Set 6 French Le Thiers steak knives 6 woods by Dubost in Northbrook, IL

Set of six French Le Thiers steak knives designed by Jean Dubost with its "Authenticity Certificate". The handles are made of six different wood handles (Olive, wenge, bubinga, rosewood, oak, birch) in wood box & the blade made of very high grade stainless steel was stamped, ground and polished with 25 different manual production stages. All pieces are forged, stamped, flattened, hardened, honed, burnished, and sharpened to the highest of standards. What is the famous "Le Thiers"? Born of the reflection of an entire profession, "Le Thiers" bears the name of his city, the capital of French cutlery. This knife is harmonious lines subject to a Jurandi based on tradition cutlery Thiernois Basin, the charter consists of manufacturing quality and territoriality at every stage of product realization. The board then valid authorization for use of name and form, which each cutler apply its know-how. Finally, teachers visitors are empowered to monitor compliance with these rules from the manufacturer, which is a guarantee of quality for "The Thiers" and certify an authentic French manufacture. The manufacturer DUBOST COLAS PRADEL was created in 1920, by Pierre DUBOST and his wife Marcelle COLAS PRADEL.Dubost Colas Pradel is situated in Viscomtat, a mountain village 15 km from Thiers, the capital of french cutlery.Ever since its foundation in 1920 by Pierre Dubost and his wife Marcelle Colas Pradel, the company has passed down a family tradition of fine workmanship and high-quality products.It is now in the hands of the 3rd (Philippe Dubost) and the 4th (Alexandre Dubost) generations.The company has grown in notoriety due to being attentive to the changing needs of consumers, and its faithful presence at international fairs since 1962.Since its creation Dubost Colas Pradel has been in a perpetual development.Despite having started in a small workshop, production grew rapidly under the inspiration of Jean Dubost, the founder's son, who gave his name to the famous flatware line and the world renowned kitchen knives.Quality is an integral part of the company policy.Products are quality controlled at each step of production, with care to assure good workmanship, in order to provide consumers with pleasure and the assurance of long lasting use.Ref #[removed phone] /**ThinViewJs**/ var ifr = function() {}; ifr.browserDetect = function() {this.bFirefox = this.bWebTV = this.bOpera = this.bNav = this.bIE = this.bSafari =this.bWin = this.bMac = this.bMacppc = this.bMactel =this.bWinXp = this.bXpSp2 = this.bAOL = this.bVista = false;this.iVer = this.fVer = -1;this.fMinorVer = 0;this.init = function() {var nv = navigator, agt = nv.userAgent.toLowerCase(), i = 0, ver;with (this){if (agt.indexOf('webtv') != -1){bWebTV = true;i = agt.indexOf('webtv/') + 6;}else if (agt.indexOf('firefox') != -1){bFirefox = true;i = agt.lastIndexOf('firefox') + 8;}else if (agt.indexOf('safari') != -1){bSafari = true;i = agt.lastIndexOf('safari') + 7;}else if(typeof(window.opera)!='undefined'){bOpera = true;i = agt.lastIndexOf('opera') + 6;}else if (nv.appName == 'Netscape'){bNav = true;i = agt.lastIndexOf('/') + 1;}else if (agt.indexOf('msie') != -1){bIE = true;i = agt.indexOf('msie') + 4;if ((agt.indexOf('aol') != -1) || (agt.indexOf('america on-line') != -1))bAOL = true;}ver = bOpera?window.opera.version()