Traditional French Fry day

waynorth said:
JP, your comments enrichen the world of French knives for a neophyte like me!! Thank you for all your items of information!! I may not comment, but I read your writings avidly!!
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You're welcome! I have gathered some documentation on the net but since the demise of the Flash by Adobe we've lost tons of rare catalogues and useful books that used the technology.
On the other hand, I am grateful to people like Mr Lemonnier who does a wonderful job.
kamagong said:
That would make sense. And not necessarily illegitimate. IIRC either you or @Âchillepattada have mentioned that it was not uncommon to take a old, worn out laguiole into the shop for a blade exchange.

It would also explain the use of ivory for the covers. Seems an oddly luxurious choice for this knife.
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I just read your answer. Ivory is the clue. Let me introduce you to a cousin of your knife, pictures speak by themselves.
https://couteauxdepoche.forumactif.com/t1527-coup-de-jne-pour-un-besset

It was frequent to get a new blade when the original was too tired. Your Lag is to a Fayet what Abarth is to a Fiat! 😊
 
I made this discovery on a Friday so.... I thought Lags were the knives with an abeille or rather a mouche? Seems like Chambriard's Thiers Compact have them too :eek::cool:😸

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Jolipapa said:
Never forget that French industrial activity is at rest in August! 💤
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I had completely forgotten about that at the time that I ordered. When I finally did remember, I resigned myself to not receiving the knife until sometime in the fall. So, I was rather amazed to actually receive the finished knife in August! :)
 
JW225 said:
I had completely forgotten about that at the time that I ordered. When I finally did remember, I resigned myself to not receiving the knife until sometime in the fall. So, I was rather amazed to actually receive the finished knife in August! :)
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They work a lot with export, so there must be a few people staying to deal with orders, hence the longer delay. Time has gone when all was shut down until sept.1st! This year a lot of shops did not close as the last two years were pityful!
 
waynorth said:
Took me a while to find the mouche!!
Ha Ha!!!
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It didn't take him long to find my photo shot, the show-off :D

But now I'm perplexed, anxious....:eek: What BREED of Fly appears on the Lag ?o_O Bluebottle, Greenbottle (shown in the pic) ?? Horsefly, Elkfly?? Plenty of them here and they suck blood and leave a nice love-bite behind....I start to think it could be a Bee after all..but, Bumble Bee, Honey Bee?? Guêpe peut-être ? ;) Aaaaarghhhhh!😸
 
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Will Power said:
It didn't take him long to find my photo shot, the show-off :D

But now I'm perplexed, anxious....:eek: What BREED of Fly appears on the Lag ?o_O Bluebottle, Greenbottle (shown in the pic) ?? Horsefly, Elkfly?? Plenty of them here and they suck blood and leave a nice love-bite behind....I start to think it could be a Bee after all..but, Bumble Bee, Honey Bee?? Guêpe peut-être ? ;) Aaaaarghhhhh!😸
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Will, you're a fine mouche! 🤔😉
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Looks like a wasp, acts like a bee, it's a (hover)fly.
 
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