Only the finest will do
Aside from the quality of our blades, the joy of a Savernake knife is in customising every aspect to suit your own style preference.
From traditional woods and colourful stripes, to contemporary materials such as Richlite, Corian or Durat – and not forgetting the infinite design options offered by our G.F Smith paper range – we have selected and tested every single material primarily for its longevity and durability.
Explore our materials in more depth here.
Steel
After extensive research and hours of testing, we now almost exclusively use Swedish Sandvik 14c28n, although on occasion we use RWL 34 powdered metallurgical steel and other exotics. For prototypes we use 420C, the steel used by most other knife manufacturers for their final product.
We chose Sandvik for a variety of reasons – not only is it a stainless steel with excellent strength properties, Sweden also has stated ambitions to remain at the forefront of technological and innovative development in a transformation to a sustainable society.
We are firm believers in the merit of buying once but buying the best you can afford – not only does a good knife stand the test of time but it’s also considerably better for the environment to buy products that are built to last. So using steel with strong sustainability credentials was an important choice for us.
In tests by CATRA (the Cutlery and Allied Trades Research Association) Savernake blades scored in the top 2.5% of knives tested and were rated ‘Excellent’ for both initial sharpness and durability.
Bespoke Handles
And if nothing you see quite does it for you? Then simply tell us what you’d like, and we’ll make it for you. We’ve not been stumped yet and always enjoy a challenge – we can work with materials you supply, your preferred colour schemes or pretty much anything you want. Just get in touch to find out what we’re capable of.
Inspire usLiners
The liner sits between the visible steel part of the handle, and the handle material itself. As well as providing a good surface for bonding, it also provides a great opportunity for a flash of contrasting or complimentary colour to your handle.
Choose from our standard range of liner colours or get in touch if you’d like a specific shade or multiple liner colour option.
Woods
We’ve tested almost every wood you can think of for our handles and the ones offered are selected for their longevity and beauty. You’re also welcome to supply a favourite piece of wood if you prefer.
Stripes
Made from layers of wood, sandwiched together with resin, our striped handles range are extremely durable and are buffed to a high gloss.
Woods
We’ve tested almost every wood you can think of for our handles, and continue to do so. We keep a small, rotating stock of all of the woods shown here. However, if there’s another you would like, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. Just like all of our materials, these natural woods are selected primarily for their longevity. They also happen to look beautiful.
Browse our selection of woods
Stripes
Funk up your kitchen with our colourful striped wood composites – multiple layers of wood stabilised in resin to create a highly durable, playful handle material.
Browse our selection of stripes
Contemporary
Our modern materials such as Richlite, Corian and Durat offer an almost infinite array of colours together with exceptional durability and first class sustainability credentials. We showcase a small selection of our favourite material colours here – but if you’re hankering after a specific hue please get in touch to discuss.
Browse our selection of contemporary materials
G . F Smith Colorplan
A Savernake Signature – our layered handles, created using G F Smith’s Colorplan paper and occasionally some veneer. From the outlandish to the subtle, choosing your own pattern is one way to make sure that your knives are distinctly your own.
Have a look at some of our work, and email us with your palette ideas and we’ll get directly back to you with some suggestions.
Let us know your thoughts