Bread knives are used with a motion that punishes the wrist — repeated draw strokes with downward pressure. V-Lo answers that with a handle set at an angle to the blade, so the hand sits above the work rather than behind it and the wrist stays neutral.
The blade itself is a deep-scalloped stain-free grind, sized at 8 inches for sourdough boules, baguettes and sandwich loaves alike. Scallops rather than pointed serrations mean the edge shears the crust instead of tearing it, so the slice arrives whole.
Dexter-Russell has made cutlery in Southbridge, Massachusetts since 1818 and is the oldest cutlery manufacturer in the United States. V-Lo is its ergonomic line, with a two-material handle angled to keep the wrist neutral through repetitive cuts.
