Hands-On: Forge de Laguiole 

Hi, Sébastien is right, there is a legal precedent and an arrest that confirms that a Laguiole iis legal to carry in France. I am sure that in rural villages you could actually cut up a sausage while waiting in line at the bank... The law in France prohibits carrying knives with a fixed or locking blade unless you have a very good reason, like for work or if you are a hunter with a valid hunting licence. An Opinel has a locking ring so if the law is applied strictly, you can not carry one in public places. Yes, real Laguioles are beautiful works of art. There are many fakes, the truly good ones are either made in the town of Laguiole or by certain knife makers in Thiers, all according to the same design. Note that French people really use these for everyday tasks. The top models, called the Extras, have a corkscrew and sometimes also a punch, and are the allround tools for farmers. The expression goes that a French farmer uses his Laguiole to repair a fence and open a bottle of wine, to cut his bread and open a bottle of wine, to punch the gut of a cow and open a bottle of wine, to cut sausage or cheese and open... you get the idea. Yhey are incredibly well made. I have carried and used mine everyday for 28 years (a G. David 'arbalete' Extra with corkscrew and punch and a horn handle, made in Thiers), I have pried a@with it, whittled, scraped, opened thousands of boxes and blisters, cut electrical wire, made pointed sticks, drilled holes, cleaned mud and manure from my boots, cur bread and sausage, cheese, anything you can think of, I sharpened it so often the carbon steel blade has lost 2 mm in width, and it can still cut paper, the tip did not break, the blade never chipped. And the spring system still holds the blade tight, there is no play after 28 years! Thanks for the great videos by the way, from an old Dutch guy in France. One more thing: in France the tradition is that if you receive a knife as a gift, you pay a coin in return, so it will not cut the friendship. Good tradition I think. ;-)

The knife was put into piece of bread so they can pray. Forge, Aubrac and Chateau make some of the best Laguiole knives and corkscrews. Prices are closer to $150 on up.

What, no batoning?!

Great, pretty and all but does it also baton well? ;)

Just bought the 11cm version. Can't wait to get it.

My Laguiole has a juniper handle. This wood has a marvelous smell, the same you can sniff when you are hiking in the bush near the Mediterranean sea. Love it so much ❤️

I see why those would make excellent gifts, very artistic. Damascus would be very interesting. Good video DBK

Forge de Laguiole make the most elegant shape of all the laguiole manufacturers. Very sleek, beautifull & simple. They keep the decoration to a reasonable level without becoming over the top and vulgar. Btw, the story about the shepherd praying with the knife is only made up unfortunatly.

Hi DBK ! awesome knife. Actually this knife is popular here that it is the only knife you can legally carry, there actually is a law saying this is the only knife alowed for EDC. It competes with the Opinel in terms of which is the more iconic knife. This particular one is from Forge Laguiole but many more firms or smiths make it (l'Arbalète, Roger David,..), most of which are found around the town of Thiers. Cheers fellas !

No offense but laguiole is not for camping. Its for cutting cheese or bread.

The ambient noise in these videos is beautiful. Great video. I want to buy one so I looked for a review and found that you guys have one! I haven’t seen a lot of your content from this era but I like it. Keep it up and keep bushcraft boy close to you!

Crafted with a shizzle, haha. Fo shizzle, my nizzle! Grapje, het klonk gewoon gewoon grappig. Leuke review, ben erg fan van Laguiole messen.

i have a laguiole knife but cahnt find it on their website it was given to me by a friend and dont know if its like stop been made or not on their website

Baton wood or riot

Stunning knives

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it's pronounced layol

Tout ça me donne envie de manger du saucisson et du fromage et de boire du rouge

Avec l’Opinel, c’est le couteau le plus célèbre de France.

Please do a test on cold steel 4max and cold steel pocket bushman

The only thing wrong with the knife !!!! is they look too nice to use .

I have one with wooden handle and a corkscrew

Je zegt het meer als lagiele

T12 is vergelijkbaar met 440c heb ik gehoord, redelijk goed staal en roestvrij. De vijlen van de action (2,10) zijn er ook van gemaakt haha, ik heb er ene mes van gemaakt. goede video!

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How does the lock work ?

Komt er nog een keer een skirre henkie of niet? Beter wel!

it's a fly on the handle

It's pronounced layol

If you are looking for an Authentic Laguiole en Aubrac Knife like the one on this video, Please visit: www.laguioleusa.com/product-category/folding-knives/

Correction. The Shepards could not go to church because they were tending their flock so they stood the knife vertically on a loaf of baguette bread and prayed the Rosary.

actually through experience I've learned that only the 12cm models have the hand crafted bee.

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