The Savernake Knife
The Savernake Knife
The Savernake Knife
The Savernake Knife
The Savernake Knife
The Savernake Knife

18cm Mid-Sized Nakiri

The Savernake Knife

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£330

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Choose from over 6,000 possible combinations.

Our configurator lets you choose from 18 blade designs, with full control over handle material, shape, spine pattern and accent colour. 

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Why Choose This Knife
Highlights

Highlights

  • Mid-Sized Nakiri
  • Designed for knuckle guidance throughout the full depth of the blade. Straight down and slightly forward, with a prominent stop at the heel keeping each cut controlled. The flat section does the work; the gentle lift at the tip lets you redirect without switching knives.
  • A honing steel brings this edge back in seconds. Our steels.
  • For anything that needs a point or finer in-hand work, the Agile Yeoman is the natural complement.
The Story
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Technical Information
Care & Sharpening

Washing

Wash by hand and dry immediately. The steel handles dishwashers, but the handle materials don't, and the blade will dull faster regardless. Ten seconds at the sink is the right habit.

Day-to-day maintenance

A honing steel realigns the edge between sharpenings. Two or three passes per side before heavy use is enough. You don't need to do this every time — just when the blade starts to feel less certain.

Sharpening

We offer complimentary workshop sharpening once a year for the first three years. After that we sharpen at cost. If you prefer to sharpen at home, our blades are ground to a 15-degree bevel — specify this if you use a third-party service, as most sharpen to 20 or 22 degrees as a default.

Storage

A magnetic strip or knife roll is ideal. Loose in a drawer accelerates dulling and risks chipping the edge. If a drawer is the only option, a blade guard solves both problems.

Handle care

Timber handles benefit from a light application of food-safe cutting board oil once or twice a year. Composite handles need nothing beyond normal washing.

Delivery

Essentials & Maker's Choice — Default Handle

Each knife has a default handle that is held in stock and available for next working day despatch.

Essentials & Maker's Choice — Alternative Handle

If you'd prefer a different handle from our standard range, we'll despatch within 7 working days.

Knife Builder & Sets and Collections

All knives designed through our Knife Builder, or ordered from Sets and Collections, are despatched within 3-4 weeks. If you have a particular date in mind, get in touch — we're often able to help.

All orders are delivered by Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed in specially-designed tubular Savernake packaging. A signature and age verification will be required on delivery.

International Delivery

We charge a £40 flat rate for delivery worldwide.

Lifetime Guarantee

With proper care, our knives are guaranteed for a lifetime of use

Unique Concave Geometry

Our signature blade profile. A cutting edge with only the thinnest sliver of near-parallel steel to follow through.

CATRA Top 2.5% Worldwide

Independently ranked in the top 2.5% of all knives ever assessed for sharpness and edge retention

60 HRC Hardness

Hardened in-house to 60 HRC using a nitrogen atmosphere and cryogenic treatment to -75°C

Individually Crafted

Every knife is made by hand in our Wiltshire workshop, from steel selection through to final edge

Fast efficient service. Customer Service pleasant and helpful. However, special offers hard to find and one recently was dependent on going to a particlu...
Douglas
I enjoyed the process of configuring my knife on the savernake website. It arrived a month later in superb packaging which I also enjoyed opening. The knife its...
Chris
Superb knife, easily the best I have ever seen (ex-chef of 13 years). Beautifully crafted and light/well balanced. Really friendly and efficient customer servic
Nathan
Excellent customer service and incredible knives, 100% recommended, will definitely be using Savernake in the future
Matthew
These knives are not only beautifully crafted and designed, they are impeccably balanced too. I am delighted with my product and would recommend this company to...
Dave
knive is light and sharp best i have had
Christopher
I already had one Savernake knife so this was not a journey into the unknown. I ordered an additional 3 knives, 2 as gifts with varying levels of personalisati...
Sean
After two years of deliberating, I finally decided to bite the bullet (knife) and place my order for the Savernake knife. I cannot believe the intense craftmans...
Dave
Savernake knife - this is the best knife I have ever used. Well balanced and extremely sharp.
Dan