Our materials

We carefully select our materials for the manufacture of handles.

AMOURETTE

Amourette-Snakewood from French Guyana.

Folding knife amourette-snakewood

BUFFALO BARK

Buffalo horn tip , taken from the bark part of the horn.

Folding knife buffalo bark

BLACK BUFFALO HORN

1st choice solid buffalo black horn tip.

Folding knife balck buffalo horn

BLUE FOSSILIZED MAMMOTH IVORY

Selection of the nicest blue color fossilized mammoth ivory scales (Origin : Siberia).

Folding knife blue mammoth fossilized

BROWN FOSSILIZED MAMMOTH IVORY

Real mammoth fossilized ivory. Unique and stunning looking. Color range is from creamy white to darker brown.

BOCOTE WOOD

Mexican Rosewood

Couteau Laguiole Bocote made in france

BONE

Real cow bone.

Folding knife real cow bone

BRUYAR

1st quality briar root.

Folding knife briar

BOXWOOD

1st choice Boxwood.

Folding knife boxwood

CORAL

South Pacific Coral Root or "Gorgonian": The Gorgonian is a root coral, increasingly used because it has beautiful marbling that is very visually pleasing. Each piece is unique and may present some differences.

CURLY BIRCH

1st choice patterned curly birch.

Folding knife curly birch

EBONY

1st choice Ebony wood.

Folding knife ebony wood

FAT CARBON

Fat Carbon is made from coloured carbon fibre pads. This innovative and original material has unique and surprising patterns.

GIRAFFE BONE

The hue of this material brings out the veining.

HORN TIP

1st choice real cow horn tip; we do not use the cheap hollow pressed horn.

Folding knife horn tip

HYBRID

Hybrid handle made of wood and epoxy resin. Original creation by Fontenille Pataud: modernity guaranteed!

INLAYS

Feather

Freemason

Gold sheet

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IRONWOOD

Extremely hard wood, with a very nice polish, ranging from a deep beige to a more or less dark brown with tiger marbling and golden reflections.

JUNIPER

Best Juniper burl from southern France. A surprisingly fragrant knife.

Folding knife juniper burl

LACE

Cardboard inclusion in resin.

MAPLE BURL

Maple burl.

MOLAR TOOTH OF MAMMOTH

Fossil mammoth molar (origin: Siberia). Colors vary from dark blue to black, with an original "striped" appearance.

MOTHER OF PEARL

Mother of pearl from New Zeland.

OLIVEWOOD

1st quality patterned Olive wood.

Folding knife olivewood

PISTACHIO WOOD

1st choice patterned pistachio wood from southern France.

RAM HORN

Real ram horn, taken from the outside bark unpolished part.

Folding knife real ram horn

ROSEWOOD

1st quality Rosewood.

Folding knife rosewood

ROYAL EBONY

Extremely hard, dense, and heavy wood, with a very fine texture.

STABILIZED BEECH

Beech cut upright and stabilized.

STABILIZED POPLAR BURL

Stabilized material allowing a very nice polish.

STABILIZED COLORED POPLAR BURL

Stabilized poplar burl. Stunning patterned wood.

STAG

1st quality Real stag horn.

Folding knife stag horn

TEAK BURL

First choice teak wood, tight and fine grain.

THUYA BURL

Very veined brown-red wood, characteristic pleasant smell. This wood is hard, which makes it difficult to work with.

WALNUT

1st choice patterned walnut ( gun-stock selection).

Folding knife walnut

WHARTHOG

Real Warthog Tooth: This is a great alternative to ivory. We use an entire tooth for each knife. The Warthog handle may display some natural "defects" which help create the item's beauty.