Knife Terms

[tomtom]

ok.. when i joined here (and on BB) it took me a while to tap in to the knife "lingo" i was wondering if someone or everyone could pool the terms and what they mean...

these are the terms i have lurn some of the meanings of.. (though i am uncertain of some)

Tang: -full tang -stick tang (are there any other tangs?)

Drop Point:

Clip Point:

Spear pointed:

Scandi Grind:

Convex Grind:

i know there are many more and i will update this post with them and their meanings.. if people will be kind enough tell share their knolage

[DUCky]

Probably quite easy to find bits of info on the web, but as a knife addict and hobby maker, here is a first go at some of the terms. The experts can correct me where I am wrong, or my English is lacking

Tang: there are several terms for the different tangs, but a couple of commonly used are: full tang, through tang and partial tang (sometimes hidden tang is used)

The tang refers to the way the knife is shaped and/or attached to the handle. In a full tang the blade steel runs all the way down the knife and usually the full width of the knife (the handle could consist of slabs on either side), a trough tang has a spike runnig through the handle (all the way down but not the full width) and a partial tang has a spike of less than the length and the width of the handle (you can't see the tang on this type of knife, hence it is also refered to as a hidden tang)

Drop point, clip point, spear point, tanto are just blade shapes. should be no problem finding examples on the web

convex grind, single bevel (scandi grind), double bevel, hollow grind are edge types.

The tang, blade style and edge type together should be a fair description of a knife.

Happy knifing,

DUCky

[Keith_Beef]

ok.. when i joined here (and on BB) it took me a while to tap in to the knife "lingo" i was wondering if someone or everyone could pool the terms and what they mean...

these are the terms i have lurn some of the meanings of.. (though i am uncertain of some)

Tang: -full tang -stick tang (are there any other tangs?)

Drop Point:

Clip Point:

Spear pointed:

Scandi Grind:

Convex Grind:

i know there are many more and i will update this post with them and their meanings.. if people will be kind enough tell share their knolage

You'd be better off looking at www.BritishBlades.com for this sort of information... it's all there.

Keith.

[TheViking]

full tang, through tang and partial tang (sometimes hidden tang is used)
Stick tang (hidden) is used in a lot of knives and this is my preference. It's makes a more beautiful knife, IMO. :biggthump

[bushwacker bob]

Stick tang (hidden) is used in a lot of knives and this is my preference. It's makes a more beautiful knife, IMO. :biggthump

or not IMO :nana: :nana:
:rolmao: :rolmao: :rolmao:

[sargey]

i had almost forgotten this superb resource,

http://www.agrussell.com/knife_information/knife_encyclopedia/index.html

nearly all the technical info you ever wanted.

cheers, and.