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Inside the workshop of Laguiole Claude Dozorme
A look inside the workshop of Laguiole Claude Dozorme: where the knives are made, on which machines and by which hands.
Inside the workshop
5These pictures were provided by the forge itself.
A finished knife at the large wheel. At the end each piece gets its final shine by hand, not in a tumbler.
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The handle at the belt grinder. The fingers lie close to the belt: there is no other way to feel how much is being taken off.
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Wet grinding on the stone wheel. The water keeps the steel cool, for a blade ground too hot loses its hardness.
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The same wheel up close. What runs off here is steel and stone in water, the same process for two hundred years.
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Handle scales of pale material wait on the shelf while the next piece is on the wheel.
Photo by the forgeWhere the knives are made
Laguiole Claude Dozorme
Everything about this house, its history and its signature is on our page about the forge.
Have your Laguiole Claude Dozorme knife examined
You already own a knife from this house? We can examine it and issue an A.I.P.C.L. certificate of authenticity - no matter where you bought it.
You own a knife by Laguiole Claude Dozorme but did not buy it at original-laguiole.de? You can still have it entered into the A.I.P.C.L. A genuine knife from this forge stays a genuine knife, whichever counter it crossed.
Who is Laguiole Claude Dozorme?
Claude Dozorme is a legend of the Thiers cutlery trade: since 1902 the family firm has worked to make Laguiole knives of uncompromising quality. Every steel is chosen with care, every handle worked at length, and every knife passes through dozens of steps, from the laser cut to the fine grind, from polishing to engraving. Innovation is not feared here but taken up with respect for tradition: modern technique, solid materials, limited series. And with all that a passion that can be felt in every stroke on the blade.
What we look at on a knife by Laguiole Claude Dozorme
Every forge has its signature. With Laguiole Claude Dozorme it is the combination of modern technique and traditional work that has marked this family firm since 1902. That is exactly what allows a knife to be identified, and it is what we examine in your photographs. If a question remains, we go to the forge itself.
How it works
You order the examination. In the original-laguiole.de shop, for 10.00 euros, like a product. Then you upload photographs of your knife in your customer account: open and closed, the bee, the spine, the blade with the forge mark, and if available the receipt or packaging.
We examine it. We compare your knife with what we know from 30 years of trading with French forges, and when in doubt we ask the forge itself.
You get the result. If your knife is genuine it receives its own number, its page on aipcl.com and the certificate as a PDF. If it is not, we tell you that too.
What it costs
10.00 eurosExamining and registering one knife costs 10.00 euros.
If the examination shows that your knife does not come from a French forge, we refund the amount, of course. You pay only for a certificate you actually receive.
The examination is ordered in the original-laguiole.de shop. With the purchase you buy the examination, not the certificate; whether we issue it depends on the result of examining your photographs.
Order the examination (10.00 euros)