Herder bread ambidextrous KB2
General Information
Knife handles made of steamed, finely polished wood are rare. Knife handles made of steamed, finely polished apple tree wood are even rarer because apple tree wood, since it dries slowly, is not one of the typical commercial woods. However, it is very easy to work with due to its hardness, weight and durability. Herder in Solingen manufactures these knife handles with rarity value exclusively for Manufactum: even oiled for better surface protection.
Symmetrical cut. The bread saw
This is the fine art of knife sharpening: a serrated edge that is polished by hand on both sides. The bread saw, which the manufacturer likes to call "ambidextrous", can be used by both right and left-handed users. The sharpening geometry is designed for this. The blade retains its edge retention for longer thanks to the very high hardness of 60 Rockwell (HRC).
The cutting edge is slightly angled in relation to the ergonomically shaped knife handle. This makes the cutting process much easier, and the blade cuts smoothly through to the bottom edge of even large pieces of bread with a crispy crust. The knifemaker says: "The knife stays in the cutting line.
Solingen thin grind: nail-thin and scrape-free
The Windmühlen knives from Robert Herder in Solingen are remarkable not only because of the knife steel (at least 0.75% carbon content and a hardness of at least 56 HRC for the carbon steels), but above all because of the craftsmanship, which spares none of the traditional grinding efforts: Windmühlen knives are ground extremely thin. This results in their astonishing cutting ability, which is an experience in use. The most elaborate type of sharpening is fuller grinding, a special type of thin grinding in which the blade is tapered towards the back of the knife.
Blaugepließtet
In Solingen, the process of smoothing the grinding grooves remaining on the blade is known as flattening, i.e. fine grinding. The most complex stage of this technique is blue polishing. The steel is ground finer step by step. You can tell that a blade is blue-fluted because it reflects slightly blue in the light.
Sharp for longer thanks to greater hardness
The elastic blades of the blue-blued knives from Herder are ground using the Solingen thin grind and fuller's edge. Thanks to the very high hardness of 60 Rockwell (HRC), they keep their sharpness significantly longer. However: Due to the high hardness - and precisely because they are ground so extremely thin - the blades should not be twisted or even tilted, as this can lead to chipping of the material when cutting.
Product Information
Article Number 67177
Blade length 23 cm, total length 36 cm. Weight 150 g.
In relation to the ergonomically-shaped handle of this large bread knife, the blade is slightly angled which makes cutting even large loaves significantly easier. The blade, made of a stainless steel which is high on the hardness scale of 60 Rockwell (HRC), is designed with a serrated edge on both sides which is polished by hand. The knife can therefore be used by right-handed as well as left-handed people. Half Handles made of steamed apple tree wood.
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