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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.