Laguiole 24-Piece Flatware Set

Wooden handle silverware vs horn: juniper, wenge or horn tip

For wooden handle silverware, start with juniper or wenge. Juniper is satin-finished and runs from blond to honey, with small knots that make each handle a little different. Wenge is satin too, but dark brown, almost black, with a straight grain. If you prefer a glossy finish, go for horn tip: it's polished, with streaks of blond or amber in a browner horn, and some handles let the light through. Whichever you choose, the same material runs through all 24 pieces, from the knives to the dessert spoons.

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Watch the 24-piece set in juniper

Six place settings, every handle in satin-finished juniper.

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Flatware chest: oak, with two trays inside

Your set is housed in an oak flatware chest. Knives and forks have a tray of their own, and so do the twelve spoons, so you can take out what you need without emptying the whole chest. Between dinners, the chest keeps dust off the 24 pieces and stops them from scratching each other. If a silverware storage box was next on your list, you can cross it off: this one comes with the set and holds all 24 pieces.

24-piece flatware set or 28 pieces?

Choose the 24-piece flatware set if six place settings cover your table, from weeknight meals to a sit-down dinner. If you carve at the table or serve a cheese course, look at the Laguiole 28-Piece Luxury Flatware Set. It adds four serving pieces with matching handles, for carving and for cheese, and its case is black and lined with fabric, not oak. Both are handmade in France by Laguiole en Aubrac, so the choice is about the serving pieces and the case.

Before you choose your 24-piece set

Care instructions come with every set: wash the pieces by hand, dry them right away, and never run wood or horn handles through the dishwasher.