Demongivert, Eric

"After training with Christian Avakian, a French knifemaker who taught me the technique of forging and introduced me to making Damascus, I installed my workshop in the heart of the Valley of the Petit Morin, 50 miles from Paris at the borders of the Champagne state. Since 2007, I am a full time knife maker and do full handmade knives. I mainly make the Liner-lock type folding knife because this mechanism gives me a wide range of possibilities, but in the future other systems will come out of my workshop. I attach great importance to the accuracy of my settings and my knives' finishes, each day I work to advance in this direction. To be a knifemaker is not simply the design of a sharp object, but a full commitment of all our senses. All my knives are made in a unique way."