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kitchen knife
Kitchen knives are used to prepare (cut, slice, bone, trim) food.
rivet
Short cylindrical bolt that holds the knife handle together.
heel
Tapered part of the bolster at the bottom end of the blade.
guard
Metal part, as wide as the blade, separating the blade and the tang.
blade
Thin flat piece of metal forming the sharp part of a knife.
cutting edge
Tapered edge of the blade designed for cutting.
point
Front tip of the blade.
back
Blunt side of the blade.
bolster
Protruding part that prevents the blade from touching the surface of the table when the knife is laid flat.
half handle
One of two pieces of the knife handle, on each side of the tang.
tang
Part of the blade extending into the handle, by which it is attached.