Cutlery shops New Aquitaine

This is the right address to bring back a beautiful pocket knife from the country in your suitcases. Elegant and modern models, made according to tradition, are available in different collections. Inspired by the terroir and cultural heritage of several French territories with strong identities, they combine quality, originality and personalization: Corrèze of course, but also Brittany with Breizh Kontell, Alsace with Elsass and Languedoc with L'Occitan. During the visit to the workshop, visitors can watch the craftsmen at work.

This cutlery specialist has been established in Saint-Jean-de-Luz for over 30 years. Run by the passionate Dominique Urchoeguia, Meilleur Ouvrier de France, his store offers a range of exceptional knives, entirely handmade. For enthusiasts, collectors and anyone who appreciates having a quality tool in their pocket, you'll find a wide range of knives here, from "basics" to top-of-the-range pieces, made from out-of-the-ordinary materials. La Civette also offers a knife sharpening and engraving service.

Nicolas cutlery was founded in 1840. Pierre Lamy, grandson of Henri Nicolas, continues to make (notably the Coujou) and restore all the cutlery. The choice is large: knives, scissors, shears... You can entrust them with your antique knives, table, pocket or kitchen knives, your sewing or hairdressing scissors, and the master craftsman will give them back to you sharpened, the handle renovated, the ferrule changed or the base, and all polished. Also pewter and beautiful handicrafts. In the shop, more than 1,000 items.

Made in the town of the same name on the Aubrac plateau, Laguiole knives, with their bee, are the pride of French cutlers. Laguiole Saint-Emilion offers a complete range of knives. Laguiole knives are handcrafted using traditional methods. The knife assembly stages are carried out by a single knifemaker, who works both the materials and the forge for the metal parts.

This store offers one of the most beautiful windows in Saint-Martin-de-Ré. To find it, you need a time away from the harbor and borrow a pretty venelle leading to the church. Knives, carefully chosen by Luc de la Tranchade, are exposed to all, local as tourists. What a pleasure to enter this old pharmacy with its old apothecary bootstrays always installed on the shelves. A real passion, the owner has been highlighting some of the biggest French brands, but also his own production, for over a quarter century. There are also many objects related to the sea.

This craftsman, artist and creator is always on the lookout for the spring or inspiration provided by new materials. This is where Laurent Carpintero will be delighted to tell you the story behind his knives. Each model is unique. He sources the metal parts from Thiers (the cutlery capital of France) and assembles them before moving on to what is perhaps the most aesthetically pleasing part: the handle. For left-handed people or those with handicaps, this cutler can make THEknife to please!

Christian Baudinière took over the manufacture of "Châtellerault" knives and created the Manuchard (a reference to the workers at the town's Manufacture d'armes). Passionate about blades from an early age, he took over the family armory before setting up his own cutlery boutique in 2015. Handles in olive wood, walnut, juniper, buffalo horn, ram horn... there's no shortage of choice. Design, manufacture, engraving, maintenance, sharpening, the store offers a wide range of services and many other blades for hunting, the table or the kitchen.