Traditional French Fry day

lambertiana said:
Very nice! I like how the filework/engraving includes images of service tree leaves. Fitting for the handle material.
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Yes, the leaves came out nice, specially so when you consider that the Service Tree has pinnate leaves, which makes rendering them by engraving quite complicated. The rendition of the Wild Service Tree leave on it's brother was not as complicated.

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S Skyline Drive Really like the simplicity of the form of a Laguiole Droit, glad it has had a revival. It's especially gratifying to see it complimenting the complex file and spring work on yours, beautiful work, inspirational :thumbsup: Please send greetings and congratulations to the master M.Lamic, I'm sure many other connoisseurs on this site share my enthusiasm and awe. Pretty sure that if the genius that was Leonardo were around today, he would be impressed by beauty of such work with its attention to detail yet its effortlessness.

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Skyline Drive said:
I ordered a Gouttière from Jérôme when I visited with him two weeks back. Yours is truly amazing!
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Many thanks! The bolster is what makes JL's interpretation so compelling, deep grooves and an exposed pin for a rugged look which is what his pattern is all about. I'm sure you'll be delighted with your order.

The pattern is really remarkable in the hand. I enjoy using this modest but well finished factory knife from GR for all sorts of tasks outdoors, this one with Olive slabs, carbon blade & spring, stainless liners and bolster. A very good mix for work :thumbsup:

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My next posts will be about the "Salon de la Durolle".

On Thursday, around 8:00 a.m., we started setting up the gym. The work progressed quickly, and on Friday we were finished just before lunch. Just a few pictures; the work came first...

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Now to the "Salon" itself: it was once again a great success this year. Visitor numbers were similar to last year, and most exhibitors were satisfied, although some weren't able to sell many knives this year either. This is certainly due to the economic situation! The selection on the tables was of a very high quality, and even though many of the knives on display were completely out of my "comfort zone", I still didn't see a single knife I didn't like. What was interesting was the successful mix of renowned knife makers and relatively unknown "newcomers," all of whom were nevertheless convincing.

In my opinion, the strength of the "Salon de la Durolle" lies in the atmosphere that prevails there. This is characterized by respectful exchange among all those present: knife makers, collectors, and the "ordinary" visitors who just came to spend a few hours at the knife fair without any intention of buying. The atmosphere is a bit reminiscent of a large family reunion, but without the malicious slander and bickering ;)

A telltale sign of the exceptional atmosphere is the large number of renowned knife makers who attend the show each year. Amongst them were this year no fewer than seven "Meilleur Ouvrier de France" awards: Robert Beillonet, Jéròme Lamic, Jean-Michel Cayron, and Jean-Pierre Suchéras.

The photos, as last year, are mostly by my friend Pierre Dupré. Many thanks to him for allowing me to display them here!

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