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Thiers, la Durolle et ses cascades dans la vallée des Usines

Thiers, capital of knife-making

Perched on a rocky spur above the Durolle valley, Thiers has been making knives since the Middle Ages. The river made it all possible: rushing down the gorges, it turned the wheels that drove the grindstones and machines of the workshops, lined up along what is still called the vallée des Usines (the valley of factories). The town's most famous trade is that of the grinder. In the early 20th century, these men sharpened knives lying flat on their stomachs above the grindstone, often with their dog lying on their legs to keep them warm. A knife passed from hand to hand, from the forge to the polishing, each step entrusted to a specialist. Today Thiers is considered the French capital of knife-making, and its Musée de la Coutellerie (Cutlery Museum) tells this story. It is here that we have our knives, our board and our bread basket made, from design to finishing, and our saber with a partner cutler.

Photo: Lethiernois, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

 Read the story of Thiers

Photo: the vallée des Usines in Thiers, Lethiernois, CC BY-SA 4.0 license

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Thiers, vue sur la vallée de la Durolle depuis la place Antonin-Chastel – Maison Mouche

Thiers, the French capital of knife-making

|Pierre Bouquet
In the Puy-de-Dôme, a hillside town has been making knives for centuries. Here is how Thiers became the French capital of knife-making.
Vignoble de champagne – Maison Mouche

L'heure verte: the absinthe ritual and its spoon

|Pierre Bouquet
In the late 19th century, Paris set aside a moment of the day for absinthe. A look back at a ritual of patience, cold water and a spoon unlike any...
Flûtes de champagne levées pour un toast – Maison Mouche

How to saber champagne: the technique, step by step

|Pierre Bouquet
Sabrage looks impressive, but it relies on a simple gesture once you know it. Preparation, position, motion, precautions: here is how to open a bottle with a saber, without forcing.
Thiers, vue sur la vallée de la Durolle depuis la place Antonin-Chastel – Maison Mouche

Thiers, the French capital of knife-making

|Pierre Bouquet
In the Puy-de-Dôme, a hillside town has been making knives for centuries. Here is how Thiers became the French capital of knife-making.

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