I’ve spent entirely too much time researching all varieties of bread slicers on the internet and I’m declaring this one the best – I can’t say enough good things about it! It’s sturdy, precision designed and made, VERY effective at slicing consistent slices with minimum knife “wiggling”, packs up compactly into itself, and quite possibly the best part: it’s gorgeous. The one thing this bread slicer is missing is the one thing the seller can’t provide: years of wear and tear, nics in the wood, and knife-slice markings so abstractly covering the surface that it shows the markings of a truly well-crafted, and well-loved, heirloom.