These Terms and Conditions of Sale are agreed to, on the one hand by SABATIER AINE & PERRIER SARL with registered capital of 410,000 euros, having its Head Office at 57 Bellevue – 63300 THIERS – France, registered in the Thiers corporate and trade register under number 485 220 602 Management No. 2005 B 138, hereafter referred to as "the seller" and on the other hand, by any physical person wishing to make a purchase through the sabatier-k.com website of SABATIER AINE & PERRIER SARL, hereafter referred to as "the buyer".

Purpose:
These terms and conditions of sale are intended to define the contractual relationships between the seller and the buyer, and the terms and conditions applicable to any purchase made through the seller's merchandising website.
The acquisition of goods through this website implies the buyer's full and unreserved acceptance of these General Terms and Conditions of Sale. The act of confirming the purchase order present on the sabatier-k.com website implies full acceptance of the General Terms and Conditions of Sale.
These terms and conditions of sale prevail over all other general or special terms and conditions not expressly agreed to by Sabatier Aîné & Perrier sarl.
The seller reserves the right to modify the General Terms and Conditions of Sale at any time. In this case, the applicable terms and conditions shall be those in force at the date of the buyer's order.

Characteristics of the goods on offer:
The products for sale are those shown in the catalogue published in the sabatier-k.com website. These products are offered within the limits of available stock. Each product is accompanied by a description and a photograph. The photographs are not contractual. The catalogue photographs are as faithful as possible, but cannot ensure perfect similarity with the offered product, especially as concerns the colours of the handles in natural or stamina woods.
Sabatier Aîné & Perrier sarl guarantees that the products proposed on its website are products made in France, except for the handles in woods that can have various origins.

Prices:
The prices shown in the catalogue are net, in euros, US dollars or pounds sterling, all taxes included.
Sabatier Aîné & Perrier sarl reserves the right to modify its prices at any time, while it is agreed that the price shown in the catalogue on the day of the order shall be the only one applicable to the buyer.
A fixed sum will be added to the indicated prices to cover the costs of order handling, transport and delivery so long as this takes place in the planned geographic areas. This fixed sum will be made known before the order is registered.

Orders:
The buyer declares that the products purchased on the sabatier-k.com website are strictly limited to personal use.
The buyer shall:
- complete the identification sheet giving all the required details. The customer agrees to give an address to which delivery can be made during working hours (post office boxes are not accepted), phone number, and email address.
- complete the purchase order on line giving all the references and quantities of the selected products
- confirm the order after checking it
- check the box "I have read and I accept the General Terms and Conditions of Sale" and reconfirm the order
- make the payment under the provided conditions
- confirm the order and payment
As required, the buyer retains the option of sending the order by letter or fax. In this case, the sale will only become final after cashing, by the seller, of the payment and confirmation by the seller of acceptance of the request.
Confirmation of the order by the buyer entails acceptance of these General Terms and Conditions of Sale, and acknowledgement of having fully read and understood them.
An agreement is only finalised when the seller confirms the order.
Any refusal to accept an order will be confirmed by return email within 24 working hours (at the latest).
The seller also reserves the option of not recording a payment and thus not confirming an order for any reason whatsoever, and in particular if the ordered products are not available, if the products are no longer manufactured, for reasons of material supply, if the delivery risks being problematic (refusal by our carrier to serve a given geographic area) or if the order comes from a customer with whom Sabatier Aîné & Perrier sarl has a commercial or other dispute.

Right of retraction:
According to article L121-16 of the Code of Consumption, the buyer, non-professional physical person, benefits from a period of retraction of seven days as from the delivery of their order to return the product to the seller for exchange or refund with no penalty, excepting any fixed sum for shipping, delivery and return charges.
Products that are damaged, impaired, dirty, incomplete, or have the original packaging deteriorated will not be taken back by the seller. Products returned in this condition are to be paid for by the buyer, and they will remain at their disposal in the premises of Sabatier Aîné & Perrier sarl.

Payment methods:
Payments are made with the order:
- by bank card, through the secure system that uses the SSL (Secure Socket Layer) protocol such that the transmitted data are encrypted by a program and no third party can get knowledge of them during transit on the network. Sabatier Aîné & Perrier sarl has no access to these data, as the payment is made on the server of our partner bank.
The buyer can pay the bill in euros, US dollars or pounds sterling. The buyer's account will be debited instantly.
- by bank cheque in euros, drawn on a French bank only.

Personal data:
For normal order processing, collected personal data is subjected to computer processing, and the consumer acknowledges their knowledge of this.
Data on the buyer may be sent to third parties for verification.
The buyer also has a right of access for correction as regards all the relevant data, shown in the company's file.
This computer processing has been the subject of a declaration to the CNIL (French data protection authority) under file number 1139222.

Deliveries
Deliveries are made to the address given on the purchase order, which can only be in the agreed geographic area.
Delivery dates are provided for information only. If these exceed thirty days counting from the order, the sale agreement may be terminated.
The seller may not be held responsible for any overrun of the indicative times given on the website or at order confirmation.
If the addressee or anyone who can take possession of the products is absent at the time of delivery, the carrier will leave a calling note at the delivery address given by the customer.
In no case shall the seller be held responsible for any deterioration of the products in the event that said products are picked up late from the manufacturer, or should the customer fail to pick up the products.
In all cases, the buyer agrees to pay any customs duties and other taxes related to the import of the products into the country of the place of delivery. The buyer also declares full knowledge of the Laws and Regulations of the country of the place of delivery governing the import and possession of kitchen and pocket knives.
The buyer is liable for the risks as from the time when the products leave the premises of Sabatier Aîné & Perrier sarl. The customer shall check the goods on receipt of the package.
An invoice will be attached to the package.
In the event of damage during transportation, the customer shall make any reservations on the delivery slip before signing it, or, for Colissimo shipments, refuse the goods by issuing an anomaly report No. 170 to the "Post Office" representative.
These reservations shall be confirmed with the carrier on the day of receipt of the package and a copy sent to Sabatier Aîné & Perrier sarl (by email or fax).

Warranties:
All the products presented on the sabatier-k.com website comply with current French legislation.
Sabatier Aîné & Perrier guarantees that every possible care has been taken to offer high-quality artisanal products. In the event that the sold product is not conform, it may be returned to the seller who will take it back, exchange it or reimburse it. The buyer is responsible for the return transport costs.
Sabatier Aîné & Perrier guarantees its products, but may not be held responsible either for product selection, or for the use and maintenance of the articles. The products sold on the sabatier-k.com website are kitchen articles:
- the knives and forks are intended for the kitchen and should be used only for meat, vegetables or fresh fruit. Our knives should not be used for cutting frozen or deep frozen food. They are not suitable for dishwasher use. It is not a good idea to leave knives wet. They should be washed and dried at once. Careful maintenance of carbon-steel knives is even more important, as moisture will rust carbon-steel. Never put carbon-steel knives into the dishwasher. In normal use a carbon-steel knife's blade will stain. This is normal and not serious. Time can have an effect on natural wooden handles made of natural or stamina material. It is recommended never to leave a knife with this type of handle to soak in water. These tools require special maintenance and suitable storage. Sabatier Aîné & Perrier sarl may on no account be held responsible for the neglect, incorrect use (DIY, gardening, etc.) or ageing of a product simply due to time passing - sharpening steels used to maintain knife edges are very fragile objects due to the steel's hardness. The seller may on no account be held responsible if a sharpening steel breaks after falling. Never wet a sharpening steel or put it in a dishwasher. - blocks: wood is a natural material that ages and changes colour over time. Sabatier Aîné & Perrier sarl may on no account be held responsible for the change of appearance of a product simply due to time passing.
Sabatier Aîné & Perrier sarl warns users about the dangers of kitchen knives. A kitchen knife is a tool that must be handled with great care. Sabatier Aîné & Perrier may not be held responsible for domestic accidents, accidents involving minors or adults, cuts, wounds, etc. related to the dangerous nature of its products. It is strongly recommended not to leave these knives within the reach of young children.
Regarding any issue involving the warranty against latent defects, the product shall be returned to Sabatier Aîné & Perrier sarl - 57 Bellevue - 63300 THIERS - France with a copy of the invoice.
The seller's warranty is limited to the repair, replacement by same or replacement by value, if the product is no longer manufactured, of products acknowledged to be defective by the seller. In all cases, Sabatier Aîné & Perrier's liability is limited to the price paid for the product at the time of the order.

Liability:
The seller, in the on-line sale process, is only held to an obligation of means; it may not be held liable for damage resulting from the use of the Internet, such as data loss, intrusion, virus, service break, or other problems beyond its control.

Intellectual Property:
All the information present on the sabatier-k.com website (commercial names, manufacturing brands, designations, photographs, texts, videos) are and remain the exclusive intellectual property of Sabatier Aîné & Perrier sarl.
No-one may reproduce, exploit, redistribute, in part or in whole and for any purpose whatsoever, any information on the website, whether programs, visual or audio.
Any simple or hypertext link is strictly prohibited without the written agreement of Sabatier Aîné & Perrier sarl.

Archiving – Evidence:
Sabatier Aîné & Perrier sarl will archive purchase orders and invoices on a reliable and durable medium providing a faithful copy in accordance with the provisions of article 1348 of the French Civil Code.
Settlement of disputes:
In the event that any one part of these General Terms and Conditions of Sale should be declared inapplicable or void, the other items of the General Terms and Conditions of Sale shall remain applicable. In the event of dispute, the Clermont-Ferrand courts shall have sole jurisdiction, whatever delivery locations and payment methods are accepted.
These General Terms and Conditions of Sale and Use in French shall be executed and construed in compliance with French law. Any dispute that may arise regarding its validity, construction or execution shall be submitted to the Clermont-Ferrand courts - 63 - France, which have sole jurisdiction.

Welcome to the Official Website for the K Sabatier Kitchen Knives.

For the iphone owners, we developped an optimized version of our Sabatier-K.com

Thus you can, with your iphone, discover our 100% Forged Knives and order them.

Good Shopping,

Since cutting tools have been in existence, it has been necessary to upkeep their cutting edge.

Users, cooking enthusiast, professionals, each of us is confronted daily with a knife which won't cut anything.

What ever the quality of your knife, you need to resharpen it in order to use it in the best possible working condition.

The cutting edge of the blade must be regularly maintained.

The more a knife is worn out, the more difficult it will be to resharpen it.

Ideally a chef or a cook should use his sharpening tool before each use of the knife. A lot of people believe that it is difficult to replace a cutting edge with the sharpening steel. In reality, this is a very easy operation.

Try, all the handles have a protection guard alternately fly the fool length of each side of the knife blade along the fool length of the sharpening steel. The sharpening angle is vital. It is roughly 30° and must be regular. It is important to slide the two sides of the knife alternately on each side of the sharpening steel in order to thin the sharpest possible cutting edge. You must not slide the blades several times consecutively on the same side. Sharpening steel with a sharp angle groove gives a regular cutting edge to the knife just increasing his cutting edge.

Gradually reduce the pressure in order to remove the burr which will become sharper and sharper.

In order to help you, we put a video on line which explains in a simple way how to maintain a good cutting edge on a knife.

You need to practice to sharpen your knife as your butcher does. At the beginning, take your time. The rapidity does not give a better sharpening.

Click on to see a video on the Maintenance Knives.

This video is 2 minutes long

Special steels are necessary to make knives. To ensure the best cutting edge, stell high in Carbon is chosen.

Band of steel are cut into billets, carefully calculated to conform to the final specification of the knives. These are then heaten to 1150° centigrade to enable forging to take place. The red hot billets are carefully placed under the drop hammer in a 3-part mould which exactly corresponds to the size of knife in production.

Three blows of the massive drop hammer are needed, one in each section of the mould, to forge the billet into the required shape. Showers of sparks accompany this operation.

After forging, the knife is returned to the furnace and heated to 800° C to make it malleable once more, in order to trim the rough shape to the exact form required.

The tang is then pierced to take the rivets which will be used to maintain the handle on it.

Make known our web site and become godfather.

If you have friends or close relations impassioned by the knives and interested by our products, do not hesitate to recommend our site to them!

It is enough for you only to indicate their co-ordinates to us. You will become thus their godfather.

With the first purchase of each one of your godsons, we will offer to you 6 Euros !

These Purchasing Coupons cumulate in your account and you can use them with your own way by deducing them from the amount of your next orders.

To sponsor your friends,  connect you !

Welcome to the official website for SABATIER Aîné & PERRIER Kitchen Knives.

This website has been designed for quality knife enthusiasts. It's not just a matter of owning K SABATIER knives, but also of protecting them for future generations, like our grandmothers did. You will be proud to own and use a K SABATIER knife, synonymous of story and quality.

Tempering gives hardness to the knife to ensure a long lasting cutting edge. It’s a very important operation.

The knives are carefully placed in special trays. They are put into the furnace at 1040° centigrade.

After a period at these high temperatures, the knives will be placed in a machine to straighten them during the cooling time to prepare the Grinding Operation.

The knives are then put back into the furnace to "return" hardness to the steel (200°-300° C).

After the process the knives will have an hardness of 54 - 56 Rockwell, that is to say the resharpening will be easy with a steel.

Pocket knives of quality for Ladies and for Gentlemen.

Original Pocket Knives (Damascus blade - noble material handle).

Other products and manufacturers will be added regularly.

You are more and more to visit our web site and we are happy to prepare your orders.

To reward your fidelity, a purchasing coupon is generated with each order:

- 5 euros for a purchase ranging between 100 and 200 euros
- 12 euros for a purchase ranging between 201 and 300 euros
- 20 euros for a purchase ranging between 301 and 500 euros
- 40 euros for a purchase with the top of 501 euros,

To each order, these coupons are add to your account, you will be able to deduce them to your next orders.

You need to keep the cutting of the knives with a professional sharpening steel.

.

Click on this link to read our explanations

.

Click on this link to see our video

We reward your fidelity offering you vouchers* :

• 5 euros for any purchase between 100 and 200 euros,
• 12 euros for any purchase between 201 and 300 euros,
• 20 euros for any purchase between 301 and 500 euros,
• 40 euros for any purchase exceeding 501 euros.

* You can check the value of your vouchers on your account. The sponsor and fidelity vouchers are cumulative and you can deduce them from the order of your choice.

Many knives have a Sabatier brand, the y can be different qualitites and different origins. If 'Made in France" is not indicated, you can doubt about the French origin of the products.

➢ See our Kitchen Knives

➢ See our Pocket Knives

➢See our Knives for the Table

➢ Voir toutes nos promotions (Jusqu’à - 50%)

Personalization of the blades of the kitchen knives for free of charge !

Good visit and good purchasing on www.sabatier-k.com

You hesitate between several ranges of K SABATIER Fully Forged Knives.

To help you , you will find in this page questions which you must put.

The first question concerns the steel with whom the forged knives are manufactured. The second is about materials used for the handles.

K SABATIER does not manufacture Knives Ranges of various qualities. Only steel, handle and design can differentiate the K SABATIER Forged Knives.

1°- WHICH STEEL DO YOU WISH ?

We are working two different steels.

We use CARBON STEEL, which was used by the Manufacturers in the past, because of its cutting power, facility to re-sharp the knives. But it hates water and change of colors with time.

STAINLESS STEEL is used for the majority of the ranges. It's a specific steel for the manufacturing of High Quality Forged Knives.

- CARBON STEEL :

----------> Vintage - Au Carbon Range HERE

- STAINLESS STEEL :

----------> Several Ranges are proposed

We manufacture several Stainless Steel Forged Ranges (Authentique - Bellevue - Proxus - Auvergne - Elegance). The differences between these ranges only concern the Design and the Handle.

Quality is the same.

You must then ask you one second question.

2°- You wish Stainless Steel Knives, but WHICH HANDLE DO YOU WANT ?

- Black Plastic Handle :

----------> Authentique Range HERE

----------> Bellevue Range HERE

----------> Proxus Range HERE

Between these three ranges, the difference is done by the design of the handle and the bolster (part of the knife between the handle and the blade).

- Wooden Corol Handle :

----------> Auvergne Range HERE

----------> Elegance Range HERE

Between these two ranges, the difference is done by the design of the handle and the bolster (part of the knife between the handle and the blade).

HERE A TABLE WHICH CAN HELP YOU IN YOUR CHOICE :

• Cutting slices of thick meat
• Cutting vegetables and fruit
• Chopping and mincing aromatic herbs

the Oriental Knife : Wide-bladed knife with hollows

SABATIER AINE & PERRIER - www.sabatier-k.com - is established in the French Capital of the Cutlery. Our Kitchen Knives are known in the whole world by the profesionals and the amateurs of Kitchen Knives.

We selected for you various French Manufacturers of pocket knives. The range goes to increase with the time in order to propose the best produced Made in France to you.

All pictures of the Pocket Knives Part you allow to make turn the knife and like entirely seeing it.

We are the first site of knives to propose this new technology.

Sabatier-K.com innovates for the pleasure of its customers.

Good visit and good purchase on www.sabatier-k.com

Tempering gives hardness to the knife to ensure a long lasting cutting edge. It’s a very important operation.

The knives are carefully placed in special trays. They are put into the furnace at 820° centigrade.

After a period at these high temperatures, the knives are immediately placed into oil.

The knives are then put back into the furnace to "return" hardness to the steel (200°-300° C).

For the Carbon Knives, we verify their straightless, one by one.

lazer machine

For any order placed before December 31st 2007, we offer you the personalization of the blades.

Make your relatives happy and see you soon on the Sabatier-K.com 

A knife always brings pleasure : a kitchen knife for the amateurs of gastronomy, or a pocket knife for the lovers of beautiful objets.

All the validated orders placed before Sunday May 18th at midnight will be sent on Monday May 19th (except for the pocket knives with "ON ORDER" pictogram).

Note that we personalize Free of Charge the blades of the kitchen knives.

The personalization of the blades of some pocket knives may be possible at a cost of 5 Euros.

Do not hesitate to please someone or yourself with the Sabatier-K.com shop.

By phone : +33 4 73 80 11 03

By e-mail : contact@sabatier-k.com

 mail@sabatiershop.com

mail@sabatierstore.com

Very important operation also, because it is to grind the blade of the rough knife and to give him the best possible cutting edge.

The blade passed on several times in a grinding machine to remove the maximum of metal by friction of the grinding stone on the blade knife and to arrive at the best smoothness of the edge.

Another operation will consist in removing all the stripes caused by the grinding operation.

Congratulations, you have just purchased a professional knife – Vintage – Au Carbone. Its exceptional cutting power and its re-sharpening are superior to a Stainless Steel Knife.

However we wish to draw your attention to the maintenance of a knife made with Carbon Steel :

1 – After using, wash your carbon steel knife in warm soapy water and immediately wipe dry.

2 – Never put a Carbon Knife in the dishwasher.

3 – With time, the steel can change colour. This is quite normal. This is a perfectly natural occurrence without risk.

To protect the blade from the water and to avoid the rust, we grease our Carbon Knives.

4 – A regular sharpening maintenance is necessary to have a perfect cutting edge.

La personnalisation des lames des couteaux de cuisine et couteaux de poche est offerte.

This operation consist in removing all the stripes caused by the grinding operation. 

We also prepare the sharpening edge of the knives. 

It is necessary to grind all the rough parts of the knife to remove calamine and to make them brilliant.

For our different ranges and models, several tools (different forms and different angles) are necessary to grind the various parts of the knife (bolster, tang, corbin, chin and back).

This operation is to adjust the handle on the tang of the knife.

After having adjusted the two parts of the materials to form the handle, it will be necessary to bore these ones to allow the passage of the rivets. The handle is shaped to give him its form to be adapted of the tang of the knife.

A first polishing will prepare the handle to other final polishing operations.

It is an operation which requires a very great professional qualification, because it consists in giving to the unfinished knives the best finishing.

For that, it is absolutely necessary to polish all the visible parts of the knife. With various tools of sizes and different forms, the work polish the bolster, the corbin, the chin, the back, as well as the four faces of the handle.

Then lt comes the operation of rayassage which consists in removing all the small stripes of the blade and to give him the final brilliance.

Finally the last operation of manufacture arrives : a grinding stone is used to refine to the maximum the edge of the blade and to give to the knife the best cut.

The knife is thus finished. It then will be wiped, marked on the blade, then packed.

Personalize your knives K SABATIER

You wish for personal reasons (gift, presentfor a particular occasion, for yourself...) or for professional reasons (todifferentiate its knives for the chefs, for the students in school...).

We can personalize your kitchenknifes K SABATIER in various manners:

Onthe handle, personalization isengraved in the mass (Black Handles and Wooden Handles).

- between the 2nd and the 3rd rivets (frontface of the knife) : a first name, a name... Numbers limited to 10 characters.

* example of a personalization - front face ofthe knife

Onthe blade, personalization isengraved with the laser. A message - a first name (a limited number of 30characters) which will be engraved with the laser the back face of the blade ofthe knife.

* example of a personalization – Back face of the knife :

How can you personalize your knives at the time of your order on theshop sabatier-k.com ?

- the handle (sidefront face)

    Message which will be engraved in the mass
    10 Characters
    

-         the blade: back side face

Message which will be engraved with a laser onthe blade. Numbers limited of 30 characters

Which knives can be personalized?

HANDLE : weonly personalize the kitchen knifes K SABATIER (Authentique - Vintage Au Carbon- Bellevue - Proxus - Auvergne - Elegance) and the SharpenningSteels with 3 rivets.

BLADE : weonly personalize the kitchen knifes K SABATIER (Authentique - Vintage Au Carbon- Bellevue - Proxus - Auvergne - Elegance).
The SharpenningSteels and Forks can't be personalize on the blade.

TheOLD K SABATIER knives, Sharpenning Steels without rivets and the knives of ourfriends from Thiers cannot be personalized.

If you need information before to order the personalization, you are able to contact us.

Delivery Delays :

Takinginto account the engraving of the handles in the mass, our team needs acompletion and make-ready time. Your orders will be dispatched within normaltimes (48/72 Hours).

Prices :

Particular conditions for thePersonalized Knives:

Apersonalized knife could not be returned to sabatier-k.com, except guaranteedrelated to the knife itself (vice of manufacture).

Youunderstand that the personalization of a knife (marking with the laser and/orengraving of the handle) returns the knife SINGLE and intended for only oneperson.

Professional Firms:

Weare fully at your disposal to study with you the possibility of personalizingour kitchen knifes K SABATIER with your mark or your logo.

Restaurants,Companies, Stores, you can contact us by mall with contact@sabatier-k.com

Philippe SABATIER began manufacturing knives in the beginning of the XIX century and his son Bonnet SABATIER registered the "K SABATIER" brand in 1834.

These knives are still hand-made in FRANCE today by direct descendants of Philippe and Bonnet SABATIER, and the genuine knives are still branded with "K SABATIER", the original brand of origin.

"K SABATIER" branded knives have established a reputation at the best French-Style knife available. To ensure that your K SABATIER knife is a true original genuine product made using the know-how passed down through generations of cutlery craftsman, look for the stamping of "K SABATIER" on the blade.

1st Generation :   Philippe SABATIER

2nd Generation :  Bonnet SABATIER

3rd Generaion :   Gabriel SABATIER

4th Generation :  Antoinette SABATIER and Annet PERRIER

5th Generation :  Adrien PERRIER

6th Generation :  Marie-Antoinette SABATIER and Roger Bourgade

7th Generation :  Agnès BOURGADE and Alain BOURNILHAS

8th Generation :  Philippe BOURNILHAS

"K SABATIER" knives are 100% forged stainless steel knives and are all hand-made by artisans in FRANCE. 100% forged means that the knife is made entirely from one piece of metal/ No joints, welds or sintering means that no food can get trapped and every knife is very hygienic. To ensure the optimal cutting edge in the finished products, a unique French High Carbon Steel is chosen where other metals added, mainly chronium, to produce the best stainless steel for the knife production. Each K SABATIER knife is truly 100% French- from the metal through the manufacturing process.

K SABATIER has been the first choice for generations of cuisine professionals. Many world renowned chefs' very first knife was a K SABATIER knife; they purchased it because it was the best. They were assured that the highest quality and exacting standards were maintained throughout the production.

Dear Customers,

You bought, on our Web site www.sabatier-k.com, K SABATIER knives or folding knifes. You appreciate them every days and you found an irreproachable service (response to your answers - quick shipment ...). You wish to speak about it to your family, to your close relations, your friends, your colleagues of work...

We propose to you to do it.

Your godson, with the openning of their account, will have to inform your address mall (correspondent on your account open on www.sabatier-k.com). With the first purchase of each one of your godsons, we will offer 6 Euros, available for your next order. You will be able to cumulate the purchasing coupons and to deduce them from your next orders (except to the shipment costs).

The Purchasing Coupons are granted to you only if you ordered, paid and received articles of www.sabatier-k.com.

L'Usine Nouvelle - 18 to 24 September 2008

K Sabatier, the soul of the knife remains in Thiers

"When I was a kid, I saw from the shipments of knives made by my parents to the United States, New Caledonia ... I wanted to hide inside to discover the world, " says Philippe Bournilhas past two years as head of the family business specializing in kitchen knives upmarket. The auvergnat finally chose to stay in Thiers, his home town of Puy-de-Dome. Its roots are here in the capital of cutlery. His commitment to tradition, too. At the end of his studies, he joined Sabatier Aîné & Perrier. Founded by Bonnet Sabatier in 1834, K Sabatier is one of the few brands have remained family for eight generations. In the early 2000s, however, sales plummeted. The promise of a local success story firmly established for over 150 years. U.S. markets inherited contracts established by Sabatier Bonnet in the 1870s, are turning to suppliers at very low cost.

Philippe Bournilhas launches the creation of a website. Fast delivery, custom knives ... The company has redeveloped its marketing around its strength, the knife forged. A force that takes its source in the Durolle, which flows along the mountain near Thiers. Generations of workers are exhausted before the spinning wheels, lying on a board, sixteen hours a day.

Slowly, the techniques are improving. The men had less rheumatism, the knife less microcracks. Forge, tempering, grinding, assembly, polishing each stage of manufacture is increasingly controlled to produce a knife very high end. For Philippe Bournilhas, "no question for a relocating. Our future is the authenticity of the terroir. With 70% of sales are exports, funds K Sabatier continue to travel. But his expertise is made in Thiers.

Contact: www.Sabatier-K.com

Tanguy Pallaver