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

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Created by: Manadono

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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 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 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

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

Either cut from the original knife billet, or formed from a robust flange of metal fitted at the top of the tang, the guard is a defenseive addition to a knife. The guard gives the operator of the ...

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

The plunge point is the point, or wall in most cases, where the bevel on the blade meets the ricasso.

Domain: Engineering; Category: Mechanical engineering

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