{"id":22872,"date":"2019-02-06T22:10:39","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T21:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ausabot.com\/?page_id=22872"},"modified":"2019-02-21T16:01:11","modified_gmt":"2019-02-21T15:01:11","slug":"thiers-capital-of-the-knife-making-industry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ausabot.com\/en\/know-how\/thiers-capital-of-the-knife-making-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Thiers, capital of the knife-making industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;titleseparator&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Capital of the knife-making industry<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Since the beginning, Coutellerie Au Sabot has been based in <strong>Thiers, the capital of the French knife-making industry<\/strong>. This is the very heart of the Auvergne, a region that prizes simple, genuine, down-to-earth values.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-lxmt&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;17021&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;sixteen-nine&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]Standing proud on its rocky spur, facing the Cha\u00eene des Puys, visitors to Thiers are amazed by <strong>the town\u2019s Medieval architecture<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Wandering down small streets and alleyways, you come across half- timbered, corbelled and even turreted buildings\u2026 not forgetting its charming look of Tuscany in the setting sun.<\/p>\n<p>For centuries now, Thiers has been <strong>the most important French centre of cutlery manufacture<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_color=&#8221;accent&#8221;]Origin[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text]The industry charts its origins back to the Middle Ages. According to legend, crusaders from the Auvergne brought the secrets of knife manufacture back with them from the first Crusade. However, the <strong>metal industry<\/strong> in Auvergne actually dates back to the 14 th century.<\/p>\n<p>The development of the cutlery industry allowed the town to begin exporting its products as early as the 16 th century to Spain, the Netherlands and Lombardy. All sorts of blades were ground on <strong>whetstones powered by hydraulic energy from the River Durolle<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_color=&#8221;accent&#8221;]Modernisation[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text]Since then, the cutler\u2019s work has been modernised and you no longer see grinders lying flat on their stomachs above their whetstones, their faithful dog lying on their legs to keep them warm. Today, Thiers still counts nearly 300 cutlery manufacturers or artisans.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to traditional cutlery manufacture, production also includes surgical instruments, plastic articles, cutlery, kitchenware and stainless steel dishes, as well as machining and spare parts for the automotive industry.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; el_class=&#8221;categoriesrow&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_gallery el_id=&#8221;gallery-100980&#8243; medias=&#8221;633,632,17021,636&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; media_items=&#8221;media|lightbox|original&#8221; screen_lg=&#8221;1000&#8243; screen_md=&#8221;600&#8243; screen_sm=&#8221;480&#8243; single_width=&#8221;3&#8243; images_size=&#8221;four-three&#8221; single_overlay_opacity=&#8221;50&#8243; single_text_anim=&#8221;no&#8221; single_overlay_anim=&#8221;no&#8221; single_padding=&#8221;2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-lxmt&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;titleseparator&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Tours on the theme of cutlery and knife manufacture<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ville-thiers.fr\/Musee-de-la-coutellerie-51\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Mus\u00e9e de la Coutellerie<\/strong>&nbsp;:<\/a>\u00a0Six centuries of knife manufacture illustrated by 800 rare or unusual pieces. The museum proposes workshops, a vibrant area dedicated to showcasing the cutlers\u2019 skills and know-how.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ville-thiers.fr\/Vallee-des-Rouets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Vall\u00e9e des Rouets<\/strong>&nbsp;:<\/a>\u00a0On the tracks of the knife grinders! Just a few kilometres from Thiers, in the heart of the countryside, the hiking paths winding along the banks of the River Durolle take you to the famous wheels, blade sharpening mills.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ville-thiers.fr\/Cite-des-Couteliers-1085\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Cit\u00e9 des Couteliers<\/strong>&nbsp;:<\/a>\u00a0Thiers is a town that innovates, designs, manufactures and exports! 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