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A glossary detailing specialist terminology for describing the construction and classification of knives.

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The spine of the knife is the unsharpened section of the blade that faces the operator in the normal operation of a single bladed knife. On a double-edged knife, the spine is the swell in the centre ...

Domain: Engineering; Category: Mechanical engineering

The secondary bevel is the bevel from which the cutting edge is formed. It is usually a very small bevel that joins the endpoints of the primary bevel on both sides to a point. A secondary bevel is ...

Domain: Engineering; Category: Mechanical engineering

'Scales', or 'knife scales', is the term used to deonote the thin, shaped pieces of wood, plastic, or other material that are pinned or otherwise attached to either side of the knife's tang to form ...

Domain: Engineering; Category: Mechanical engineering

The ricasso is the shaped, but unsharpened section of the blade directly infront of the guard, or grip depending on the design of the knife.

Domain: Engineering; Category: Mechanical engineering

Recurve is a blade shape where the main cutting edge curves up to the spine in a convex arc, usually continuing the arc to create a belly paralell to the beginning of the recurve grind. Popular ...

Domain: Engineering; Category: Mechanical engineering

The primary bevel, sometimes referred to as a grind, of a knife is the bevel on the cutting side of the blade. It can be a partial or full grind, extending to a point on the flat of the knife or the ...

Domain: Engineering; Category: Mechanical engineering

If the portion of the handle furthest from the blade has a cap or other addition significantly different to the rest of the handle, it is referred to as the pommel. Originally the pommel was a weight ...

Domain: Engineering; Category: Mechanical engineering

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