So then I'll start, so the desire for a perfect processed Laguiole knife I have long, but never was it really right here where I said that's it! As I said this is not my first Fontenille Pataud knives from France. It all has cost a R.David which 90, this I could choose from several knives, what should I write on each knife was something about Blades Game unclean fitted booklet shells or here or there a little too much ground away or filed off, you could see quite clearly that these knives were very roughly made at the price but still ok. Next, a Laguiole en Aubrac came (107) made of ebony into the house, from a processing perspective, much better, but you could see here too an ebony tray not neatly fit what and the knife had little sword play, albeit less than in R.David. Intrigued and because of the good looks would next a Laguiole en Aubrac chosen with double boards handle made of black buffalo horn (180). Had that knife which extreme blade game when closed and the blade so was not centered wrong at the resort, the double blanks were fitted equal, so these were the pattern slightly offset from one another, but it was the first on which the handles were perfectly adapted, perhaps because of the horn. Since anscheinen was to get not a perfect diameter of Laguile en Aubrac, I ordered a Forge de Laguiole, the manufacturer is applied in Forums of if not the best manufacturer of Laguiole as it uses a special steel with the designation T 12, normally Laguiole offered with the very good Sandvik 12C27 steel! Had the double blanks Knives (239) turn slightly Blade game in juniper were small holes and there where the dark spots were in the woods, (these are called pepper) also small fraying as when small pieces of wood were removed to the double blanks were very unclean and uneven assembled here and there was a bit filed off too much or too far in the other board inside. The stainless steel jaws were not clean mated and filed off of the inner bit too much, so the columns could be seen. A pin of the shepherd cross was missing, and that at a price of 239th Improper understand I expect no industrial knives, also there will be no joy making the lavish ornamentation to filing or grinding the knife, but so large manufacturing tolerances do not go. The quality is very different, I think that is the respective blacksmith produces the diameter which is a halt precisely the other it does not look exactly! Anyway, I have now found the right manufacturer and also the best Laguiole knives that I've ever had. In this Fontenille Pataud Nature can also be seen that it was handmade but positive, the wings of the bee are not 100% identical and at a rear tray booklet one would again can pass grind briefly but otherwise really tip top. The knife is in a whole different league and reflects a completely different quality again, Blade game absent, beautiful embellishments on both sides perfect blade back completely decorated with the other only in the first third, super textured juniper wood and worked (exact fit with no holes), shepherd cross almost exactly fitted (manual labor). The peculiar to this manufacturer is that he is still relatively small (family) and produces the diameter in small batches, so here is still paid to quality. As the only manufacturer Fontenille Pataud has added a great feature the Laguiole, which makes it even better, this is the lock jaw lock that locks the blade in the open state and it is so much safer than normal Laguiole, which are kept open only with spring tension , Very easy to open and close. Therefore all the handwork and excellent quality do, look for a knife for use, for me, the other does not really usable knife, but rather for the showcase are produced. I'm just saying Fontenille Pataud has several beautiful knives and at this brand I will stay!
