knife terminology

[Joff]

Hi guys

As you can see I'm rather new here . I'm just starting up in bushcraft and have a few questions about knife terminology.

Basically I don't know what you are talking about . I see mention of single bevels, drop points, hollow ground etc. Is there a good summary somewhere that tells me all this. I think I understand a single bevel as there is a sticky about sharpening them. But I wouldn't know how to sharpen a hollow ground balde.

Anyway, any help or pointers would be most appreciated.

Many thanks

Joff

 

[addyb]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knife

There ya go!

You'll fit in here quite nicely. I've been a member for only two weeks, and the posters in this community are probably the nicest message-board community people out of any other community I post in!

Cheers,

A. (For Adam, not Addy)

 

[Joff]

Many thanks Adam. Nice to hear from a fellow Canadian, though I have been in the UK since 1968 and so am very Anglocised

 

[bushwacker bob]

Many thanks Adam. Nice to hear from a fellow Canadian, though I have been in the UK since 1968 and so am very Anglocised

You still write with a slight canadian accent though.

 

[Mr_Yarrow]

Hi guys

As you can see I'm rather new here . I'm just starting up in bushcraft and have a few questions about knife terminology.

Basically I don't know what you are talking about . I see mention of single bevels, drop points, hollow ground etc. Is there a good summary somewhere that tells me all this. I think I understand a single bevel as there is a sticky about sharpening them. But I wouldn't know how to sharpen a hollow ground balde.

Anyway, any help or pointers would be most appreciated.

Many thanks

Joff

Hi Joff,

A great place for info on this subject is 'british blades', theres a link on the edged
tools threads link.

I spend most of my time there and have learnt loads in a few short months. Do a search on the forum and if you still stuck join and ask questions, many of the members post on here (like me), so you will likely get more answers soon if you need them.

Rgds