Leipäveitsi Güde Alpha Franz Güde BR431/32 32cm

I deducted 1 star for quality because even though it is very sharp, I still had to saw many times to get through the bottom crust of a crusty sourdough boule. Otherwise, it is a beautiful knife and the craftsmanship is unimpeachable. The 12.5 inch (32 cm) blade makes it easier to slice even slices because the blade never gets lost in the bread while slicing. Also, I found that the above-average depth of the blade essentially makes the knife an offset knife with all the associated advantages. Plus, when the knife finished sawing through the tough bottom crust, the blade just dropped onto my cutting board. Unlike other knives, it did not cut into the board. This bodes well for sharpness longevity and should minimize any burrs from developing.I deducted one star for value because it is not inexpensive.Overall, I was a little disappointed that this knife still required a lot of effort to get through the bottom crust, although I was not entirely surprised considering it has an ~HRC = 56.