ROBERT HERDER WINDMILL KNIFE GRANDMOULIN Olive

 ROBERT HERDER WINDMILL KNIFE GRANDMOULIN Olive Article No. 9213,1975,050200

total length 36,5 cm
blade length 23,0 cm 
Blade material stainless steel, blue pierced, rustproof
serrated edge on both sides
blade height 2.6 cm to 4.0 cm 
Hardness 60 Rockwell
handle length 13,5 cm
handle material olive wood, four times riveted with chrome 
Weight 162 gram
Delivery with care oil in cardboard box 
Manufacturer ROBERT HERDER WINDMÜHLENMESSER, Solingen, Germany
Hand washing is mandatory
Search words bread knife, bread saw, right-handed, wooden handle, olive wood


The Grandmoulin is part of the "Unique Pieces from Tradition" series, which includes a small assortment of knives with special history, shape and traditional craftsmanship. Grandmoulin means "large mill" and a large Windmühlen knife it truly is with its 370 mm total length.
Elegance, high functionality and first-class materials combined by the finest craftsmanship are the most prominent features of this bread saw knife.
"Boscher" is the name of the shape of the blade. This name is derived from the Dutch word "Bos", which means bush or scrubland. Exactly there, namely on the sugar cane fields of the Dutch colonies it originated as a harvesting knife. At that time, however, it was much larger according to its task.
The exceptionally wide blade has a very good straight cut, even if you want to cut very thin slices of bread. The curved curve of the blade corresponds to the continuation of the natural swaying hand movement when cutting.  This makes it so comfortable to handle.  The knife is equipped with a highly ground-in, hand-polished wide "8-mm Langer shaft", one of the best serrations of enormous cutting durability. Because of this wave, the individual teeth on the cutting edge are thinner than conventional serrations. This makes them many times sharper, but also somewhat more sensitive.                                                                                            
Small burrs that can form in the individual teeth during use are completely normal with this serrated edge and do not detract from the high cutting ability. The result of all these features is an incredibly sharp, long-lasting bread saw knife.

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