Those blades are sharp on two edges, and somewhat clumsy to hold onto by themselves, so most people prefer to have some kind of handle.Other blades that I can find are either expensive or difficult. Blades of the old Gillette safety-razor type are very sharp, widely available, and inexpensive.Most knives are not sharp enough to do the job easily.We need to slash the crust before baking.A secure comfortable handle is neither a revelation nor a revolution - just a bit of an improvement. And, all other things being equal, it's a disservice to claim that easier isn't better. But skill can't really compensate for bad tools either. Tools can't really fix lack of skill, it's true. Bakers don't ever need a cutting tool of any kind - we can just use our hands for dividing things.
Refrigerators are unnecessary - we can just bake our bread when it's ready, instead of delaying, and feed our starters more often. Ovens don't need thermostats - we can turn the switch on and off ourselves. And if you don't believe me, you should try using a tool that's very poorly-suited for its job sometime. The old line that went something like "Only an inferior workman blames his tools" is absolutely silly - unless we assume that he did already have decent tools. My point is that it's both the blade and the hands, and if either one is deficient, the work likely will be too.
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