by Dominique Chidaine | 5 Feb 2024 | News, Portraits
From England to the Dordogne, Jeremy, a musician and cabinet-maker, has become a cutler… Zoom in on his and his sharp British eye. Jeremy Walker was born in Hastings, not far from Brighton, a pretty seaside town in the south-east of England. Like cats, he has...
by Dominique Chidaine | 7 Sep 2023 | News, Portraits
Guillaume Naboulet is an artisan cutler at Coutellerie Nontronnaise. A self-described “pure iron Périgourdin”, he talks to us about his trade, his history, his know-how, his favourite knives, the Nontron knife and … of course, La Coutellerie...
by Dominique Chidaine | 28 Jun 2023 | News, Portraits
STÉPHANIE LAMY IS IN CHARGE OF THE HISTORIC SHOP OF “LA COUTELLERIE NONTRONNAISE”, 33 RUE CARNOT, IN THE VILLAGE OF NONTRON. SHE TELLS US ABOUT THIS SPECIAL PLACE, HER JOB, HER FAVOURITE KNIFE, THE NONTRON KNIFE AND, OF COURSE, “LA COUTELLERIE NONTRONNAISE” …...
by Dominique Chidaine | 4 Apr 2023 | News
WE ARE PUBLISHING A SERIES OF ARTICLE ENTITLED “WORKSHOP SECRETS”. ZOOM ON THE BOXWOOD. THE WOOD THAT HAS BEEN USED FOR THE HANDLES MAKING OF NONTRON KNIVES FROM THE VERY BEGINNING Boxwood grows everywhere in the forests of the Périgord Vert, the...
by Dominique Chidaine | 10 Mar 2023 | News, Portraits
Patricia Boutoule is a wood turner at La Coutellerie Nontronnaise, she is talking about her job, her beginnings, her favourite knives and of course… La Coutellerie Nontronnaise. Patricia, you are a wood turner, what does your job involve? I shape the wooden...
by Dominique Chidaine | 30 Apr 2020 | News, recipes
Make the most of your “stay at home” with this Walnut cake recipe and don’t forget to open the walnut pods with our nutcracker “La Coutellerie Nontronnaise” Between Lalinde and Mussidan, the Valley of the Dordogne and the Valley of the Isle, till the Land of Lias,...
