Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Terminology


   I apologize for not posting in a while, but here is a short post for the week. I will try to do a review by Thursday. When you read some of my knife reviews, other reviews, or anything else pertaining to knives, there may be some terminology that you might not be familiar with. Here are some terms that are not super common, but they are useful.
Choil- indent on the blade in front of the guard or if there is not guard, it will be on the handle
Swedge- a small sharpened area on the spine of the blade
Ricasso- unsharpened area of the blade between the hilt and sharpened edge
Jimping- notches on parts of the blade to provide a better grip

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