This Laguiole olive wood cheese knife is the Le Buron model, with a curved handle. Laguiole en Aubrac handcrafts it in France with a blade designed to cut cheese easily.
The handle rises in a smooth arc, pale with honey and darker streaks. The blade curves to meet it, so the whole knife reads as one line. It looks elegant laid across a slate or wooden board.
The blade is 12C27 Sandvik stainless steel, designed to cut cheese effortlessly. The knife rests neatly on a counter or cutting board. The blade is 5.1 inches (13 cm), and the knife is 11.5 inches (29 cm) overall. Each piece is assembled from start to finish in one sequence by a single artisan. It comes in an oak wood box. It is made in the village of Espalion, in the historic Laguiole area of France.
Keep it with your best board for weekend lunches and dinner parties. You will find it becomes the knife guests reach for first.