Jean-Michel Cayron Best Craftsman of France - 2007

The contest

Jean-Michel Cayron win the XXIII contest « One of the Best Crafstman of France».
Group XIV – Professions : technicals of accuracy
Class 1 : Cutlery
And option # 2 : manufacturing of hunting knives.

Remarks :
No industrial made or stamp made. 3 pieces to manufacture with one or the other method : hand-stock removal or hand-forging.

2 pieces was laid down :

• An unfolding knife (fixed blade) with a hill and total lenght of 230 mm
• A folding knife with lock blades for each piece. Closed size : 150 mm Width size 30 mm and high of 40 mm with 4 pieces : blade, saw blade, gutting blade and corkscrew.

The last piece is to be a folding knife. Free.

Work of Jean-Michel Cayron for the contest

Description is made by Jean-Michel :

Imposed work : fixed blade :
 

Stainless steel blade Z100 CDMN 14-4 (ATS 34). Hardness : 61 HRC
Hill : white maillechort with each side rose maillechort
Handle in stabilized girafo bone
Pommel : white maillechort with rose maillechort

 

Imposed work : folding knife with 4 pieces :

2 stainless steel bolsters
Handle in stabilized girafo bone
Lock blades with 3 independent locks : a central lock for the main blade and inside the corkscrew and 2 lateral locks for the saw blade and the gutting blade

• Stainless steel blade Z100 CDMN 14-4 (ATS 34). Hardness : 61 HRC
• Stainless steel saw Z70CD 16 with 42 triangular and zig-zag teeth Hardness : 56-58 HRC
• Stainless steel gutting blade Z100 CDMN 14-4 (ATS 34) with curved grinding. Hardness : 61 HRC
• Stainless steel corkscrew Z20C13 in gimlet pattern and dextrogyre with 4 curved. Hardness : 51-53 HRC
• Stainless steel locks Z40C14. Hardness : 54-56 HRC
• Stainless steel springs Z20C13. Hardness : 51-53 HRC

Free work : folding knife

The pattern is a reference of a old model.
And chisellings, mechanical system, aesthetics options are a reference of our cultural and technical heritage.
The only modern think is the use of our modern stainless steel.

2 blades folding knife
Lenght closed : 200 mm
Handle in elephant ivory (we have the agreement to use old elephant ivory-CITES)
Sculpted front bolster in white maillechort
Locks (Z40C14), bolsters, springs (Z20C13) and ricasso blades are engraved with floral pattern
Made with 3 plates
Lock blades with 2 independant locks like « lentille forgée » on the same lenght Stainless steel blades Z100CDMN 14-4 (ATS34) on the same axis:

• one classic blade pattern simple curved grinding
• une lame « d’estoc » double tranchant émouture en creux avec un faux tranchant