Traditional French Fry day

All I can say is...Wow. A feast for the eyes, today.

My assumption is that this Opinel is from no later than 1954, because there is no virobloc.
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Jolipapa said:
Oh sure! A gift from my family, orientated by my son's then girlfriend whose mother was from Capdenac in Aveyron! :)

Also because she shows why no tang does not necessarily mean blunt blade.:D
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Cheers!
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Special indeed ! I looked up Capdenac in Aveyron and Wow...just gorgeous :):thumbsup:

Thank you, Sir !!

draggat said:
Nontron 'Dragonfly' in boxwood


Nontron 'Ball' in ebony and olivewood with aluminum spacers.


Happy Friday everyone!
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I had not heard of Nontron :cool::thumbsup::thumbsup: Fantastic looking. I will look them up. Thanks :p:thumbsup:
 
cigarrodog said:
All I can say is...Wow. A feast for the eyes, today.

My assumption is that this Opinel is from no later than 1954, because there is no virobloc.
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I really like this one much better looking without the lock. What a beauty! I find I don't use the ring locks all that much anyway.
 
It's great to see and appreciate the cutlery that has come from France over the years!!
Such a vibrant industry with a rich history, both commercial and individual, right up until the present!!
I am in awe. :eek::cool:
We have our "bright lights" in the North American Industry (spoken as an American/Canadian) but we have our tragedies too, i.e. Schrade, Camillus, and previous manufacturing closings over time.
France, for all its historical struggles, seems to have retained a core of traditions! I will have to look into more of the French history!!:rolleyes::)



P.S.We need about a dozen more emoticons!!:(
 
waynorth said:
It's great to see and appreciate the cutlery that has come from France over the years!!
Such a vibrant industry with a rich history, both commercial and individual, right up until the present!!
I am in awe. :eek::cool:
We have our "bright lights" in the North American Industry (spoken as an American/Canadian) but we have our tragedies too, i.e. Schrade, Camillus, and previous manufacturing closings over time.
France, for all its historical struggles, seems to have retained a core of traditions! I will have to look into more of the French history!!:rolleyes::)



P.S.We need about a dozen more emoticons!!:(
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I just ordered an Opinel and a Douk-Douk today. :)
 
waynorth said:
It's great to see and appreciate the cutlery that has come from France over the years!!
Such a vibrant industry with a rich history, both commercial and individual, right up until the present!!
I am in awe. :eek::cool:
We have our "bright lights" in the North American Industry (spoken as an American/Canadian) but we have our tragedies too, i.e. Schrade, Camillus, and previous manufacturing closings over time.
France, for all its historical struggles, seems to have retained a core of traditions! I will have to look into more of the French history!!:rolleyes::)



P.S.We need about a dozen more emoticons!!:(
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Many cutlers in many towns have disappeared (Nogent, Chatellerault, etc.), today only Laguiole (but for how long?) and Thiers and the surrounding mountain survive, mainly because of the centuries old organisation (similar to cottage industry backing the big factories) of the trade and also because there's a specialized technical school in Thiers from where many new cutlers come each year.
Recently Arto (former Arthaud-Chosson), Parapluie à l'épreuve, Issard stopped making folders, when an artisan retires, he rarely finds someone interested to buy his workshop.
So even if thre's still (happily) quite plenty of choice, I would not say it is a flourishing industry... :(
 
Jolipapa said:
Many cutlers in many towns have disappeared (Nogent, Chatellerault, etc.), today only Laguiole (but for how long?) and Thiers and the surrounding mountain survive, mainly because of the centuries old organisation (similar to cottage industry backing the big factories) of the trade and also because there's a specialized technical school in Thiers from where many new cutlers come each year.
Recently Arto (former Arthaud-Chosson), Parapluie à l'épreuve, Issard stopped making folders, when an artisan retires, he rarely finds someone interested to buy his workshop.
So even if thre's still (happily) quite plenty of choice, I would not say it is a flourishing industry... :(
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It's hard to 'like' a post like this, but thanks for that info. It's sad to see such things wither and die, but at least we can celebrate what we still do have.

Recently I was reading up on Corsican knives and I did happen upon two cutlers from there but I would say they are probably extremely small in regards to what we've seen in the past. Still, at least there are some artisans left and hopefully more will come to keep what's left alive.
 
Jolipapa said:
Many cutlers in many towns have disappeared (Nogent, Chatellerault, etc.), today only Laguiole (but for how long?) and Thiers and the surrounding mountain survive, mainly because of the centuries old organisation (similar to cottage industry backing the big factories) of the trade and also because there's a specialized technical school in Thiers from where many new cutlers come each year.
Recently Arto (former Arthaud-Chosson), Parapluie à l'épreuve, Issard stopped making folders, when an artisan retires, he rarely finds someone interested to buy his workshop.
So even if thre's still (happily) quite plenty of choice, I would not say it is a flourishing industry... :(
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A school makes a difference!! I know Bill at GEC has to personally train his cutlers, because of the long term disappearance of the apprenticeship system! A person could say Bill is a one-man school!!
Thanks for your take on the French state of cutlery affairs, JP!!
Jolipapa Jolipapa
 
waynorth said:
A school makes a difference!! I know Bill at GEC has to personally train his cutlers, because of the long term disappearance of the apprenticeship system! A person could say Bill is a one-man school!!
Thanks for your take on the French state of cutlery affairs, JP!!
Jolipapa Jolipapa
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I agree for the importance of the school and the possibility to get apprenticeship with experienced cutlers.
 
Said to pre-date the Laguiole in style, these more compact knives are easy to pocket, and although they have a shorter blade, they should do most of the tasks called-for of a pocketknife!!
Nicely finished, the Bee has become a flower!!:)
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The scratches are mine, not the knives'!!
 
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