Category: Technology
Created by: Manadono
Number of Blossarys: 4
English (EN)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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
The plunge point is the point, or wall in most cases, where the bevel on the blade meets the ricasso.
