Traditional French Knife: Laguiole en Aubrac 

I just received a Laguiole Tradition knife made in france as a gift mine has horn handle scales and 12c27 blade steel, It will make a wonderful pocket knife and your video was most infomitive thank you!

Wine, cheese, baggette... and don't forget the babe! What a FANTASTIC video - this is a new quantum leap for your style. Well done, Herr Schmalhaus!

definitely add more history and anecdotes, that's why us knife nerds are here for!

A knife fully of french tradition! Beutifull combination of materials. Elegance for gentlemans.

very interesting. its very nice to have a single cutler finish a quality knife. its almost custom to have the cultery engrave his own mark. and the card included showing the different makers is too sweet.

About "the fly" : It's definitely not a fly but a BEE. Even French people like me got confused. In traditional knife making we name the metal part on the top of the spring "Mouche" which is "fly" in English. It have been used for centuries as a part of the mechanism to lock open the blade. It was just a simple coin shape piece of metal. Around the end of the 18th century, the Laguiole knife (forget the "G" and "U" and prononce LaYOle if you want to sound "connaissor " and authentic), started to move from an humble paysan knife to a more luxurious item and began to have decorative "mouche". The first motifs used to be flowers or shamrocks sculpted into "the blade spring brake". But "The Bee" design only happens in 1908 as a signature for this type of knife. Napoleon and his victories were gone for ages so far ! This celebration story is only an urban legend that have been spread for marketing purposes over the years. Hope that feeds anybody's interest and curiosity.

Great video your getting better with each one your English is spot on too keep it up I'm ordering a knife today

very cool video. I loved the history. Can't wait to pick one up

your best video yet I say thanks for the info

I'm going to have to add this to my ever growing list of knives to buy.

I have a very nice one I bought a few days ago from a small shop in laguiole. It is branded as Glandieres a laguiole and the handle is made of juniper. Really nice knife I must say.

You could never bore me with too much history. You really should do an extended video of the history and stories of the Laguiole.

Beautiful knife. Stefan as usual a wonderful review and we are never bored with the history. It's what makes your review unique.

Thank you for this wonderful review. I really enjoyed learning about some of the French sayings and traditions. I got my Laguiole for Christmas and love it.

Thank you for the very informative video. I have a Laguiole knife and enjoy it very much.

You are more than welcome! I'm glad my videos were helpful to you. Enjoy your Fontenille Pataud Laguiole!

I love it, very nice knife.

Great review with good information. I received my first Laguiole as a gift more than 10 years ago. I didn't know about that knife before, but I know quality and good design when I see it. You added to my knowledge and I thank you for that. Now if I just had the bread and cheese...

I own two of these knives...a black horn handle and a rams horn crust one. They are awesome. Also my corkscrews are Laguiole.

Nice knife. Thanks for the great review and history lesson.

Thank you for an informative video.

Nice review, and I liked the history behind the knife itself. Very informative, and really like the beginning with the wine, cheese and bread. Very Classy. Thanks for the review.

Cool knife review the spine looks great on this folder.

Another great review. Other youtube knife reviewers could learn a lot from your production values. Please, keep them coming. Cheers from Canada.

Informativ und sympathisch vorgetragen, wie immer. Danke! 👍🏻

I acquired one of these knives,very nice addition to my collection.a true gentlemen's knife.i would love to carry it more often but don't want to lose it. They are rare in Canada and expensive.

Just bought the exact same model than found this video!

The epitome of elegance.

Ive just bought one of these due to your video. Mine is the 11cm ebony handled one. Excellent video, love the history lesson behind the knife which Im trying to remember so I can recount it when Im showing friends my knife.

Fantastic review. Informative and entertaining too!

An excellent review, and a beautiful knife.

@BardofCornwall Thank you for your very kind words!

Thank you. Your video was enjoyable and informative.

I really enjoy your videos Stefan, thanks for the work.

@MultiEliaz Please remember that most Laguioles are slip-joins so it's not fair to compare them to let's say a Spyderco Manix. It all depends on your EDC needs. Fontenille Pataud produces Laguiole knives with a lockback.

This was charming, thanks.

@Georgiastonewall Congrats on your Laguiole knife! I'm glad my video was helpful to you.

I was just gifted a Laguiole en Aubrac with Laurent's mark and an ebony handle. It's so beautiful that I hesitate to use it.

Great video lots of info and has helped on my next knife purchase of a Robert David Laguiole Pocket Knife.

I've been a knife collector for many years and I watch many reviews of knives on RU-vid but find myself not making it to the end of the video.… You certainly have kept me hanging on the whole time very informative well-done video.… Can't wait to purchase one of my own

This is just a beautiful knife! Very classy:) Thank you for the review! I'm not looking into acquiring one myself!

Beautiful knife and very informative video

Lovely video. Like the Leica pre-M cameras these knives are, to my opinion, more ergonomically satisfying than many of their modern counterparts. They do indeed find a natural place amongst the essential French picnic components of baguette, saucisson sec, cheese and of course the inevitable Bordeaux. The Pataud version with the stop and the lock seem to be sensible design developments but my mind is conflicted on the corkscrew addition. Once again thankyou for taking the time to prepare such a comprehensive introduction.

Fascinating Stefan! Thank you for the history lesson! I subscribed to your channel. 👍🤗❤️ Best wishes from the UK! 😊👍👋

@MrOnion2001 Ich benutze es gern am Tisch, um Baguette, Käse usw. zu schneiden. Wenn Gäste da sind, die ein solches Messer noch nie gesehen haben, ergeben sich immer interessante Gespräche. .

@cumbas No problem. Believe what you want.

very nice review, snakewood has a nice chatoyance to it.

Thanks for the Great review/presentation. I was looking at several models from Laguiole en Aubrac. Having seen this and getting an appreciation for the blade in hand. Makes it more exciting as I wait for mine to come home! Happy weekend to you!

So an Opinel is like an Volkswagen, while a Laguiole is an Audi?

A beautiful knife

very handylooking beautiful

@stephan123321 Danke für die Blumen! - Die Frage ist, was Du unter "sich lohnen" verstehst. Unter dem Aspekt der Nützlichkeit gibt es preiswertere und leistungsfähigere Messer - aber darum geht es bei einem Laguiole-Messer ja nicht in erster Linie; hier spielen Tradition, Ästhetik und Liebhaberei eine große Rolle.

Shape and overall look reminds me of a fishing knife. While the fishing knife has no back lock. the handle shape is a sure grip for wet hands and the knife has an additional blade used to scale fish and remove hooks. Looks as if the fishing knife is patterned after the Laguiole. Fun to see how knife designs have been modified for different uses.

Very very good

The by far best book about the history of the Laguiole knife is this French book: Christian Lemasson, "Histoire du couteau de Laguiole" I'm not sure though if it is still available.

Excellent review, Stephan, very interesting and informative. I find your reviews usually head and shoulders over the majority of the ones on our side of the pond, sorry to say. Keep up the good work!

great video - thanks Stefan - my engraving looks kind of like Francois did it, however I have 4 notches instead of 3....a bit miffed I didn't get an engravings reference card - awesome knives though!

Merci Bien

merci beaucoup! tres bonne description !

That was an excellent review...

Hallo Stefan...nachdem ich gestern Phagomirs Video gesehen hatte (über sein Laguiole)...musste ich mir nochmals deines ansehen! :-) Du erwähntest damals ja schon,das auf dem Messerrücken der Code des Messermachers wiedergegeben wird...das hatte ich total vergessen....gestern dachte ich,als ich Phago jenes erzählen hörte,ich vernehme dies zum erstenmal!Da sieht man mal wieder wie vergesslich man ist! ;-) Top Vorstellung....ich werde mir jetzt eines bestellen,das Alpine muss warten! Ciao Stephan

@stephan123321 Ich werde demnächst auch mal wieder ein Laguiole vorstellen (von Honoré Durand). Auf meinem Blog gibt es zu diesem Messer schon eine Bildergalerie.

Great knife, beautiful. I'm going to Paris and like to know where I can buy one. Thanks

Super !

Good review. Very good English. Thanks for sharing.

It’s hilarious Stefan how close captioning translates when you say Laguiole It has never translated it the same way twice using words like you all are La Girl I love the knife by the way

These are table knives (steak knives).

@PavlovSandor In a world where almost everything is made by machines it's good to have a few things that are still made by skilled craftsmen. - Thanks for watching!

Can you please specify the exact model and description of the knife in your video? Thank you.

@jester02k Thanks! I'd love to see a video on your Laguiole.

Don't count me with those who would be bored by history.

I suppose they have more workers now. I didn’t get a card with my purchase and my signature mark doesn’t match any on your card :)

I was fortunate that my late uncle left me a set of Lagouile steak knives of the least quality in his estate At least it is a start Now I have a taste for better quality French knives

@Eminem260697 Wieso denn nicht? Eine solche Rarität bekommt man selten zu Gesicht.

I think i want one of these knives now.

A terrific reveiw of a great knife. However, I have the inferior model and I am pleased with it anyway, even though the bee symbol is welded on and the blade is stamped. It came well packaged with the certificate inside the box, Coutellerrie Laguiole Actiforge. Made in France. The blade is 12 C 27. Incidendently, this blade is stainless steel and cannot be forged. It is stamped as the one in your video would have been too. C 100 is the material that can be forged so I have read. Best regards, Ray

Excellent review! Bon!

I would love to review one, cheers!

@Eminem260697 Da sich Deine Fragen ausschließlich auf Preise bezogen, solltest Du vielleicht mal in den einschlägigen Online-Shops für Messer suchen. Bei den Laguiole-Messern handelt es sich keinesfalls um exotische Messer. Im Gegenteil, mit Hilfe von Google sind sie sehr schnell in diversen Shops aufzustöbern. Diese Mühe musst Du Dir schon selbst machen.

Lol ok, you're right. I make a mistake..in french, "bois d'amourette" and "bois de serpent" are two diferente wood...the traduction of bois de serpent in english is snake wood...but it not designate the same wood in english and in french...so sorry, you re right!

@MultiEliaz Why not?

@Microglia1 No, we are two different persons. ;-)

Do you know of any books written about the Laguiole knife?

Is there a notable difference in quality of fit and finish among the authentic Laguiole knife makers? If so, which are best?

I recently purchased three laguiole knives from what are said to be three of the big names in laguiole style french knives.. One form forge de laguiole, one from Fontenille Pataud and one from Laguiole en aubrac. I received the one from forge de laguiole today, and although it was a nice knife over all, the fit and finish were lacking. It wasn't the quality finish that you would expect of a knife at that price point. I'm anxious now to see if the other two are of any better quality.

Stefan, is this the 9cm, 10cm, or 12cm version? It is beautiful! As usual your review is a wonderful one!

@bbabear01 Thanks for watching!

so williams sonoma sells En Aubrac 6-Piece Mixed Wood knives, but I don't think they fold. Any opinions on that?

Pretty knife, but a think tío muchas expensive for using

Your presentations and reviews are excellent,so much in fact that upon viewing this video I purchased a Laguiole by Robert David from Thiers. The quality is outstanding,as it appears to be a work of art than a mere knife and the prices in Canada are very reasonable. I would recommend youre site to anyone that is into high quality cutlery.

How many cm is the blade?

Can you give us an idea of how many EU we can expect to pay for a genuine knife?

Seems you use this knife to cut most of bread and fruit, how long do you need to sharp the knife? and how to properly care for Laguiole knife? Please reply. Thank you ---Harold

@Eminem260697 Tja, wenn Geld keine Rolle spielt, wie wär's denn mit dem "Laguiole Eiffel Tower Collector"`(2.640 EUR)? Originalstahl des Eiffelturms, limitierte Auflage von 120 Exemplaren... sehr exklusiv!

Da hast du wirklich ein superb durchdachtes Video abgeliefert....sehr liebevoll und voller Info's........und natürlich mit deiner eigenen Note! Ich überlege schon seit mehreren Wochen,ob ich mir ein Original Laguiole zulege...was denkst du,lohnt sich der Kauf? Liebe Grüße von der windigen Küste!

@dullbrass Vielen Dank!

@Gabbeitec ???

Nice !

I found a Robert David Laguiole i really like, are they any good?

Hey, yes very good brand ; no problem.