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Passionate about pure, simple beauty and complex mechanisms, <strong>Jean-Pierre Martin<\/strong> is featured in this issue with this magnificent piece on the cover named &#8220;Norma,&#8221; in homage to Vincenzo Bellini&#8217;s opera that he admires. Here, as a master of hidden systems, he creates a special, totally invisible locking mechanism. Equally concerned with details, originality, and the pursuit of perfection, <strong>Ama\u00ebl Druez<\/strong> creates remarkable knives with his dizzying and captivating guilloch\u00e9 work brilliantly applied to very thin assembled plates. These are two very different creators who share a common quest: perfect beauty.    <\/p>\n<p>Also in this issue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A few pages of <strong>news<\/strong> with current updates, as well as <strong>well-considered ideas for your next purchases <\/strong>;<\/li>\n<li>A review of <strong>the spring 2025 cutlery shows<\/strong>, both large and small, showcasing the best of French artisanal cutlery;<\/li>\n<li>A feature in the form of a buying guide, demonstrating that it&#8217;s possible to find a <strong>good folding knife for under \u20ac30.<\/strong> Follow our advice!<\/li>\n<li><strong>The quest for the ultimate throwing knife <\/strong>by our knife-throwing champion Maxime Blanchet;<\/li>\n<li>A few tests and brand presentations that caught our eye: the <strong>Swordfish by Remette<\/strong>, the latest <strong>MT55 <\/strong>from our dear French <strong>Wildsteer<\/strong>, and the quintessential pocket knife from <strong>Deadalus KnifeCo<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<li>The dynamism of the French cutlery industry is driven by our remarkable companies. In this issue, we present two of them to you: the material supplier <strong>Eurotechni <\/strong>and the manufacturer <strong>Forge de Laguiole<\/strong>; <\/li>\n<li>Because we consider the knife to be <strong>essential for our survival<\/strong>, our emergency knife expert shows us here how to put together <strong>their vacation emergency kit<\/strong> and how to prepare your knife so it is perfectly operational when needed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The collection<\/strong> presented in this issue is extraordinary, but it allows you to discover this type of knife with very specific characteristics: <strong>the Colonial<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>A special focus on the exceptional knife set dedicated to <strong>Jules Verne<\/strong> by <strong>Atelier 1515<\/strong> in collaboration with other remarkable artists.<\/li>\n<li>A dive into the <strong>history of the Merovingians<\/strong> is offered, to observe their remarkable skills in <strong>metal arts,<\/strong> with a first part here on weaponry.<\/li>\n<li>We wanted to pay tribute to cutler <strong>Alain Chomilier <\/strong>who formed with his son Joris an exceptional duo, both humanly and artistically.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dive into the world of knives with this new issue!<br \/>\n<\/strong>In this issue, discover, centered around the one also known as &#8220;the legend,&#8221; the great French art cutler Jean-Pierre Martin, along with a rich variety of reports, advice, and opinions, including buying guides, tests, spring shows, brands and companies, exceptional creations, collections, creator portraits, and many other articles to make your summer 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