Award-winning, certified expertise
Since 1885, we have been committed to preserving and passing on our know-how from generation to generation. Our know-how has been rewarded with labels and certified by the NF Alimentaire standard.
EPV label
The Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant (Living Heritage Company) label is government recognition of our excellent craftsmanship, combining tradition and innovation.
Ateliers d'Art de France
As a member of this prestigious organization, we promote French craftsmanship on a national and international scale.
NF Food Standard
Manufactured to NF food hygiene standards, your Chabret log will always remain smooth and healthy.
The wood used for our logs
To manufacture our cutting boards, blocks and kitchen furniture, we use mainly hornbeam and beech, two robust, local species carefully selected from French and German suppliers.
The worktop is mainly made from hornbeam. The belts and legs are made from beech.
Charming wood
Hornbeam is a member of the Betulaceae family (Alder, Birch and Hornbeam), and is a difficult wood to split due to its slow growth. It can be used to make butchers' blocks, workbenches, yokes or wheel hubs. Its dense, marcescent foliage (which doesn't fall off in autumn) can be confused with that of beech. A little saying reminds us of the differences:
"Adam's charm is to be naked"
(Translate: hornbeam has teeth, beech has hair).
Beech
A versatile, homogeneous wood, ideal for turning, polishing and furniture. With 9% of France's forest cover, it is highly prized for its durability and aesthetic appeal. Beech is a member of the Fagaceae family, as the fruit is held in a "cupule."
Because of its homogeneity, beech wood was widely used by joiners, turners and manufacturers of complex parts. It was also used to make the clothespins our grandmothers used to use, before the invasion of polymers. Today, it is used in joinery (furniture, parquet flooring), provided it is dried with care (shrinkage tendency). Beech accounts for 14% of furniture made in France, just behind oak. Beech covers 9% of the French forest, behind oak and Scots pine.