Handcrafted in Aveyron, the historic home of the Laguiole knife
Laguiole en Aubrac Knives & Cutlery
All the Laguiole en Aubrac knives sold here are handmade in France by Laguiole en Aubrac, from folding pocket knives to steak knives for the table. Alongside them, you’ll find sommelier corkscrews, flatware and kitchen knives by the same maker. If you want a real French Laguiole, check the blade, since an authentic one shows who made it.
Laguiole is a name with no legal owner, which is why it shows up on so many factory-made knives. A French Laguiole knife from Laguiole en Aubrac is crafted by hand instead, and its handle might be olive wood, buffalo horn, turquoise or another natural material. To narrow things down, decide first whether you want a knife to carry, a corkscrew for wine or cutlery for the table.
Need a knife to carry? Start with Laguiole Pocket Knives for single-blade folding knives and models with a corkscrew, and if wine comes first, go straight to Laguiole Sommelier Corkscrews. For the table, browse Laguiole Cutlery for forks, spoons and steak knives, or Laguiole Flatware Sets for anything from a five-piece place setting to a 28-piece set. Cooks will find chef knives and knife sets from the same maker in Laguiole Kitchen Knives.
•Made in France, pocket knife to flatware•Folding knives, corkscrews, table and kitchen pieces•Care instructions in every shipment•
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Folding knife, corkscrew or cutlery set: which first?
A folding knife closes neatly into its handle, and Laguiole en Aubrac offers it as a classic, with a Damascus blade or as a piece made only once, as well as in signature, marquetry and hand-chiselled double-plate versions. The sommelier corkscrew is a folding design too: it cuts the foil, draws the cork and flips off beer caps. Cutlery and steak knives are for the dining table, kitchen knives for the worktop. If you're torn, think about where you'll reach for it most often: the drinks cabinet, the cutlery drawer or the cheeseboard after dinner.
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Watch the stag antler sommelier corkscrew
A close look at a Laguiole en Aubrac sommelier corkscrew with chiselled bolsters and a stag antler handle.
How to spot a handmade Laguiole knife
Since no single firm controls the Laguiole name, the shape alone proves nothing about where a knife was made. The detail to check is the blade. A Laguiole en Aubrac knife is handcrafted in France, and its maker's name is there on the blade, so its origin is clear the moment you open it. Natural handles in wood, horn and stone are a bonus, as each one differs slightly from the next. To see how the knives are made, visit The Manufacture.
Juniper, stag antler or malachite
Many handle materials appear right across the range, which makes it easy to match pieces. Pale juniper, with a satin finish, has small knots dotted through its grain, and you'll see it on folding knives, corkscrews and cutlery sets alike. Stag antler has a creamy colour and a ridged, natural surface. Malachite is a green stone with darker bands, polished until it gleams, and it turns up on pocket knives, sommelier corkscrews and six-piece sets of steak knives. Choose one material for a corkscrew and your steak knives, and they'll sit together beautifully at a Sunday roast.
Laguiole en Aubrac: your questions
Are Laguiole en Aubrac knives good?
Every one is handmade in France, and its blade shows the maker's name, so there's no doubt where it came from. Each wood, horn or stone handle has a grain or pattern of its own. Choose a classic folding knife for everyday use at home, or go for hand-chiselled double plates, the most elaborate work in the maker's range.
Where should you buy Laguiole knives in London?
Wherever you live in London, you can order them from these pages without leaving home. Every Laguiole en Aubrac knife, corkscrew and cutlery set here is genuine and made in France. Each knife is crafted by hand, with the maker's signature on its blade, and you can compare the whole range at your own pace.
What is Laguiole?
Laguiole is a classic style of French knife, recognisable by its slim, gently curved handle, and the name has since spread to corkscrews and cutlery in the same style. Because the name isn't protected, anyone may use it, so check the blade: Laguiole en Aubrac puts its own name there and makes its folding knives, corkscrews, cutlery and kitchen knives in France.
To look after wood and horn handles, wash them by hand, dry them at once and don't let them anywhere near a dishwasher.