wooden Bow knife with serrated blade for slicing breads, Bagels. You can slice up to about 1" thick slices. knife has A serrated blade ,It can be used left handed or right handed by removing 2 screws and flip blade to the other side and use the other holes. comes with blade shield to protect the blade and hands while handling knife or storing it. The wood has been soaked in food grade mineral oil and beeswax then the blade is installed before shipping. (Check out my breadboards to compliment these beautiful knives)