A mold for a press brake, comprising an upper mold that is mountable on an upper table and a lower mold mountable on a lower table in a press brake, wherein the upper mold and the lower mold are vertically face each other, and have respective pressurizing surfaces , wherein the pressurizing surface of the upper mold is inclined so that a front side, when inserting a workpiece (W) between the pressurizing surface of the upper mold and the pressurizing surface of the lower mold , of the pressurizing surface of the upper mold is higher than the pressurizing surface of the lower mold , which is formed as a level surface, wherein the lower mold includes a bending groove with which the upper mold can be engaged at the time of bending the workpiece (W) in a V shape, the upper mold includes a workpiece pressing portion formed in a V shape at a lower part thereof to press the workpiece (W) into the bending groove , characterised in that the pressurizing surface configured to pressurize the workpiece (W) by putting the workpiece (W) between the pressurizing surface of the lower mold and the pressurizing surface of the upper mold is provided at an upper position of the workpiece pressing portion , and the pressurizing surface is formed by forming a step portion on at least the front side of a base end portion of the workpiece pressing portion in the upper mold , thereby a contact between an end edge located on an opposite side of the front side of the workpiece (W) and one of the pressurizing surface of the lower mold and the pressurizing surface of the upper mold is line contact when the workpiece (W) is pressurized by the pressurizing surface of the lower mold and the pressurizing surface of the upper mold . the upper mold and the lower mold are vertically face each other, and have respective pressurizing surfaces , wherein the pressurizing surface of the upper mold is inclined so that a front side, when inserting a workpiece (W) between the pressurizing surface of the upper mold and the pressurizing surface of the lower mold , of the pressurizing surface of the upper mold is higher than the pressurizing surface of the lower mold , which is formed as a level surface, wherein the lower mold includes a bending groove with which the upper mold can be engaged at the time of bending the workpiece (W) in a V shape, the upper mold includes a workpiece pressing portion formed in a V shape at a lower part thereof to press the workpiece (W) into the bending groove , characterised in that the pressurizing surface configured to pressurize the workpiece (W) by putting the workpiece (W) between the pressurizing surface of the lower mold and the pressurizing surface of the upper mold is provided at an upper position of the workpiece pressing portion , and the pressurizing surface is formed by forming a step portion on at least the front side of a base end portion of the workpiece pressing portion in the upper mold , thereby a contact between an end edge located on an opposite side of the front side of the workpiece (W) and one of the pressurizing surface of the lower mold and the pressurizing surface of the upper mold is line contact when the workpiece (W) is pressurized by the pressurizing surface of the lower mold and the pressurizing surface of the upper mold . <EOS>