Traditional French Fry day

[kamagong]

For around $1200 aud I just hoped for better out of that knife is all.

Did you say $1200 AUD?



Thanks for sharing your thoughts calm . That's what I would expect based on the price points those makers inhabit.

 

[Hatchet_Jack]

Did you say $1200 AUD?

yeah about €750 equates to around $1200. I got a one off bonus from work after a good year. Put most of it on the homeloan and kept that much to buy a once in a lifetime knife. We all learn from mistakes, the costlier the more we learn i suppose!

Euro and usd are typically 50-60% more than Aussie dollars.

 

[Knives-of-France]

Gutter knife in horn by Gilles Reyneweater

 

[Hatchet_Jack]

Gutter knife in horn by Gilles Reyneweater
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That's a beautiful knife. What's the history of the gouttiere knife?

 

[Will Power]

As far as I know, the Gouttière is an uncommon knife today lacking the glamour of other patterns. This concerns me little as I find them an excellent knife. I was given the bottom knife by a generous Forumite, it's a production knife in Horn and it inspired me to ask Jérôme Latreille to make me his interpretation of the pattern (centre) in carbon, stainless bolster, liners and filework, Warthog Tusk scales- centre. He did an excellent job on the 'guttering' bolster and opted for an external pivot for a rustic approach, brilliant. The top knife is also production a GR like the Horn one shown by Knives-of-France but in Olivewood. Can strongly recommend this as a plausible working knife, tough but not crude and very pleasing.

 

[5K Qs]

A couple of French knives I received for birthday/Christmas this year, both from Coursolle.
Plowman knife, 3.35 inch XC75 carbon steel bourbon (French for spearpoint?) blade, stamped brass handle just under 4 inches:



Pradel pattern, 2.91 inch XC75 carbon steel bourbon (French for spearpoint?) blade, rosewood handle just over 3.5 inches:



- GT

 

[joeradza]

Happy New Year

 

[Hatchet_Jack]

My siamois, a modern replica of an 18th century clasp knife used by French colonials living in the New France.

This was made based off an excavated knife from a French fort in the time period. While boxwood/buis was most common for fixed blade trade knives such as the boucheron, beech/hêtre was most often used in siamois.

It's also the same clasp knife as the one in my avatar. An 18th century portrait "The Swiss Drinker". He clutches his ale with his pipe, tobacco twist and jambette in front.

 

[Knives-of-France]

That's a beautiful knife. What's the history of the gouttiere knife?

I haven't done an history of the gouttiere yet on my blog... maybe I should.

It's basically a cousin of the Langres (That I made a post on my blog knives-of-france-blog.com), with a similar shape. the term "gouttière" (water gutter) comes from the characteristic bolster. As Will Power said, an excellent working knife.

 

[Knives-of-France]

A couple of French knives I received for birthday/Christmas this year, both from Coursolle.
Plowman knife, 3.35 inch XC75 carbon steel bourbon (French for spearpoint?) blade, stamped brass handle just under 4 inches:
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Pradel pattern, 2.91 inch XC75 carbon steel bourbon (French for spearpoint?) blade, rosewood handle just over 3.5 inches:
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- GT

Hey, I recognize those... and yes, bourbon essentially means spearpoint, check this

 

[mitch13]

A classic for Friday!
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[lambertiana]

 

[Modoc ED]

 

[Gary W. Graley]

https://imgur.com/JQXsSQQ

You two quit screwing around or we're going to have to separate you!

(boy I can still hear my French teacher saying those words at my friend and I during class lol )

G2

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[waynorth]

A Birthday remembered!! A nicely refurbished Rossignol Laguiole 2-blade!! Accompanied by wonderful custom beads - life gets no better than this!!
Thanks for this ongoing moment in history, J-M!!

 

[Corto_Malt]

 

[afishhunter]

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Do the SAK corkscrew mini screwdrivers and accessory FIRE ANT kindling and fero rod fit the corkscrew?

the stag. What is the closed length?

 

[Jolipapa]

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

Don't really need a knife for chips/frites though, maybe one with an awl or fleam ?

The taste differs because they are made in beef grease, not oil/margarin/whatsoever ! In october Lille is a good place if you like also mussels. If your preference goes to herrings, Dunkirk's Carnival is the place !

Clear enough ?

 

[Corto_Malt]