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Nontron Nutcracker Boxwood Handle

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This heavy and large nutcracker is made in France from solid stainless steel and 40 to 50-year-old Boxwood. The hand-shaped handle adorns the mystical symbol of Nontron. 

Nontron is a village located in the Dordogne department of France, where knife-making is believed to have originated in the early 13th century. The cutlery that is now known as Coutellerie Nontronnaise has been producing handmade knives using both traditional methods and modern tools since 1928.

All components of this tool are 100% Made in France.

  • Nutcracker
  • Retail box 
  • Booklet from Manufacturer
  • Warranty & Repairs Support 
  • Lifetime warranty against manufacturer defects. 
  • Free shipping

Nontron Nutcracker Boxwood Handle 40 to 50-year-old Boxwood in hand for size evaluation

    Size:  7.1/8" or 18 cm folded
    Weight: 6.8 oz or 192.75 grams
    Metal: Stainless steel

    This item is not dishwasher safe.

    Hand wash only, do not immerse in water for an extended period of time, Doing so will be detrimental to the handle material and void the warranty. This item is not dishwasher safe.

    Hand-shaped from 40 to 50-year-old Boxwood harvested from locally grown trees and air-dried for 5 years.
    Using old boxwood assures an unprecedented degree of hardness and prevents splits commonly found in such hardwoods. Boxwood
     is best suited for turning and is commonly used to create small wood objects such as chess pieces, musical instruments, and knife handles.
    Fact: Old-growth boxwood is extremely dense, hard, and tends to be very expensive.

    boxwood being cut and stored before making nontron knife handles

     

     The wood burned patterns, whose origin and meanings are still not fully understood, are made from “flies,” a kind of reversed V surrounded by 3 points and rows of small dots. Religious symbols? Perhaps a reference to the Freemasons' compass or the Compagnons du Devoir? No one really knows.

    Of course, many are convinced that they know the meaning of this mystical symbol. We, at Laguiole Imports, are no different; we are certain that the symbol is one of a compass (V) and the three dots (∴) representing the first three craft degrees of initiation in the Masonic Honor Points. These fascinating symbols first appeared with the clog handle design. Today, they decorate all boxwood models of pockets and table knives. Fact: The Nontron shop is the oldest continuously operating cutlery in France.

    The legendary Nontron symbol being apply to a boxwood handlenontron pocket knife boxwood handle burned with famous symbol

    This heavy and large nutcracker is made in France from solid stainless steel and 40 to 50-year-old Boxwood. The hand-shaped handle adorns the mystical symbol of Nontron. 

    Nontron is a village located in the Dordogne department of France, where knife-making is believed to have originated in the early 13th century. The cutlery that is now known as Coutellerie Nontronnaise has been producing handmade knives using both traditional methods and modern tools since 1928.

    All components of this tool are 100% Made in France.

    • Nutcracker
    • Retail box 
    • Booklet from Manufacturer
    • Warranty & Repairs Support 
    • Lifetime warranty against manufacturer defects. 
    • Free shipping

    Nontron Nutcracker Boxwood Handle 40 to 50-year-old Boxwood in hand for size evaluation

      Size:  7.1/8" or 18 cm folded
      Weight: 6.8 oz or 192.75 grams
      Metal: Stainless steel

      This item is not dishwasher safe.

      Hand wash only, do not immerse in water for an extended period of time, Doing so will be detrimental to the handle material and void the warranty. This item is not dishwasher safe.

      Hand-shaped from 40 to 50-year-old Boxwood harvested from locally grown trees and air-dried for 5 years.
      Using old boxwood assures an unprecedented degree of hardness and prevents splits commonly found in such hardwoods. Boxwood
       is best suited for turning and is commonly used to create small wood objects such as chess pieces, musical instruments, and knife handles.
      Fact: Old-growth boxwood is extremely dense, hard, and tends to be very expensive.

      boxwood being cut and stored before making nontron knife handles

       

       The wood burned patterns, whose origin and meanings are still not fully understood, are made from “flies,” a kind of reversed V surrounded by 3 points and rows of small dots. Religious symbols? Perhaps a reference to the Freemasons' compass or the Compagnons du Devoir? No one really knows.

      Of course, many are convinced that they know the meaning of this mystical symbol. We, at Laguiole Imports, are no different; we are certain that the symbol is one of a compass (V) and the three dots (∴) representing the first three craft degrees of initiation in the Masonic Honor Points. These fascinating symbols first appeared with the clog handle design. Today, they decorate all boxwood models of pockets and table knives. Fact: The Nontron shop is the oldest continuously operating cutlery in France.

      The legendary Nontron symbol being apply to a boxwood handlenontron pocket knife boxwood handle burned with famous symbol