ID 932741597 Laguiole en Aubrac 4-Piece Steak & Fork Knife Set Buffalo Horn Handles
Laguiole knives were originally high-quality traditional Occitan pocket-knife made in the French village of Laguiole (pronounced "Layole") Aveyron, a region of southern France. Laguiole word is derivative of The Occitan word la gleisòla, which means small church. Occitan is a Romance language currently spoken in Southern France, Monaco, Italy's Occitan Valleys and Catalonia's Val d'Aran.Unlike Champagne, Parmigiano-Reggiano, Sherry and many other names that have protected geographical designation of origin, the word laguiole is a generic term, not legally restricted to knives made in Laguiole, any one company or place of manufacture. Such knives are produced by a number of unrelated companies in southern France, in which 70% of production is coming from Thiers, a long-established centre of the cutlery industry. However a very small production of Laguiole knives are still hand-crafted in Laguiole by around thirty local craftsmen. This small production is of high quality, made in Laguiole en Aubrac following the purest tradition that make these knives so unique. There are about 109 production steps for a one-piece laguiole, about 166 for a two-piece one, and about 216 for a three-piece model. This long process is what distinguishes true craftmanship from mass production and guarantees the unique qualities of each knife. Each unit is individually hardened, shapping and fitting, all these done by hand.All Laguiole knives sold in this website are sourced directly from Laguiole en Aubrac and are the genuine kind made all by hand by a Laguiolee craftsman. Each piece or set will come with origin certificate and paperwork that guarantee pieces against manufacturing defects.Laguiole knives are stamped with history and anecdotes of the last 160 years.Beautifully handcrafted in the village of Laguiole, France; this steak knife set will last a lifetime while dressing up your table. This is a genuine Laguiole en Aubrac knife set. All Luxury steak knife sets offered by Laguiole en Aubrac are entirely made by a single craftsman from start to finish to insure pride of ownership of the final pieceFeaturesSet composed by 4 units of Steak Knives and 4 Forks with Buffalo Horn HandlesDimensions: Blade: 4.25-in Long (11 cm), Total length: 9-in (23 cm)Blade: 12C27 Sandvic Stainless steel, 3 mm thick blade. Single blade piece made of stainless Sanvik 12C27, a martensitic stainless chromium steel. The composition of carbon and chromium gives a unique combination of properties including: very high hardness, very high wear resistance and corrosion resistantIndividually hardened by handShaping and fitting are done by hand and to the craftsman's eyeEach knife is assembled from start to finish in one sequence and by a single artificerHand decoration with snakewood patternFollowing Laguiole traditional style, the spring is polished on the inside and forged as one piece with it's fly (forged bee). The bee is welded onto the springPolished Stainless Steel Bolster and bladeSet includes 6 knives, wood storage box, certificate of origin: L engraved on bladeEntirely hand made in Laguiole en Aubrac, FranceLifetime guaranteePlease note: This Laguiole knife set is NOT dishwasher safe.Handle Material's Origin: France
