• Open spine view of the Laguiole en Aubrac knife with a forged bee, hand-carved filework and stabilized red poplar handle.
  • Open Laguiole en Aubrac knife with a stabilized red poplar handle, polished blade and hand-carved metalwork.
  • Reverse view of the open Laguiole en Aubrac knife with a stabilized red poplar handle.
  • Blade and spine view of the Laguiole en Aubrac knife showing its stabilized red poplar handle and detailed metalwork.
  • Angled view of the Laguiole en Aubrac stabilized red poplar knife highlighting its hand-carved spine and forged bee.
  • Closed Laguiole en Aubrac knife displaying its vivid stabilized red poplar handle and polished bolsters.
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Laguiole en Aubrac

Laguiole en Aubrac Hand Carved Folding Knife, Red Stabilized Poplar Burl

Laguiole en Aubrac Hand Carved Folding Knife, Red Stabilized Poplar Burl

$219.95 USD
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Hand Carved Plate Collection

Every Laguiole en Aubrac knife carries the mark of the artisan, but the Hand Carved Plate collection puts that work front and center. Each bolster is individually hand-carved by a skilled artisan — real engraving, cut by hand, not stamped or machine-etched. The result is a knife with genuine, hand-finished detail throughout, built to be carried and used for years to come.

The Bee

The bee on this piece is compact and precise: cross-hatched, textured wings folded close against a narrow, bow-shaped body, hand-finished at the pivot where blade meets handle. You can see the texture work catch light differently depending on the angle — the mark of an actual tool in an actual hand, not a stamped emblem.

A Handle Worth a Second Look

This knife is fitted with a handle of stabilized poplar burl, finished in a deep, warm red that shows the burl's natural knots and eyes scattered through the grain like small dark pools. Stabilization gives the burl its even color and added durability, while letting the wood's own chaotic figure do the visual work — no two handles in this line will show quite the same pattern of knots and grain.

A Hand-Carved Spine

Running the length of the spine is a hand-engraved leaf-and-chevron pattern, cut directly into the bolster. It's real hand engraving, worked by a skilled artisan rather than reproduced by machine — a genuine point of craftsmanship you can see and feel in the piece itself.

Blade

  • Forged from Sandvik 12C27 stainless steel, polished 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 stabilized poplar burl, finished in deep red with natural burl knots and eyes
  • Bee: Hand-finished, cross-hatched wings, compact bow-shaped body
  • Hand-carved bolster plate with leaf-and-chevron spine engraving
  • Weight: 85.9 gr (3 oz)
  • Made in Espalion, France, within the historic Laguiole region

In the Box

  • Oak wood case
  • Authenticity certificate
  • 22-page genuine Laguiole artisanal charter guide
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