Seventeen kilometres west of St-Urcize and 24km north of Espalion, LAGUIOLE passes for a substantial town in these parts. It is a name which means but one thing in France: knives, and specifically ones with a long, pointed, stiletto-like blade and bone handle that fits the palm; the genuine article should bear the effigy of a bull stamped on the clasp that holds the blade open. It is an industry that started in the nineteenth century, then moved to industrial Thiers, outside C... [More]