Traditional French Fry day

The drive from Espalion to La Monnerie-Le Montel. I took only backroads, so there were quite a few stunning views.

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Just watched a wonderful show. “How it’s Made” had a segment at Laguiole Aubrac as a cutler made a beautiful damascus blade, yellow bone laguiole with a hand carved bee and a shepherd’s cross. wanted to jump into the tv and grab it.
 
eisman said:
Pommes stand in Nancy, France. If you want to understand just how deprived (and short on imagination) Americans are with their fries, just look at the menu.

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Enchanting.....the best chips/frites/fries I ever had were from small stalls in Liège in Belgium...or was it the beers damning my judgement? Not just fine dark beers but wonderful Pale Ale like it used to be in England, before the American hipsters fouled it all up with that ghastly Citrus taste :poop:

Don't really need a knife for chips/frites though, maybe one with an awl or fleam ? :cool:
 
I enjoy my shadow laguioles, but a downside to them is that they can and do crack at the pivot pins. I received this one yesterday.

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I'm currently debating whether to return it for a full refund, or to remedy the crack myself and move on. I'm not thrilled with the crack, but the covers are beautifully figured and not easily replaced.

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kamagong said:
I'm currently debating whether to return it for a full refund, or to remedy the crack myself and move on. I'm not thrilled with the crack, but the covers are beautifully figured and not easily replaced.
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Long distance to ship for repair?? Europe??
Dilemma for sure!! I'd repair it, probably, and use it!!
 
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How have you found it?

I was initially very happy with my laguiole from FP, but within 12 months the circular bit of material at the pivot of the blade had worked out some. The blade when closed now sits completely off to one side.

Around the same time my FP sport laguiole in mammoth turned up. There is a small crack in the ivory which I can wear, it is after all a natural material but the grind is terrible. Right near the tip I can literally push my finger on the blade and run it along the last few mm without causing harm.
I did send photos of both knives to them and they said they'll repair the former but I've got to ship it half way around the world so as yet haven't. Didn't acknowledge my comments regarding the mammoth sport. I haven't really touched either much since, I think I'll probably just stone the mammoth myself and redo the edge near the tip.

I wanted to buy another knife from them a few months back as I like the look of their Rondinara but I'm a bit gun shy now.
 
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