Laguiole Essential 12 cm

The Laguiole knife is a legendary item known worldwide. The ancestor of the Laguiole knife is the Capuchadou that was carried by the farmers of the Aubrac region. It was a knife with a fixed blade with a boxwood or ash round handle. It was used for everything: cut some branches to create sticks to lead the herd, make baskets, defend himself against wolfs, cut some bread or even puncture the cow rumen when they ate too much grass. This knife was carried in a wood sheath hanged on the belt.

Nowadays, the Laguiole knife is a synonym for manners and conviviality. Its origins bring up the preserved green space authenticity. The Laguiole knife is a sort of standard regarding this topic.

The Laguiole Essential knives by Fontenille Pataud are made in our workshop in Thiers. Laguiole knives “Essential” with two bolsters are perfect for EDC (every day carry) and are lifetime guaranteed. The blade is in 12C27 stainless steel. The bee spring is forged (without any welding) and chiseled. There is also a hardened blade stop that maintain the edge of the blade. The handle has the traditional shepherd cross inlay.

The Laguiole knife handle can be made of different woods from France:
-    Oak: very strong and hard wood
-    Ash: a hard and flexible wood. This wood is used for “circle cheese” (mold): they can be round and used several times
-    Juniper: enjoyable and scented wood
-    Cherry wood: brown and pinky to yellowish wood that have good mechanical properties (pulling, flexion, compression resistance)
-    Olivewood: strong wood with marbled veins
-    Walnut: veiny wood, colored and strong
-    Bamboo from Auvergne

It also exists with a black horn tip handle, full and noble part of the horn.

This Laguiole knife is 12 cm when closed, 21,5 cm when open and weight around 80 grams. It fits perfectly in the pocket or in the kitchen.

In the everyday life, the Laguiole knife represents an important part of the farmer life but is also the ideal partner in our kitchen.

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Fontenille Pataud was founded in 1929 and quickly became recognized as a manufacturer of high-end knives.