Glossary
Blade:
The sharp cutting part of a knife.
Bolsters:
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Blood Grove:
A hollow channel in the flat of a blade. It actually has nothing to with blood. The channel is meant to add stiffness to the blade and make it a little lighter. It makes the blade lighter and more rigid or stiff in the same way an I-beam is lighter and more rigid than a simple bar of the same size.
Blade Tip:
The sharp point at the end of a blade.
Blade Lock:
A mechanism designed to lock the blade of a folding knife in place so it cannot be closed accidentally.
Blade Flat:
The flate parte of the blade above the beveled edge.
Butt Cap/ Pommel:
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Convex Grind:
A type of grind where the beveled edge of a blade has a outward curving profile. The cross section of this kind of blade looks a little like the letter U. This type of grind is not as shape as flat or hollow ground blades but it is the strongest of the three and keeps it's edge longer. It is most commonly seen on blades that will be used for heavy work like axes and lage chopping blades.
Edge:
The sharpened outer edge of a blade that does the actual cutting.
False Edge:
A beveled area on the back of the blade before the tip and above the flat. The false edge of a knife is not ment to be sharpened. It is allows for a sharper point on larger thicker blades, but is usually mostly cosmetic.
Guard:
The cross piece on a knife between the handle and blade. It provides protectin for the hand from anything sliding down the blade and prevents the hand from sliding onto the blade. Usualy found on fixed blade knives.
Grind:
The beveled edge of a knife blade. Grind can also refer to the particular type of bevel used on a blade. The most common types are strait-grind, hollow-grind, convex-grind, and the much less common single bevel.
Handle:
In general the part of a knife that is ment to be held in the hand. Specificaly handle can also refer to the part of a knife between the guard and the pommel usually made of some decorative material.
Handle Slab:
The pieces of decorative material on a knife's handle between the bolsters or guard and pommel.
Hollow Grind:
A type of grind where the beveled edges of a knife curve inward in a convex manner. The cross section of this type of blade look like pressed the edges of the bevel inward. This is the sharpest of the three common types of grind. It takes the keenest edge but is much weaker that a strait or convex grind.
Liners:
The flate metal plates on the inside of a folding knife's handle. They provide strength and support the structure of a folding knife.
Liner Lock:
A blade lock made as part of the liners inside of the handle of a folding knife. It is meant to allow the knife to be closed with one hand.
Pin:
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Shield:
An emblem embedded in the handle of a knife. It usually has a brand logo on it. shields are most common on folding pocket knives.
Slip Joint:
A type of non-locking folding knife where the blade or blades are held open with a spring.
Strait Grind:
A type of grinde where the beveled edges of a blade taper in a strait line to the point. The cross section of this type of blade looks like the letter V. A strait grind provides a good balance of strength and sharpness.
Thumb Stud:
A stud on the back of the blade of a folding knife ment to allow the blade to be opened with one hand, using the thumb.