Lets see your Laguioles!!

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Just got back from from France where I found a shop called " le Forge de Laguiole" I didn't get one, I went with a nice little Nontron ebony violin knife. Now that am home I wish I would have gotten one of these too! damn it! What beautiful knives! anybody collect these? lets have a look at em.
 
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Kind regards,

Jos
 
This is my only one, a Forge de Laguiole with a T12 blade, an inlay made from the tip of a cows horn and brass bolsters.
Next to the blade there is also a spike.




 
I don't have a pic of mine, but I too will share my love of the Laguiole! I gifted one by a very fine friend on these forums some months back (merci beaucoup, Andy:D). It has gorgeous brass bolsters with black horn scales and a reamer/awl thing. It's my gentleman's knife that goes in my pocket every time I go out to a nice dinner or to a wine tasting. I'm not sure how gentlemanly a 3.5" (+/-) blade is, but I treasure it:thumbup:
 
kwackster said:
This is my only one, a Forge de Laguiole with a T12 blade, an inlay made from the tip of a cows horn and brass bolsters.
Next to the blade there is also a spike.




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Do you know what kind of steel your knife is made of?
 
This beauty is mine, got it as a present from my wife. Forge de Laguiole, T12 steel. She is the only safe queen of my knife collection.

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WOW! those are really nice. I have always liked that style of knife just not the price.
 
Not the best pics, but all that I had here.
This one was gifted to me a few years ago. It just sits there looking pretty. :D

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mike
 
68shakenbakemopar said:
Do you know what kind of steel your knife is made of?
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The steel on my Forge de Laguiole is T12, it's in my original post also, :D

'Just like Sabatier, Laguiole isn't a brand name but a style of knife.
Its also the name of a little village in France where these knives were made for the first time.
When Laguiole knives became popular, many manufacturers started making these knives, some better, and ofcourse some worse.
Today they are even made in Pakistan and Taiwan.
The knives of the brand ' Forge de Laguiole " however are still being made in Laguiole itself.
Each knife is made by hand by skilled craftsmen.
If you buy a Laguiole knife, you also buy a piece of tradition.
We at ***** have found the ' Forge de Laguiole' brand to be the best representative of these kind of knives, because of their refinement, attention to detail and consistency in production.

In 2002 a new steel was devised in conjunction with steel-supplier Bonpertuis.
Codename is T12 and it seems to have better properties than it's predecessor 440A, also a stainless steel.
At 57-58 HRC, T12 has a higher hardness than 440A, but without losing flexibility, and it stays sharp longer, but is still easy to resharpen.
This steel will be used exclusively by Forge de Laguiole in the years to come, and so the exact formula will remain a secret until licenses expire.'
 
My example which I bought over 15 years ago from Atlanta Cutlery, for the unheard of sum of $45 (for me anyway :) ) The tang stamp is G.David, France. Because of its historical provenance, I bought it as an accessory for my other hobby as historical re-enactor. It has been well used and abused over the years, still tight and strong. I do not know what the steel is, scales are cowhorn:

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Edit: Looking at mine, and the example posted by Lenny Goofoff, that mark on the blade appears to be a crossbow.
 
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