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

BLUE FOSSILIZED MAMMOTH IVORY

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

Folding knife blue mammoth fossilized

BLACK BUFFALO HORN

1st choice solid buffalo black horn tip.

Folding knife balck buffalo horn

BOCOTE

Mexican Rosewwod

Couteau Laguiole Bocote made in france

BONE

Real cow bone.

Folding knife real cow bone

BOXWOOD

1st choice Boxwood.

Folding knife boxwood

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

BRUYAR

1st quality briar root.

Folding knife briar

BUFFALO BARK

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

Folding knife buffalo bark

CARBON FIBER

Carbon fiber coming from aeronautic industry. Excellent mechanical property : 15% better than commercial carbon fibers. That green material is made of 100% recycled fiber & resin. Furthermore, that process does not produce any waste.

CORAL

South Pacific Coral Root or "Gorgonian": The Gorgonian is a root coral, increasingly used because it has beautiful marbling that is very visually pleasing.

Each piece is unique and may present some differences.

CURLY BIRCH

1st choice patterned curly birch.

Folding knife curly birch

EBONY

1st choice Ebony wood.

FAT CARBON

Fat Carbon is made from coloured carbon fibre pads. This innovative and original material has unique and surprising patterns.

FULL DAMASCUS

Rose pattern 120 layers Damascus stainless steel.

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

HORN TIP

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

Folding knife horn tip

HYBRID

Hybrid handle made of wood and epoxy resin. Original creation by Fontenille Pataud: modernity guaranteed!

IRONWOOD

Ironwood, origin USA. Extremely hard wood, with a very nice polish, ranging from a deep beige to a more or less dark brown with tiger marbling and golden reflections.

JUNIPER

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

MAPLE BURL

Maple burl.

Folding knife maple burl

MOLAR TOOTH OF MAMMOTH

Molar tooth (fossilized mammoth from Russia/Siberia). Blue to black color, with an original appearance"striped".

MOTHER OF PEARL

Mother of pearl from New Zeland.

Folding knife mother of pearl

OLIVEWOOD

1st quality patterned Olive wood.

Folding knife olivewood

PHOSPHORESCENT

Phosphorescent resin, it has a plain pale colour indoor, bit it changes to a strong blue colour immediately when exposed to direct sunlight (UV-light). While the material is in the light it charges up the third stage, which is exposed in darkness, where it glows in a strong yellow green colour.