Traditional French Fry day

Will Power said:
It's here at last ! Some of you may recall the tedious post I made about delivery delays, Chronopost doing a round tour of the EU: France, Austria, NL, NL, NL... Got to Finland last Thurs but that's too near the week-end for action..yesterday it arrived in my town in the early morning but then they decided to cancel delivery (too cold perhaps? :D) :mad: wait in all day Tuesday no option for sending to a locker...Uh uh! Then I find I can pick it up from their depot 4 kms away between 14-16. Long wait there until some sleepy woman who looked like she'd been driving a truck all month appeared.....

All that is OVER. As Vince VCM3 VCM3 rightly pointed out, well worth the wait, certainly so! 😍 Exceeded my expectations and far from this being a small size 4" /10cm is certainly a very decent carry. Extremely high quality finish and fit, has half stop which sort of surprised me , no play, excellent action, pins all flush, thick slabs radiused properly, fearsomely sharp, no gaps, comes in an attractive box too. Soon as you open the box you can smell the Juniper even though it was wrapped in paper ;) but the look of it!! Exceptional burl Juniper, it's fantastic. My picture is poor really as it's gloomy today with a blizzard in the making, but you'll get the idea. The seller's communication was very good, the product exceptional and so the inept delivery becomes a footnote a blur.... knife on! :cool:

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Sensational, Will. Bravo! What a saga. I'm glad it landed at last.
 
Skyline Drive said:
A "Pradel", made by Jean-François Meurillon, "Couteaux Lou Papet".



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Lovely. I love that partial filework on the backspring and tailpipe. Is there a post/thread somewhere with more info about this traditional knife pattern?
 
DaveHS DaveHS This could be of interest take from a Forum dealer

knives-of-france-blog.com

Pradel knife

The Pradel knife is one of the few French knives that doesn’t have a city for name. It gets its name from its inventor: Etienne Pradel, who created the type in 1867. It is in fact inspired by Engli…
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Then I can give you a paraphrase translation from Couteaux de nos Terroirs by Gérard Pacella (2005) concerning the Pradel " Made since 1867 it was mainly appreciated by sailors and agrarian workers in the maritime areas of Bretagne and Normandie . Likely taking its inspiration from Sheffield knives of the era and a very diverse and much copied pattern. It is a rarity in French knives in as much as it derives its name from its instigator Monsieur Pradel rather than from a particular region of France, thus it is a universal pattern that was familar to our great grandparents and further ancestors. Frequently made with various handle materials- Stag, Bone and Woods. The bolster is small and pinched, the blade long and either a centre pointed blade or a Yatagan (Clip) , heavy spring and robust in construction. From around 15-21 cm open. Usually single blade but there are multi blades with scribe, awl, fleam or saw etc.

And here's mine another wonderful gift from our friend Alain Jolipapa Jolipapa . I really like this knife and he for sure knows much more about Gallic knives than I can ever hope to :)

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VCM3 VCM3 Thank you Vince, I'm totally besotted with the knife :D Very interesting detail you add, thanks, I've looked inside a couple of other Thiers knives and seen the same, great construction feature :cool:
 
Will Power said:
VCM3 VCM3 Thank you Vince, I'm totally besotted with the knife :D Very interesting detail you add, thanks, I've looked inside a couple of other Thiers knives and seen the same, great construction feature :cool:
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I can’t say exactly why I am drawn to those Liadou knives as of lately. There was a time when I would not even consider a knife like it
But now , I don’t hunt any longer , a clip point is still a beautiful blade to me, but … I do a lot of cooking etc and I find the larger size very capable for food related tasks . I have professional kitchen cutlery stacked to the ceiling in my house but find myself using the folding large Liadou throughout the day , a lot.
I like the feel of the handle , the blade is so easy to grasp open. It’s wonderful folder for sure 👍
 
Will Power said:
DaveHS DaveHS This could be of interest take from a Forum dealer

knives-of-france-blog.com

Pradel knife

The Pradel knife is one of the few French knives that doesn’t have a city for name. It gets its name from its inventor: Etienne Pradel, who created the type in 1867. It is in fact inspired by Engli…
knives-of-france-blog.com

Then I can give you a paraphrase translation from Couteaux de nos Terroirs by Gérard Pacella (2005) concerning the Pradel " Made since 1867 it was mainly appreciated by sailors and agrarian workers in the maritime areas of Bretagne and Normandie . Likely taking its inspiration from Sheffield knives of the era and a very diverse and much copied pattern. It is a rarity in French knives in as much as it derives its name from its instigator Monsieur Pradel rather than from a particular region of France, thus it is a universal pattern that was familar to our great grandparents and further ancestors. Frequently made with various handle materials- Stag, Bone and Woods. The bolster is small and pinched, the blade long and either a centre pointed blade or a Yatagan (Clip) , heavy spring and robust in construction. From around 15-21 cm open. Usually single blade but there are multi blades with scribe, awl, fleam or saw etc.

And here's mine another wonderful gift from our friend Alain Jolipapa Jolipapa . I really like this knife and he for sure knows much more about Gallic knives than I can ever hope to :)

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Thank you, Will!
 
VCM3 said:
I can’t say exactly why I am drawn to those Liadou knives as of lately. There was a time when I would not even consider a knife like it
But now , I don’t hunt any longer , a clip point is still a beautiful blade to me, but … I do a lot of cooking etc and I find the larger size very capable for food related tasks . I have professional kitchen cutlery stacked to the ceiling in my house but find myself using the folding large Liadou throughout the day , a lot.
I like the feel of the handle , the blade is so easy to grasp open. It’s wonderful folder for sure 👍
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I never thought of using the larger blade for food prep, i will need to try it now, a chance to have fun using knives…who would have thought? 😜
 
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I think VCM is our supplier of Le Liadou’s. That is why I like some of the French knives, a little history because most are named for the regions they are from, and nice designs and yet still fully functional. I think it is a French thing, a little bit of fancy while utilitarian. Do any of the Liadou’s come with a corkscrew? 😀 I’m sure they do, a wine knife, need a corkscrew when on that picnic, and the blade to cut and spread the cheese.

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cbach8tw said:
I think VCM is our supplier of Le Liadou’s. That is why I like some of the French knives, a little history because most are named for the regions they are from, and nice designs and yet still fully functional. I think it is a French thing, a little bit of fancy while utilitarian. Do any of the Liadou’s come with a corkscrew? 😀 I’m sure they do, a wine knife, need a corkscrew when in thwt picnic, and the blade to cut and spread the cheese.
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Yes they have a large model with corkscrew
The corkscrew is very special. It is not just round wire. The stock of the steel is flat and square. I will show some pictures. I have one and it is quite a marvelous piece of craftsmanship. The one that I have is in the cask Oak, which is Oak from large barrels used to store wine in that region. The model has a slightly fatter handle to accommodate the corkscrew, so in my opinion, it is the largest model.They make leather accessories for these and the leather is a slightly wider cut piece as well
 
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cbach8tw said:
I assume the corkscrew has no problem removing the cork, the handle should be firm enough to handle the lateral stress when removing the cork.
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I have opened one bottle of wine. Removed one cork with the one I have. I personally don’t drink a lot of wine because I am a diabetic, but it was no problem. It felt very secure. I have pretty large hands and I put a lot of pressure pulling up and there was no Problem at all. It felt very secure.

The firmness of the snap on the spring on that corkscrew is like a nine it’s a bear trap

Edited in. The pivot of the corkscrew is pinned through ss liners both sides
 
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