Tableware Laguiole

Trained as an apprentice in his father's workshop, Benoît Mijoule has become a master cutler in more than twenty years. The craftsman has created his signature Laguiole knife: the Tribal, a contemporary knife with clean lines that fits well in the hand. A master craftsman, Benoît Mijoule also offers six visits a day to his workshop throughout the year and customization, engraving on blades, springs or bees. He also organizes knife making courses upon reservation.

Made in the factory according to the cutlery tradition that goes back to 1828, each knife of Forge De Laguiole bears the signature of their cutlers. About a hundred cutlers work daily in the factory to make unique pieces by hand. By taking the time to visit the workshop, you will discover for example demonstrations of knife assembly or the secret of wooden handles carved and shaped in horn, bone or even mammoth molar. A real trip back in time!

Le Couteau de Laguiole was one of the first companies in 1985 to revive the village's knife-making tradition. With a promise: "Each knife that leaves our workshop is a guarantee of our know-how". The company manufactures all its products, assembling and polishing each one by hand. The blades are also stamped with a bull, symbol of the Aubrac breed. In addition to the traditional folding models, the company also offers table knives, bread knives and cheese knives, and always a warm welcome.

Founded in 1991 by Jean-Pierre Mijoule, the workshop has been taken over by his son Benoît, and offers a wide range of traditional Laguioles, as well as creations such as the Sarrans, a timeless knife carved from the wood of the Nord-Aveyron lake when it was drained, and dried for almost four years. La Maison du Laguiole works exclusively with local woods. Sarrans knives are produced in limited, numbered editions. A full range of tableware, crafted with the same artisanal know-how, is also available.

In Aveyronnais patois, lou barri means "the neighborhood". However, this cutlery, more than thirty years old, has crossed the borders. It must be said that the knives Antoine makes deserve to be seen. His secret? The use of traditional materials, of course, but also an unequalled know-how. The handles are made of olive wood, boxwood, juniper, ebony, thuja, bovine horn and even giraffe bone, mammoth rind or molar, abalone, for the Prestige range. In 2020, his daughter Elodie took up the torch by testing new materials.

The wooden storefront still has a retro feel to it, and the windows are filled with knives. The most beautiful are also the most classic ones, those with horn tip handles. The range is complete, it provides boxes of table knives, folding knives with only one blade, others with two and three pieces - punch and corkscrew. The blades are of several types, made of an excellent stainless steel or a traditional carbon steel which requires a little more maintenance but whose cutting quality remains unsurpassed.

In creating Laguiole Village, whose workshop is located in Espalion, Cathy and Francis have set themselves the goal of combining tradition and innovation. Each knife is made by the same cutler from the first step to the last, giving it a soul and reflecting the one who made it. The Laguiole pieces are water jet cut, allowing the creation of many new original models. You can visit the workshop and find out more about their techniques and processes, and don't forget to have your knife engraved!