I have a basic wooden handled single-blade carbon steel Laguiole folding pocket knife I bought in France out of the window of hardware store for a very reasonable price. I couldn't do their pipe knife, at current retail prices, since pipe tools can be misplaced ... except of course for a 92 cent pipe nail, which apparently because of its price never ever gets lost. But if you want to splurge on something, and still get your money's worth, a Laguiole anything is good. My wife has a cheese knife by them. Gorgeous, like everything they make, including my wooden handled pocket knife, which is signed by its craftsman. (Thank you, "David.")