Laguiole olive wood handle

Earlier, in the French region of Aveyron it was regarded as a rite of passage into adulthood when a young boy received his own Laguiole; and, at the same time, he received the excellent advice to lock the blade in controlled motion with both hands and to not allow it to snap shut – which is today still regarded as improper –, according to a wellknown folk saying: "ressort silencieux vivra vieux" (freely translated: "Without the snapping noise the blade lives longer"). Our knives are from the "Forge de Laguiole." Their blades made of T12 steel are individually forged and hardened (56-57 HRC). The manufacturing of a knife from beginning to end takes in place in the hand of only one knife maker.

In the old days, in the French region of Aveyron, it was considered an admission to adulthood when a young man got his own Laguiole; and the good advice to close the blade with both hands in a controlled motion and not just let it snap shut - which is still considered indecent today - was condensed by the vernacular into the proverb "ressort silencieux vivra vieux" (in free translation: "Without a snapping sound, the blade lives longer"). These specimens come from the "Forge de Laguiole". Their blades of T12 steel are individually forged and hardened (56-57 HRC). The manufacture of a knife is in the hands of only one knifemaker from start to finish.