The Knifemakers’ Workshop
Handcrafted by our master knife makers
Laguiole en Aubrac® maintains the traditional know-how of the very first Laguiole knives: each knife maker is responsible for adjusting, shaping, polishing each folding knife himself.
In addition to its manufacturing workshop and its forge, the workshop has the particularity of having its own carpentry workshop which allows it to work with wood, bone, horn and mammoth ivory delivered to the raw state and select the most noble parts.
Thierry Valat – Knifemakers Foreman of Laguiole en Aubrac
Thierry Valat, trained at the “boule school” and specialized in marquetry, is the workshop manager. He supervises and coordinates all the activity of the production sector. Beyond the tasks of distributing the production and the safety of the cutlers, he manages the coordination with the other poles of the workshop, the stocks, the inputs of raw materials. Particularly professional and endowed with a good sense of communication, he ensures that deadlines are met as well as the quality of the finished product.
The main workshop consists of 3 poles :
- Assembly workshop.
- Carpentry workshop.
- Design workshop.
Carpentry and sawing workshop
In order to offer you as many types of materials as possible, Laguiole en Aubrac has its own sawing workshop (video presentation at 1 min 20)
designing workshop
Each year, new models and collections are offered to you. Some of which have been winners at cutlery shows!
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Manufacturing steps
The manufacturing of Laguiole knives from an artisanal manufacture requires multiple steps as well as a certain know-how. They are made by one and the same person, with manual guillochage on a forged spring and visual adjustment.
Forge de Montézic
The rebirth of the manufacturing of the Laguiole knife in its historic area dates back to the 1980s. Laguiole en Aubrac created a forge in a small village, located at a stride from Laguiole.
Marquetry work
Some Laguioles knife handles require many additional steps before assembly compared to wood or horn. Discover the types of marquetry created by Thierry Valat
