The handle looks slippery to me and, without a bolster, could lead to
your hand slipping up over the blade, called a stubbing injury. I agree
with both the writer who said a good tool is a joy and the one who said
why spend $80 to slice bread. The Forschner offset bread knife
http://www.knifeoutlet.com/catalog/F.../FORFBREAD.htm
and the similar F. Dick
http://www.bigtray.com/productdetails.asp!sku.MTC8005521,catid.16910.html
are great knives for the money.

Steve

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