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A couple new beauties I just picked up from a LGS.  the steel for both is real Toledo steel from Spain.  Both knives were created locally here in AZ.   Bolsters are nickel/silver.  The handle scales for the fixed blade are made from cow's horn, while the scales for the laguoile below are made from olivewood.  I bought the laguoile because of the intricate work on the spine of the laguoile.  And the bee (I think that's what it is) that functions as the lock.

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On November 30, 2017 at 3:44 PM, ranger99 said:

A couple new beauties I just picked up from a LGS.  the steel for both is real Toledo steel from Spain.  Both knives were created locally here in AZ.   Bolsters are nickel/silver.  The handle scales for the fixed blade are made from cow's horn, while the scales for the laguoile below are made from olivewood.  I bought the laguoile because of the intricate work on the spine of the laguoile.  And the bee (I think that's what it is) that functions as the lock.

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I think that the Laguiole knives are a work of art! And yes that is supposed to be a bee, but it is not a blade lock but is a part of the detent.

Here is mine.

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On 1/14/2018 at 5:59 PM, ranger99 said:

Nice!  Why a bee, btw?  Must be some kind of significance if the knife-makers keep putting them on these knives . . .

From this web site.

http://www.forge-de-laguiole.com/en/content/18-knives-and-traditions

 

The Laguiole knife used to have a so-called “mouche”, which translates as “fly” but is known as the bee. The bee was the small piece of triangular or oval-shaped metal, sometimes with a ring, which you needed to push up to allow the blade to close.

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Today, on the forced notch of the Laguiole, the bee no longer has a functional role. But it is still there as a decoration, as a testament to the technical feature of its origins.

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Just picked up this Don Humphrey Bridger.  Hammer forged 52100 steel, blonde curly maple burl with white liners.  Please forgive my crappy phone pics.  Click on them for full size images.

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