A Laguiole knife?
Laguiole knives have very particular caracteristics and are made in Laguiole, in France. Its a skill that goes from dad to son, that only real artisans know how to fabric.
First of all, Laguiole knives can have different material blades. The most popular spluses are damascus blades: layered worked steel and carbon that are superposed many times, heated at a high temperature, and every pattern is unique.
We can recognize any Laguiole knife by its symbol, on the top transition between the blade and the handle: the "bee" is Laguiole's symbol, but it changes according to customer's or the artisan's wish.
The little dots that are often made of iron on the sides of the handle, are aligned to make a cross. It was a tradition so that Christians and Monks could pray whenever they wanted, by planting their knife in the ground.
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