By food4c_Admin
SAVERNAKE near Marlborough in Wiltshire make bespoke knives to order from a few of the amazing number of possible 44,380 permutations. And a reassuring lifetime guarantee when prices are in the strata of £285-£400. All knives are made to order with, they say, a one week turnaround or there is Next Day option which is like an omakase where they chose what they have got. There is also off the shelf with fancy coloured handles – 10 choices of blade, 23 of handles, utility from £149. The steak knife range was developed with Smithfield butcher Tom Hixson and includes the butchers knife at £199 or a set of four limited edition with elegant Bocote handles £375 and an option to engrave. Founder Laurie Timpson is ex-Scots Guard and lives off grid in the forest. The full repertoire is here.
