Our materials
We carefully select our materials for the manufacture of handles (Laguiole Knives, Le Thiers Knives, Corsican Knives...)
AMOURETTE
Amourette-Snakewood from French Guyana.
STAG
1st quality Real stag horn.
ROSEWOOD
1st quality Rosewood.
CURLY BIRCH
1st choice patterned curly birch.
BRUYAR
1st quality briar root.
BOXWOOD
1st choice Boxwood.
EBONY
1st choice Ebony wood.
GENUINE TORTOISE SHELL
Genuine tortoise shell. This is a very rare and ancient material. Despite it is pre-banned and legal in France, stock is limited.
MAPLE BURL
Maple burl.
JUNIPER
Best Juniper burl from southern France. A surprisingly fragrant knife.
BLUE FOSSILIZED MAMMOTH IVORY
Selection of the nicest blue color fossilized mammoth ivory scales (Origin : Siberia).
BROWN FOSSILIZED MAMMOTH IVORY
Real mammoth fossilized ivory. Unique and stunning looking. Color range is from creamy white to darker brown.
MOTHER OF PEARL
Mother of pearl from New Zeland.
WALNUT
1st choice patterned walnut ( gun-stock selection).
OLIVEWOOD
1st quality patterned Olive wood.
BONE
Real cow bone.
WHARTHOG
Real Warthog Tooth: This is a great alternative to ivory. We use an entire tooth for each knife. The Warthog handle may display some natural "defects" which help create the item's beauty.
PISTACHIO WOOD
1st choice patterned pistachio wood from southern France.
RAM HORN
Real ram horn, taken from the outside bark unpolished part.
BUFFALO BARK
Buffalo horn tip , taken from the bark part of the horn.
BLACK BUFFALO HORN
1st choice solid buffalo black horn tip.
HORN TIP
1st choice real cow horn tip; we do not use the cheap hollow pressed horn.
BOCOTE
Mexican Rosewwod
