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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.  

      Folding knife amourette-snakewood

    • STAG

      1st quality Real stag horn. 

      Folding knife stag horn

    • ROSEWOOD

      1st quality Rosewood. 

      Folding knife rosewood

    • CURLY BIRCH

       1st choice patterned curly birch. 

      Folding knife curly birch

    • BRUYAR

      1st quality briar root. 

      Folding knife briar

    • BOXWOOD

      1st choice Boxwood. 

      Folding knife boxwood

    • EBONY

       1st choice Ebony wood. 

      Folding knife 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.

      Folding knife tortoise shell

    • MAPLE BURL

      Maple burl. 

      Folding knife maple burl

    • JUNIPER

      Best Juniper burl from southern France. A surprisingly fragrant knife.

      Folding knife juniper burl

    • BLUE FOSSILIZED MAMMOTH IVORY

      Selection of the nicest blue color fossilized mammoth ivory scales (Origin : Siberia).

      Folding knife blue mammoth fossilized

    • BROWN FOSSILIZED MAMMOTH IVORY

      Real mammoth fossilized ivory. Unique and stunning looking. Color range is from creamy white to darker brown.

      Folding knife brown fossilized mammoth ivory

    • IVORY

      Pre-banned real ivory. See our "regulatory affairs" section for more informations about this regulated material. 

      Folding knife real ivory

    • MOTHER OF PEARL

       Mother of pearl from New Zeland.  

      Folding knife mother of pearl

    • WALNUT

       1st choice patterned walnut ( gun-stock selection).

      Folding knife walnut

    • OLIVEWOOD

       1st quality patterned Olive wood. 

      Folding knife olivewood

    • BONE

      Real cow bone. 

      Folding knife 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.

      Folding knife wharthog

    • PISTACHIO WOOD

      1st choice patterned pistachio wood from southern France.

      Folding knife pistachio wood 

    • RAM HORN

      Real ram horn, taken from the outside bark unpolished part. 

      Folding knife real ram horn

    • BUFFALO BARK

      Buffalo horn tip , taken from the bark part of the horn.

      Folding knife buffalo bark

    • BLACK BUFFALO HORN

      1st choice solid buffalo black horn tip. 

      Folding knife balck buffalo horn

    • HORN TIP

      1st choice real cow horn tip; we do not use the cheap hollow pressed horn. 

      Folding knife horn tip

    • BOCOTE

      Mexican Rosewwod

      Couteau Laguiole Bocote made in france