Knife
A knife is a cutting tool, usually made of steel. Knives are typically under 12 inches long, beyond which they are typically called swords. Knives can have one edge or two, and a blunt or sharp tip. They can be used for food preparation, self-defense, carving, and for many other purposes.
Grinds
[edit | edit source]- Convex
- Flat
- Hollow
- Saber
- Scandi (Scandinavian)
Blade types
[edit | edit source]- Clip point
- Sheepsfoot
- Skinner
- Spear point
- Spey
Combat knives
[edit | edit source]Kitchen knives
[edit | edit source]Pocketknives
[edit | edit source]Classic
[edit | edit source]- Barlow - Pen blade at one end, sometimes a second larger blade at same end. Old design, carried by George Washington.
- Canoe - Wide large blade at one end, pen at other
- Muskrat - Two slender clip point blades, one at each end. Originally used for skinning muskrats, where a backup blade was handy if the first got dull.
- Peanut - Small, with two blades from the same end, rounded handle. Clip blade and pen blade.
- Sodbuster - One blade, simple handle (usually synthetic) with ellipse shape to expose grab point on the blade, wide flat blade. Evolved from European peasant knives.
- Stockman - Clip point, spey blade, and sheepsfoot. Sometimes punch instead of spey blade. Cowboy knife.
- Trapper - Clip point and spey blade from same end.
Locking
[edit | edit source]- Buck 110, 112 etc.
- Opinel - French knives very good for slicing, with a wood handle and a simple rotating ring lock that is not super secure.
Modern
[edit | edit source]- Spiderco
- Switchblade
- Butterfly
Multitool
[edit | edit source]Utility
[edit | edit source]Fixed-blade utility knives