
and here https://www.flickr.com/photos/49424007@N02/sets/72157656776820354
(not my pix)

And better picture of my recent acquisition. My first slipjoint with no bolster. I'm mad of it and it is sharp, you would appreciate! I call him the Hunchback because of the non-flat spring.

 

[Jack Black]

Great thread JP, looks like a superb day out. Thanks for sharing it with us :thumbup:

 

[Gary W. Graley]

I would be in so much trouble at a show like that

If you can keep your head when all about you,
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good or talk too wise:
If you can dream and not make dreams your master;
If you can think and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear the words you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them:"Hold on!"

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings--nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And--which is more--you'll be a man, my son!

~ Rudyard Kipling ~

G2

 

[PWork]

Looks like a great show. I could spend a day or two at Ohta's table alone.

 

[Jody744]

Thanks for sharing! Awesome pics, almost like being there!

 

[r redden]

http://bcma.web.free.fr/IMG/SICAC/15/multis.jpg
Man I like these thanks so much for posting Jolipapa I really enjoyed seeing the work of makers from other countries. And thanks to BF for making it possible for an old guy in the mountains of Western North Carolina to visit a knife show in Paris on a rainy Sunday afternoon.

 

[Jolipapa]

You may not believe it, but from overseas, Western North Carolina sounds very exotic! I guess this is the modern form of magic, traveling without leaving your armchair!

 

[J D Wijbenga]

I was there too. It was a nice show. I picked up a Couteau Des Sorgues. I will see if I can make some pictures and post them later. Here is a review of this knife by my friend Nemo, who took me to the SICAC.

 

[J D Wijbenga]

Here is the picture of the traditional knives I go in Paris:

- The Couteau des Sorgues with pocket sheath from the SICAC
- The Chambriard Le Thiers Le Compact Snake Wood from a knife shop in town. After having seen so many pictures and recommendations from Gary G. I now have one to try out my self.
- Old Timer 104OT Minuteman, a very nice gift.

 

[Jeff_R]

You may not believe it, but from overseas, Western North Carolina sounds very exotic! I guess this is the modern form of magic, traveling without leaving your armchair!

Well said, sir! (But everyone knows that Paris is truly exotic.)

 

[PWork]

Jolipapa, what is the size of that Ohta you picked up?

 

[Jolipapa]

Jeff_R Thank you. SoCal is not only exotic, it's mythic ! I've been lucky to get there in 1984.


PWork The size is 9,5cm( 3.75") closed , 17,5 (#6.7/8") opened. Light as a feather, sharp as a razor. Opening #6,5; false (but practical) half stop. A keeper for sure!

 

[PWork]

PWork The size is 9,5cm( 3.75") closed , 17,5 (#6.7/8") opened. Light as a feather, sharp as a razor. Opening #6,5; false (but practical) half stop. A keeper for sure!

Thanks. That's a little bigger than I expected.

 

[BearBug]

Great thread. Very fun to see knife trends across the pond. I like the lines. Seems either beefcake stout knives or sleander stabby looking. Beautiful profiles. I'm intrigued by the Richard Ciachera; We call these knives "Piemontese", Those are amazing. They look to be beaming with history, hard work and tradition. Do they have a spring or are they just a really tight pivot pin, I doubt they are a flipper?
Great stuff thanks.

 

[Gary W. Graley]

Here is the picture of the traditional knives I go in Paris:

- The Chambriard Le Thiers Le Compact Snake Wood from a knife shop in town. After having seen so many pictures and recommendations from Gary G. I now have one to try out my self.
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I've always wanted to get one of theirs with snakewood, that looks great sir! If you ever need it to be sharpened, just send her over
G2

 

[Jolipapa]

Great thread. Very fun to see knife trends across the pond. I like the lines. Seems either beefcake stout knives or sleander stabby looking. Beautiful profiles. I'm intrigued by the Richard Ciachera; We call these knives "Piemontese", Those are amazing. They look to be beaming with history, hard work and tradition. Do they have a spring or are they just a really tight pivot pin, I doubt they are a flipper?
Great stuff thanks.

Piémontais is the name for the friction folder in French. There's no spring. Ciachera is a real master for that kind of knives. Some pictures of his work in progress : http://forgelames.free.fr/piemontais/articles.php?lng=fr&pg=8

 

[5K Qs]

Here is the picture of the traditional knives I go in Paris:

- The Couteau des Sorgues with pocket sheath from the SICAC
- The Chambriard Le Thiers Le Compact Snake Wood from a knife shop in town. After having seen so many pictures and recommendations from Gary G. I now have one to try out my self.
- Old Timer 104OT Minuteman, a very nice gift.

Very nice Paris acquisitions, JDW! :thumbup::thumbup:

 

[J D Wijbenga]

Thanks!

@Gary: It is a beautiful wood and they do take a great edge don't they! Great cutting geometry.