The Dexter-Russell 21945 (model 01255) is a 6-inch wide stiff boning knife from the Traditional line — wider blade profile and stiffer flex than the standard narrow boning knife. Forged from stain-free high-carbon steel with a triple-riveted beech-wood handle, the wider blade gives extra surface for breaking down larger primal cuts of beef, pork, and lamb where a narrow flex blade would slow you down.
Workshop tool for butchers and home cooks who break down whole shoulders, hams, leg of lamb, and prime rib roasts. The wide stiff blade tracks straight through dense connective tissue without flexing off-line, and the high-carbon steel sharpens to a wire edge on a stone.
Dexter-Russell has been forging cutlery in Southbridge, Massachusetts since 1818, the longest-running cutlery company in continuous operation in the United States. The Sani-Safe, Traditional, SofGrip, and V-Lo lines are workshop staples used in commercial kitchens and home cookware drawers across the country.
