This softcover book of 200 pages with over 230 illustrations retraces the history of the LAGUIOLE, the legendary French knife known worldwide.
Who would have thought that a knife, born peasant, in the heart of the Massif Central, would become a companion of art of living of the modern man?
From the pocket of the peasant of the Aubrac bringing his cows to the mountains, it passed into that of the coal merchant who left his mountain to the French capital. Today it is synonymous with etiquette and friendliness.
Its origins on the plateau of Aubrac, evoke the authenticity of the preserved natural space. The LAGUIOLE is the banner.
The Calmels and Pagès cutlers gave him his letters of nobility winning many medals at national competitions.
Today, the cutlers of art magnify the prestige and some knives have conquered the most demanding fans.
This book presents the great houses that made the reputation of Laguiole: The Laguiole cutleries Moulin, Glaize, Calmels, Mas, Pagès, Cure, Glandières, Poup, Rascalou, Thibaud, Salettes...
It also contains many pictures of knives, old workshops, forges or assembly drawings, order books, old manual drawings of knife templates from their archives.

Contents:

• Introduction
• At the sources of a knife
• The Capujadou, first Laguiole knife
• The first cutlers of Laguiole
• Workshops cutlery
• The "Laguiole Droit"
• The sources of Laguiole Yatagan
• The first flies decorations
• The first Laguiole with corkscrew
• 1890-1900 A prolific period
• 1908-1909 Born of the bee
• Profound changes
• A changing city
• Manufacturers Calmels and Glandières maintain the tradition
• The families of cutlers of Laguiole
• The first manufacturers of Laguiole in Thiers
• 1920-1930 Technical innovations
• The organization of production
• The marks of Thiers
• Nicolas Crocombette, a great artist
• The low point
• The Laguiole in Thiers nowadays
• The revival of the Laguiole manufacturing
• Laguiole knife nowadays
• LOG Laguiole Origine Garantie - The Genuine Laguiole

The French texts are written by Christian Lemasson.

Printed in 2014, this book is NEW and is 8-½ inches x 10-½ inches ( 22 cm x 27 cm )