My name is Richard, and I'm not a baker.
I'm a retired contractor from Michigan. I build things. Fix things. That's just who I am.
So when I watched my wife, Margaret, slowly stop doing the one thing that brought her the most joy — I knew I had to do something about it.
Margaret had been baking her own bread for over 20 years. It was her thing. The kitchen always smelled incredible on Sunday mornings. The counter was always dusted with flour. She loved every second of it.
But a while back, I started noticing the loaves sitting uncut on the counter. Margaret just… frustrated. She'd bake a beautiful loaf, go to slice it, and walk away defeated. The bread would come out crushed. Uneven. Torn apart.
She told me, "I put all that work into baking it and then I just ruin it trying to cut it."
That broke my heart.
So I did what any stubborn retired contractor would do — I started problem solving.
After a lot of trial and error, I found a simple bow knife with a serrated blade that guided itself right through even the crustiest loaf. Clean slices. Every single time. No crushing. No tearing.
I left it on the counter without saying a word.
Two days later, Margaret called me into the kitchen. She was smiling — really smiling — for the first time in a long time. She held up a perfect, even slice of sourdough and said, "Richard, this is exactly what I needed."
That was the moment everything changed.
I never planned to sell anything. I just wanted my wife to enjoy Sunday mornings again.
But when Margaret showed it to a few friends from her cooking group, the reaction was overwhelming. Turns out, she wasn't alone. Thousands of women had quietly stopped baking at home — not because they wanted to, but because the frustration had taken all the joy out of it.
Today, this little knife has helped thousands of home bakers rediscover the hobby they thought they'd given up for good. Every day we hear from women just like Margaret — women who walked back into their kitchen, tied on their apron, and fell in love with baking all over again.
That's all I ever wanted.
— Richard, GoNayu Founder
