Laguiole Table Forks, Set of 6

Snakewood, grapevine or zebu horn tip

Snakewood is named for the black markings that wind like snakes across its golden-brown background. It's a dense, heavy wood, polished to bring the pattern out. Grapevine handles come from old vines pulled up in the south of France after decades of bearing grapes. The wood is knotty, and no two handles look the same. For zebu horn tip, only the tip of the horn is used, where it's at its densest, and the colour shifts from blond to brown, sometimes flamed or marbled. For more help choosing, read our Complete UK Buyer's Guide: 6-Piece Laguiole Dining Fork Sets.

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Watch the snakewood table forks

Six forks with polished snakewood handles, dark markings on golden brown.

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Dining forks to sit beside your knives

These dining forks are designed to partner Laguiole en Aubrac steak knives: each handle on this page is also made as steak knives, from the same line and in the same material. That means you can start with knives and buy forks later, or the reverse, and the table will still match. Many wooden and horn handles in the range carry over to soup and dessert spoons too. Nothing stops a factory putting the Laguiole name on its cutlery, and plenty do. Laguiole en Aubrac makes these forks by hand in France.

Mixed sets or a single material

Two of the sets here mix materials deliberately. One combines six different French woods, and the other is a mix of six horns, from black through to a pale cream, so every fork in the set is different and each guest can pick out their own. For a more classic table, go for one material across all six. Stone-handled forks are offered in deep blues or vivid greens, polished to a shine. If you can't settle on one material, a mixed set means you don't have to.

Questions about table forks

Care instructions accompany every order. Hand wash the forks, dry each one at once, and don't let wooden or horn handles go in the dishwasher.