Le Bugiste

I’m a great believer in forums for any technical topic. I got countless pieces of premium info in forums concerning computers and software, jazz, cars, hi-fi, fly casting and fly tying, history of art… you name it. So, the place I go when I want to learn something about (French) knives is, as you can guess, a forum. The best one in my opinion is called Neoczen, and don’t ask me why. There I’ve learned plenty of useful and less useful things about knifelore. One place in which I regularly lurk is the corner dedicated to knife makers. One of my favorites is named Frédéric Maschio. He designs plenty of beautiful things, but there’s one knife I find particularly cool. It’s named “le Bugiste”, and when you see it you know you want to use it to slice your saucisson, spread butter and Roquefort cheese on a toast, or cut a walnut stick when you go for a walk. It’s the kind of blade you expect to find in the pocket of the brown corduroy pants of your grand father. And at around €110, it’s not even expensive for handcrafted unique piece.