Traditional French Fry day

ErikMB said:
I have got to ask, do people actually use those exquisite Laguiole knives? Or just look at them like museum pieces?

I have a few really fancy ones and I actually keep them in soft slips, just take them out from time to time to appreciate them
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Well I use mine, but we have a saying over here: “you don’t use a screwdriver on a nail…” same goes for knives. Laguioles are no Randall #18 or Robert Parrish 8” Survivor. So I use mine for cooking and other chores at home, but rather a Forge de Laguiole or an Laguiole Aubrac than a Latreille or Munoz. I often have one in my pockets, a simpler, cheaper one at work and sometimes a high end one when I go out to the restaurant or similar. But the most “use” they see is when I take them out to clean and oil them, fondle them and just let myself be swept away by the beauty of the knives and the talents of the craftsmen that made them.
 
afishhunter said:
I was wondering the same.🤔
I also wonder if the file work on a backspring makes them weaker and more likely to break. 😷
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In the old cottage industry days the back spring file work was the signature of the worker who made the knife. Back springs are solid and no more prone to breakage than a plain one. Never heard of any case of broken spring.

Skyline Drive said:
Well I use mine, but we have a saying over here: “you don’t use a screwdriver on a nail…” same goes for knives. Laguioles are no Randall #18 or Robert Parrish 8” Survivor. So I use mine for cooking and other chores at home, but rather a Forge de Laguiole or an Laguiole Aubrac than a Latreille or Munoz. I often have one in my pockets, a simpler, cheaper one at work and sometimes a high end one when I go out to the restaurant or similar. But the most “use” they see is when I take them out to clean and oil them, fondle them and just let myself be swept away by the beauty of the knives and the talents of the craftsmen that made them.
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Large (20/30cm), highly decorated knives were a traditional gift to newlyweds who certainly used them. In the days when knives were usable tools ivory handles were not rare.
French use their pocket knives mostly for food and table, XIXth cent. bourgeois certainly used their knives, proud to show their wealth (together with silverware, watches, etc).
Like pricey watches, they are made for some purpose, not only for show.
 
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I've made a few French knife kits and found that the spring is less stiff if I file away a lot of material. Haven't had any break (yet). Admittedly, my guilloche is embarrassingly crude compared to the real masters like in this thread.
 
Some Laguiole knives, from the industrial to the artisanal, more or less old

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A couple of Douk-Douks that I’ve ignored for too long. I’ll be carrying the stripped one for a while. It had done yeoman’s duty for a while when I decided to put it to a torture test. I carried it on the beach and swam in the gulf with it. I used it to dig in the sand. At the end of a week all it needed was a good cleaning and rub down with some steel wool and it’s good for many more years.AE5D4E5B-D198-43E4-B1CD-5A8524E2566B.jpeg388A4E84-6AE8-4ACA-8D78-98B8C88E9683.jpeg
 
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joeradza said:
A couple of Douk-Douks that I’ve ignored for too long. I’ll be carrying the stripped one for a while. It had done yeoman’s duty for a while when I decided to put it to a torture test. I carried it on the beach and swam in the gulf with it. I used it to dig in the sand. At the end of a week all it needed was a good cleaning and rub down with some steel wool and it’s good for many more years.View attachment 2143449View attachment 2143450
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I like refined knives, but a good, inexpensive tool that can do yeoman's work is invaluable. :thumbsup:
 
Just got this one in, though I won't be able to take possession of it until June. My wife took pity on me though and allowed me to take some pictures.

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This one is a bit different for me, with its guillochage. I'm familiar with filework and stamping, but the spring on this one is neither. It appears to be engraved instead.

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kamagong said:
Just got this one in, though I won't be able to take possession of it until June. My wife took pity on me though and allowed me to take some pictures.

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This one is a bit different for me, with its guillochage. I'm familiar with filework and stamping, but the spring on this one is neither. It appears to be engraved instead.

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Nice one! I like the contrast look with the brass liners. Almost looks like warthog tusk
 
draggat said:
Nice one! I like the contrast look with the brass liners. Almost looks like warthog tusk
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It's stag. Hopefully I can keep it from turning green.

I recently lost my primary carry, and I needed something to replace it. Something that would age gracefully. Something with stag covers and a carbon steel blade. This one fit the bill.
 
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