Categoria: Technology
Created by: Manadono
Number of Blossarys: 4
English (EN)Recurve is a blade shape where the main cutting edge curves up to the spine in a convex arc, usually continuing the arc to create a belly paralell to the beginning of the recurve grind. Popular ...
A clip-point is a type of knifepoint where the spine of the knife is cut in a concave arc to meet the cutting edge of the knife. This style of knifepoint is seen on most Bowie style knives as well as ...
Detents are notch-groove partner systems to help keep a folding knife in the closed and/or open position. They are usually made using a ball bearing pressed into the lock bar that reciprocate with a ...
Point, or knifepoint, is the tip of the knife where the spine, or secondary cutting edge, meets the primary cutting edge to form a point. Due to its inherent lack of strength, the tip is usually the ...
The bowie knife is an iconic knife design, popularised in part by its extensive use in the Vietnam war. The bowie blade shape is a distinctive one, the blade mostly straight until the point where the ...
Drop-point describes a knife blade-shape where the spine of the knife is shaped so that is 'drops' to meet the upward curve of the blade, creating a more leaf shaped blade silhouette. The dipping of ...
Out-the-front is a designation of folding knife where the blade is engaged in a sliding motion, rather than a hindging motion, the blade's point facing away from the operator in both the open and ...
