How to make a damascus knife the traditional way ?
Ever thought about creating your own Damascus knife, but unsure where to start? The intricacies of this ancient metalworking craft have fascinated blacksmiths and knifemakers for centuries. In this straightforward guide, you’ll discover the step-by-step ...
The Morta knives team at La Ruée Des Fadas!
Yes, we were obviously craving peat, mud and bowls of all kinds. Too long to wait for September, so we signed up for a slightly… crazy race 🙂 With a little camera strapped to our ...
365 days in 2m45s
A Rock 'n roll year has come to an end and a new page will be written with you. Thank you for your support. We wish you all the best for 2023.
MIF 2022, the grand prize of the public goes to the JHP workshop
The MIF exhibition has just opened the doors to its 10th edition and already several hundred visitors are waiting in front of the Parc Expo in Versailles on 10 November 2022.
Extraction of the Morta: the ultimate team sport
The taste of coffee still present on the palate, the JHP team embarks probes, spades, crane and hoist in the 4×4s and takes the road to the Brière marshes. The weather decides to discourage them ...
Am I allowed to carry a pocket knife in France? Yes and no, according …
Do I have the right to carry a knife on me? Ah! The eternal question. Rumours abound, but there’s still no point placing the blade in the hollow of you palm, it’s just a myth. ...
Practical : how to adjust your case for a fixed knife
You received your Morta fixed knife with its leather case but you cannot insert it fully into the sheath, which seems too narrow? This is because it’s new and the leather of the case needs ...
Faut Pas Rêver | Entre Loire et Morta
On Wednesday, 3 November 2021, while viewers awaited a report on the Pays de la Loire region, they were greeted by a mechanical elephant with impressive trumpeting. Wow! What a surprise!
Échappées Belles in Brière | Morta illuminates France 5
Morta Knives | In the heart of Brière Morta Knives | In the heart of Brière. On that day it was the programme Échappées Belles (a travelogue) airing on France 5 that took an interest ...
Mammoth ivory | When White Gold and Black Gold unite for the best
Ice ivory or white gold, mammoth ivory with its pearly white colour abounds in both historical secrets and beauty. The permafrost releases these fossilized pachyderms, which disappeared 10,000 ago, from their sarcophagus of ice. Once ...
Mobile saw and Morta | Yet another blade story
It is daybreak when the 4×4 Defender arrives on site. What site? The Brière marshes, obviously! An ancient forest, now converted to a vault. Habitually the Atelier JHP team probes, digs, removes top soil and ...
Le monde des artisans | Cutlery becomes legendary thanks to Morta
A reference in the artisan world, the bimonthly review Le Monde des Artisans relates the activity of French artisans and offers them a forum to express themselves. Geared towards professionals with traditional know-how, the newspaper ...