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Bibliography > Journals
La Passion des Couteaux
- 300x210 - Approximately 80 pages - - 10 Euros - Quarterly - Publications: February, May, August, November. Here an excellent journal about knives. The tackled subjects are varied and cover as well the industrial cutlery as custom. The contents of the articles are serious. The photographs are of good quality. Technical articles are regularly proposed as well as reports on French or foreign cutlers.
Recently:
> Reports on cutlers: Bernard Bertholus, William Moran, Mickaël Moing, Frederic Maschio, among others.
> The serie of technical articles of Pascal "Doc" Mangenot (blacksmithing, steels, heat treating)...
> Reports on the cutlurey news: Nontron, Thiers, Fête du Fer (Festival of iron), American shows.

Without forgetting the web site of La Passion des Couteaux.

Fèvres
- 300x210 - Approximately 65 pages - - 10 Euros - Quarterly - Publications: January, April, July, October.
The magazine of the craft industry of metals has a broad spectrum: All metals and all associated working methods.
Recently:
> Report on Bernard Solon.
> Technical dossiers: Enamels, colloration of metals, restoration of the metal works...
> Reports on various trades of metal: Founder of bronze, metal worker, cutler.

See the site of Ifram which publishes this journal.

Excalibur
- 300x210 - Approximately 95 pages - - 8 Euros - Quarterly - Publications: March, June, September, December.
This magazine is clearly centered on industrial cutlery and knives known as "tactical". Few technical articles, some with errors... Many unimportant articles (like the corner of the patents). Sometimes, an interesting subject.
Recently:
> The sword-laser in Wars Star (my preferred ), but also of the more interesting things:
> Dossier on Katana.
> Historical Articles.
> Making a backstand.
> Important industrial trademarks: Al Mar, Sog...