Caused a Stir at the Steakhouse

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I use my pocket knives for too many things that would make me afraid to eat with them.

For some reason, we never had steak knives growing up and used pairing knives instead. It definitely wasn't a cost thing, as my dad is a serious hobbyist chef and our pairing knives probably each cost as much as a set of decent steak knives. Sometime recently my parents got a set of Laguiole steak knives, which are really funny because they look just like their folders except the blades are fixed full tang and finely serrated, but they even have a little non functional metal piece that looks just like the lock release on the folding versions.

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Classic Laguioles are non locking slipjoint?

There's a fixed blade version of them. Like this:

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Cheers Enki, but I was referring to "a little non functional metal piece that looks just like the lock release on the folding versions" Not sure what that was referring to?

[enki_ck]

Probably the fake/non fuctional la mouche on the fixed blades.

[Mr. Whippy]

We have a set of Laguiole steak knives (not as nice as the ones pictured)

I thought that the little metal clip thing was a faux bee, for decoration only.

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We have a set of Laguiole steak knives (not as nice as the ones pictured)

I thought that the little metal clip thing was a faux bee, for decoration only.

Although decorative, the bee is part of the spring. Cheaper (can't say fake cause Laguiole is not patented) versions have the bee welded on, but on the real French quality ones it is one part.

[Max Archer]

Ah gotcha, I've never actually handled one of their folders so I was guessing as to what the bee thing was for on them.

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