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Uhhh, I have a strange request. If you own a bread knife with a flat-sided handle in your kitchen, and calipers or something else that will measure to the nearest millimetre or so, and want something to do for 30 seconds, could you tell me how thick the handle is?

Yes, I'd like to collect some random samples of bread knife handle widths. Doesn't matter what brand, what it looks like, how long the blade is or where in the world you are.

I will explain later. Boosts appreciated.

#AskFedi

A photo of a bread knife on a kitchen bench, with its handle being measured for width with digital calipers. The readout says 14.29mm.
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Tristan
Tristan
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MY MICROMETER BATTERY IS DEAD NOOOOOO
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Greg Bell
Greg Bell
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@tristan they run down super fast because they basically don't turn off anything but the screen, so as to maintain their current zero. I got tired of this and forcibly de-power mine between uses. Battery lasts forever now
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Ari does not comply
Ari does not comply
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You asked!

I'm going to give you three measurements because this is an unusual bread knife -- not only is it more like a coping saw for bread, it's left-handed. However, the blade is serrated, and I use it to slice bread, so I believe it fits your criteria.

Sitting on a wooden cutting board, a left-handed bread knife is being measured with calipers at the widest portion of its handle. The measurement reads 28.93mm
A view of the left-handed bread knife with the calipers sitting underneath it and the box the calipers came in to the left of it, all on a pull out cutting board in the kitchen. There is a hand holding the handle of the bread knife, demonstrating that it is left-handed.
Another measurement of the bread knife, this time not any functional direction. This is with the blade turned upward, and the skinniest part of the handle measured. The reading is 20.44 mm
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Rocketman
Rocketman
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Strange nerdy Fedi requests? Sign me up!

We have two bread knives. The main, larger, one has a handle 18.4mm thick.

The secondary one, mostly used for rolls, baguette etc, has a handle 12.7mm thick.

Please do keep us abreast of your research 🧐

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Annelies Kamran, Ph.D.
Annelies Kamran, Ph.D.
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only on fedi would you find people with both bread knives and calipers
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