Blog by Steve Laug
I don’t know how long I have been looking for a Savinelli Pipe Knife but I have had an eye out for one for quite a while. Not too long ago I found this one on eBay and asked my brother to put a bid in on it for me. He won the knife. It came in the mail today. I unpacked the box of pipes he sent and in the lot was this beauty. It has a triangular stainless steel blade that is sharp on three edges. The point is slightly angled inward and neatly fits the bottom a bowl. The blade was dirty with some dried oils and carbon. It did not take too much to clean it up and freshen the cutting edges on the blade. The blade is stamped Savinelli with the Shield logo next to the name. Next to the handle it is stamped stainless steel. I lightly sanded the blade with 1500-2400 grit micromesh to polish the steel and also to clean up the edges as there were small nicks in the blade. 
The handle on the knife is round where the blade enters it. There is a small round piece of acrylic that separates the blade from the briar handle. The body of the handle is sand blasted briar and is oval and fits neatly in my hand. There is a smooth round band of briar next to the acrylic end so the contrast is really quite beautiful.
I am looking forward to putting this knife to good use on the next pipes I work on. I can’t wait to see if it is as good to work with as many have said. But you know what? Even if it isn’t it is still a beautiful looking, well made tool.
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Wonderful knifes, just won two from the same fleabay seller. Got them cleaned up nicely.
Are you sure the handle is briar ? Feels like acrylic to me.
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The one I have is definitely briar.
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I have had one for quite a while. Its called a fitsall reamer i think. You will love it.
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I’ve also had an eye out for one of those for a long time – they do look useful for odd shapes bowls and as timcanny says, the Senor often doesn’t fit. They look like good, quality tools.
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I’ve never seen one of those but I really like it!
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Steve, that’s a great tool. There is a three sided bowling ball bevel tool which may do the same job but be more easily gotten.
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I’ve got one of these. I definitely like it better than my Senior pipe reamer as it allows more control and you can really get a feel for when you are scraping cake and when you are scraping briar.
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