LAGUIOLE

[alphaburner]

Hi all,
I’m looking to buy one as I’ve never tried this style. I’m thinking one with a back lock but that’s not very important. Anyone recommend a specific manufacturer, model etc.

Cheers AB

 

[umbracanis]

I have been pretty impressed with quality of Robert David although the shipping costs direct from the Website are eye watering.

 

[Nice65]

Funnily enough I started browsing Laguiole last night and realised I didn’t know where to start.

 

[Tantalus]

About the only one I know of that is non locking and under 3 inches is the Le Thiers Compact model from Coutellerie Chambriard.

Coutellerie Chambriard - Couteliers à Thiers depuis 1883

Située à Thiers en Auvergne, capitale française de la coutellerie, la coutellerie Chambriard propose des couteaux de poche, de tables et professionnels.

www.coutellerie-chambriard.com

Carried one for years but sadly misplaced it one day sitting on a bench in the woods, when I went back it was nowhere to be found.

Chambriard might not be a bad place to start looking - Laguiole is a bit of a minefield with no single producer and the range from cheap mass produced to high end hand made customs produced in small workshops.

Laguiole knife - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[alphaburner]

I’ve been eyeing up one of these but want to have a bit more input before I pull the trigger.

Fontenille Pataud L6PCN

Classic French handcrafted Laguiole pocket knife. Folded length: 12 cm. Exclusive design with blade manufactured from 14C28N steel. Equipped with handy locking mechanism. Handle with casing made of black buffalo horn, decorated with the traditional metal cross design. The handle on each knife is...

www.knivesandtools.ie

 

[Tantalus]

A day trip to France and have a look at them in person?

 

[plastic-ninja]

I have a couple. I do really like them but the snap on the back spring is truly scary & been bitten a couple of times. One I bought in a little village shop in rural France & the other was a gift about 40 years ago.
Be careful. There are many many fakes. I don’t think they are traditionally a locking knife. Certainly mine don’t need a lock!