Gallery: The Cutting-Edge Butter Knife of Your Dreams Is Finally Here
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A grater integrated along the edge of the blade seems like a no-brainer, but it's apparently unique in the history of silverware.
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The trickiest part of manufacturing the stainless steel blade was stamping the blade in a way that ensured the strings of butter would fold back on the blade.
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The knife was designed to follow a traditional aesthetic so it would blend in with a wide variety of existing silver patterns.
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The designers created dozens of prototypes using laser cutters, drills, and machine tools, as well as the size and spacing of the holes before finding an optimal pattern and manufacturing process.
