SALESSES BENOIT Pocket Knife SAINT AMANS Juniper

 SALESSES BENOIT Pocket KnifeSAINT AMANS DES CÔTS  uniper Article No. 25.04.2023GE

total length 20,5 cm
blade length 9,5 cm 
Blade material 14C28N Sandvik steel, satin finish, stainless steel
blade thickness 3,0 mm
Blade shape medium pointed
handle material juniper wood, triple riveted
handle length 11,5 cm
Blades stainless steel
Spring smooth
Knifemaker Benoît Salesses
Weight 83 gram
Manufacturer  SALESSES BENOIT, France
Delivery in a gift box of the manufacturer with a seal 

The village of Saint-Amans-des-Côts, situated 700 meters above sea level, with its houses and its church, an
austere mixture of basalt rock, granite and white stone, with slate roofs so typical of
this region, as with its proud neighbors Laguiole and Estaing, lies in the Viadène on the
edge of the Aubrac plateau. In the south of the Massif Central, life for the 750 inhabitants is not
always easy. Winters are always harsh and Sundays, the only days of rest, are
synonymous with feast days. The family gathers around a large table and a good
dish, the laughter of children and adults accompanies the crackling of the fireplace, one
you prolong these happy moments in this family cocoon, in order to postpone the moment when you have to stick your nose
to stick your nose outside.
It was during these convivial moments, warming each other's hearts, that the idea came to him,
to model this knife after the one in his village. For Benoît, it was very important to design a knife
to design a knife that is characterized by simplicity and elegance. The Saint-Amans-des-Côts (here they just say
Saint-Amans"), which symbolizes the sharing of those happy and tender moments with family or friends.
friends. One senses all this harmony in the purity of its line, which extends the hand
lengthens, a true table companion with impeccable sharpness.
For 20 years, Benoît Salesses has been a knifemaker and designer. He was trained at the Compagnons
du Devoir (the journeymen of duty - The "Compagnons du devoir" are a French organization
of craftsmen and artists that dates back to the Middle Ages. Their traditional training and
technique consists, among other things, of their apprenticeship throughout France, meeting the
meet the master craftsmen of each region) trained and worked as a carpenter, with his
passion was folding knives and their mechanism. "What I like about knife making
is the possibility of working with different materials, an indispensable object that has existed for millennia.
existing, indispensable object, and to see how the knife evolves over the course of its
evolves over the course of its manufacture." Benoît invites us here on a journey marked by rural life,
sharing and friendship.