LAGUIOLE en AUBRAC Folding Knife. Amourette Wood with an IVORY Roe Deer Inlay Marquetry Handle. Stainless Steel Blade and Bolsters. 12 cm. L37.

LAGUIOLE EN AUBRAC.  SKI: L0212I3I/FSI1.    Folding Knife entirely hand made by Laguiole en Aubrac in Southern France and assembled from start to finish in one sequence by a single master craftsman, in the pure Laguiole tradition.  The famous "BEE", the symbol of quality and prestige that adorns the spring of the blade, and the spring are forged from one piece.  The spring is polished on the inside.  Shaping and fitting are done by hand and to the craftsman's eye.  MARQUETRY HANDLE. MARQUETRY IS THE ART OF APPLYING INTERLOCKING SOLID PIECES OF MATERIAL INTO A WOOD VENEER THAT IS THEN APPLIED TO A SURFACE TO CREATE INTRICATE DESIGNS. The design on the spine and on top of the handle is hand engraved.  Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.

HANDLE:  Amourette Wood with an IVORY Roe Deer Inlay Marquetry.

BLADE and BOLSTERS:  12C27 Sandvik Shiny Stainless Steel.

DIMENSIONS:  8-1/4" open.  4-1/2" closed.