Blacksmithing
and Cutlery
by Gérard HEUTTE
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Welcome at Coustil!
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These pages are about my passions: Blacksmithing and Cutlery.
If you are a bladesmith or on the way to become one, you will find here
technical and practical information. This site does not aim to be
exhaustive. My wish is to share my experiments and to help
the beginners to surmount some obstacles...
Among the tackled subjects, you will find: How to equip yourself, some particular technical
points, some creations of knives or tools, and especially the entrance points to learn and
progress (tutorials, books, sites and addresses). And be careful with your
safety before starting!
Incidentally, I became prfessionnal some time ago. Consult
"For sale"
page to see what I can build for you!
But the vast majority of this website remains based on the technical aspects and knowledge sharing ...
Good reading and good fire 
Gerard Heutte (aka GG, to be pronounced JJ)
Innovations of the site 
Some minor corrections and precision on some pages.
Some
new knives.
A specific tool:
Leather paring knife
A new
knife available.
Some new books:
techniques et savoir-faire du forgeron,
Knife engineering.
Cutlery and blacksmithing shows
Mayi : Coutellia at Thiers
July : Fête du Fer (Iron festival) at Paimpont
August : Fête du couteau (Knife festival) at Nontron
September : Sicac at Paris
November : Gembloux
Last update of the site: 29th June 2021
(Version 21.02)
This site contains more than 100 pages in English (and as much in French): For a quick and
synthetic view, use the
index and the
map.
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The Coustil is a small medieval all-purpose knife...
The content of this site (text, sketches and pictures) is protected by copyright and may
not be copied without written permission.
Special note for english version: As English is not my mother tongue, some language mistakes can occur in the english
version. Do not hesitate to contact me for any correction or improvement! Thank you...
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