Looking for a mushroom knife

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Opinel do I nice one that one of my mates has got.
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Check out 'thetopicala' on youtube. Osmo puts some truly stunning handles on blades and he put up a vid of some beautiful mushroom knives a good while back. No idea if he does requests etc (just a channel subscriber) but worth a look anyway.
 
A friend and neighbour was given a Laguiole for this season, a very high-quality tool and lovely to use; a steal for the money! Just beware, it's a heavy old lump to carry in a pocket :)
 
If you are buying a Laguiole knife, try check who the maker is. Due to disputed ownership of the name several makers are producing/selling knives . Some are reported as coming in from China. I have seen a beautiful one that was bought from a shop in the town of Laguiole in France and I have seen very shoddy ones for sale in a garden centre in East Sussex. There have been quite a few media reports about it:

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/oct/08/laguiole-trade-mark-legal-battle

and here's a link about fakes on one makers site:

http://www.couteau-laguiole.com/en/content/26-fakes

As they say, 'forewarned is forearmed' ...
 

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