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

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A blank, or knife blank, is the shaped billet of metal that the knife will be constructed from. It is a point in the construction and machining process where the knife's shape and, in some cases, ...

Domain: Engineering; Category: Mechanical engineering

A fuller is a groove or channel applied to a knife blade to decrease weight and increase strength. Fullers may be ground from or pressed into the blade, however only pressing increases rigidity. This ...

Domain: Engineering; Category: Mechanical engineering

A back fuller is similar to a swedge, in the fact that it is made from reshaped or removed material on the spine of the knife, however a back-fuller usually covers the majority of the length of the ...

Domain: Engineering; Category: Mechanical engineering

A swedge is a part of some knifepoint constructions where the spine of the knife is tapered into the point and, in some circumstances, sharpened. The start of the swedge's taper is usually only at ...

Domain: Engineering; Category: Mechanical engineering

A hollow grind is a type of bevel that can be allied to a knife, like FFG or convex. The cross section of the knife would show two concave parabola that meet at a point (on the blade), and arch up to ...

Domain: Engineering; Category: Mechanical engineering

A convex grind is the opposite to the hollow grind, the knife's cross section showing a slight convex bow to the bevel. Just as the hollow grind, the convex grind is also not especially popular, but ...

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The flat grind, as explained partially under FFG, is the mid-point between the convex and hollow grinds, the bevel's cross section being a straight line from the flat of the blade to the cutting ...

Domain: Engineering; Category: Mechanical engineering

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