It is not difficult to find a variety of information on the knife theme on the World Wide Web, but it is usually served using special and complex terminology that causes difficulty for beginners. Or concepts that have nothing to do with reality are used.
The image of a knife as a criminal attribute we got back from the Soviet era, and, as a result, a narrow knife culture. Many terms today have different meanings. There are various types of knives, but they all standardly have one design:
- A blade is often a work area.
- The handle is intended, based on the name, to hold the tool in hand.
- Descent, obtained by milling the plane of the blade.
- Approaches - that part of the blade, which is located near the edge.
- Butt - opposite to the blade, not sharpened side of the blade.
- False blade is the narrowed part of the butt.
- An emphasis for a thumb is necessary for the best control with a knife.
- The heel is the unsharpened part of the blade near the handle itself.
- The shank is used to connect the handle and blade.
These and many other parts of the tools form various types of knives. They are often classified by purpose - kitchen, combat, for hunting and special. Depending on the type of use, they have their own unique characteristics.
For various tasks choose different types of knives. Kitchen blades often come in a set of five to six pieces. Such tools must be of high quality in order to be excellent helpers in the kitchen. Well-known professional chefs put so much money into knives that others would be enough to open a new restaurant.
There is even a hobby for collecting blades, and it is not considered the cheapest hobby.
A separate niche in the presented sphere is occupied by various types of combat knives. Since ancient times, the blade was considered the main weapon during the wars. Today, experts divide them into the following categories:
- Knife used in extreme cases.
- For shooting.
- For field conditions.
- To remove existing obstacles.
- For escort from handcuffs.
- For cutting nets.
All these types of knives have their own purposes, the essence of which can be found on the basis of their name. In the army of almost every country in the outfit of employees there is a combat blade. This shows a certain dependence of any military force on edged weapons.
The production of knives is quite complicated. The most important component is the blade, and it is made of steel. The main characteristic that steel of a blade should have is strength. Many factories neglect this feature, which greatly upset many of their customers.
There are certain types of steel for knives :
- Damascus steel.
- Class 440 stainless steel .
- Stainless chromium (alloy 65X13).
- Corrosion-free chromium (alloy 50X14MF).
- 420 stainless steel.
You also need to remember that to carry cold steel outside the house you need a special permit, without which I can hold you accountable.