Philippe Soeuvre Vézelay burl of ironwood San Mai damascus
VÉZELAY handmade linerlock knife - hand-forged damask bolsters - hand-forged damask blade.
Phiippe Soeuvre has dedicated himself to damask forging. He has worked full-time as a damask and artisan blacksmith for more than 15 years. He lives and works in Quarré-les-Tombes in France. Philippe completed several apprenticeships and received various awards for his work. He tries to revive ancient knowledge. He uses only iron, steel and pure nickel for his damask blades.
The handle scales of this aesthetic gentleman's knife are made of made from semi-fossilised desert burl of ironwood. Minimal indentations or notches are characteristic of this extremely hard and heavy wood.
The blade is a San-Mai damascus blade - very thin and sharp. The plates are decorated to match this pattern. The inner resort is also decorated and engraved with PH.SOUEVRE.
A case is included in the delivery.
Scales : burl of ironwood 15,5 cm
San-Mai-damascus blade 12,5 cm,
bolsters handforged damascus
knife opened 28,5 cm
weight 165 Gramm
Linerlock Verriegelung
Philippe Soeuvre
After fifteen years in the blacksmith's and cutler's trade, training in damask and artistic blacksmithing with François PITAUD and further training in mechanics with Claude GIRAUD, Philippe Soeuvre was awarded the EPV (Entreprise Patrimoine Vivant) label for his work in 2010.
It was renewed in 2015. He also received a master craftsman title and two awards in Thiers in 2013 and 2014. His speciality is mainly damask, be it puff pastry, mosaic or figurative. He tries to revive ancient knowledge and uses only iron, steel and pure nickel, which is why he has to return to basic techniques such as the tranchant rapporté or the sanmai.
Contact: philippe.soeuvre@forge-du-morvan.com
Philippe Souevre, 89630 Quarré Les Tombes, France
