Laguiole en Aubrac Belle Pièce Olivewood Folding Knife, Fern-Frond Spine

Belle Pièce — Unique, Standalone Creation

This piece is a stand alone. Belle Pièce are unique, standalone creations crafted by the most veteran and skillful artisans at Laguiole en Aubrac. Each one is a singular work where tradition meets innovation — a timeless piece of functional art.

Every curve and line is shaped with meticulous attention to detail, producing true gems of craftsmanship. Handle materials are hand-selected for their natural beauty and durability, ensuring each knife is both a working tool and an heirloom destined to be passed down for generations.

The Bee

This bee shares the same Art Deco sunburst silhouette as its sibling piece, but finishes the crown differently: instead of small rounded beading, it's cut in a tight, fine lattice grid — a crisper, more geometric texture that changes the character of the whole top half of the bee even though the wing structure below stays the same.

A Line Cut by Hand

The spine of this unit carries an actual fern-frond motif — branching leaf fronds cut into the recessed channel and climbing its full length, giving this piece a more botanical, detailed line than the cleaner geometric spine on the other models.

A Handle Like No Other 

This piece is fitted with an Olivewood handle, its warm honey-tan surface threaded with the wood's own fine, dark linear veining. A row of pins runs diagonally down the handle, growing steadily larger toward the bolster.

Blade 

• Forged from Sandvik 12C27 stainless steel, satin finish
• Blade bolster to tip length: 4.75-in (12cm)
• Blade height: 0.70-in (1.8 cm)
• Spine: 3 mm
  
• Total length: 8.66-in (22 cm) 
• Shape: drop point

Construction

• Handle crafted from Olivewood, warm honey-tan in tone with fine, dark linear veining running through the grain
• Bee: Art Deco sunburst silhouette, crown finished in a tight, fine lattice grid rather than rounded beading
• Guilloché pattern hand-cut along the spine in a fern-frond motif, branching leaf fronds running the full recessed channel
• A row of pins runs diagonally down the handle in a comet-tail arrangement, growing larger toward the bolster
• Weight: 66.5 gr (2.34 oz)
• Made in Espalion, France, within the historic Laguiole region

In the Box

• Leather and satin drawer case
• Unique Piece & Authenticity certificate
• 22-page genuine Laguiole artisanal charter guide