Theclip-pointblade is formed when you take a normal blade and 'clip' the back which results in a thinner tip. This thin tip can be used to cut in hard to reach places and provides some additional control. A Bowie knife is a classic example of a knife with a clip-point blade. Usuall...
Designing a blade is not an easy task. Consequently, there can be a lot of calculations that go into it. It mainly depends upon the purpose of the knife and for that, the designs differ. For instance, the design will be different for aDamascus chef knifeas compared to a hunting knife....
With all the different types of knives today, it can be easy to get lost in the seemingly endless information. Lucky for you, this knife type guide will walk you through the basics! The five basic types of knives are: Manual Folding Knives – Blade folds inside the handle with no ...
With its thin and narrow blade, a boning knife is mainly used to remove the bones in a piece of meat. Before cooking a large ham or beef roast, you need boning knife to push out the bone and separate it from the meat. The narrowing tip of the knife will make you easier to do so...
This type of knife has a lot of dimples on the side of the blade to prevent piece of salmon from being adhered. Wave knife (Bread Slicer) The Bread Slicer is often called "Wave knife" that has of course a lot of wave patterns at the edge of the blade. It is suitable for cutting ...
Working with raw fish requires a knife made without a bolster (a collar that joins the blade to the handle and protects fingers, found on Western knives), allowing use of the blade’s full razor-sharp length, which gives access to more real estate on a long piece of fish. ...
A chef’s knife has a blade between 6 and 14 inches long and 1 ½ inches in width. They have a curve that becomes more pronounced near the tip. Originally, this type of knife was intended to slice large cuts of beef. However, its many functions, fromcutting meatto dicing vegetables,...
After cooking a large cut of meat like prime rib or roasted turkey, a carving knife comes in handy. They are more narrow for precision and can be longer for slicing through wider pieces. They may have indentations on the side of the blade to make it easier to release each slice. Bread...
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The liner lock, originally known as a Walker Lock after its inventor Michael Walker, is one of the most popular types of locking systems. When the knife blade is opened, a vertical metal lockbar is angled from the side of the interior toward the center where it butts against the tang of...