Knife terminology?

[Monofletch]

Is there a thread somewhere with a grouping of the terminology some of us use? Things like…..

Production version-
one off-
detent rock-
Tip up/down-
Swedge-
Blade play-
High carbon-
Stainless-
OEM-
Scout carry-
Warnie-
Fixed-
Secondary
Primary
Convex
Flat
Saber
Chisel
Zero
Hallow
Scandi
HRC
Differential temper
Impact resistant vs wear resistance
Oil hardening
Air hardening

Whatever else you can think we need to know!

 

[ShaiHulud]

Wharnie, fixie, slippie. I find these abhorrent but people throw them about

 

[el gigantor]

I’ve never heard of detent rock but I read about lock rock all the time.

 

[scorpnsnake]

Wouldn't hurt to throw in manufacturer name acronyms (more often Initialisms) as well. I see people struggling with the likes of RHK, CRK, CKF, etc...

 

[luethge]

Secondary
Primary
Convex
Flat
Saber
Chisel
Zero
Hallow
Scandi
HRC
Differential temper
Impact resistant vs wear resistance
Oil hardening
Air hardening

 

[Monofletch]

Secondary
Primary
Convex
Flat
Saber
Chisel
Zero
Hallow
Scandi
HRC
Differential temper
Impact resistant vs wear resistance
Oil hardening
Air hardening

Ouch

 

[hhmoore]

There have been a few over the years. This one seemed to be resolved with the second post:
Thread 'Terminology, Acronyms' https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/terminology-acronyms.1297875/

But there are also these: https://www.bladeforums.com/search/1997490/?q=Terminology&c

 

[Monofletch]

Give me some definitions of these. We will get a nice list together - then try to group like terms togetger

 

[Monofletch]

Thanks!

 

[Barman1]

I’ve never heard of detent rock but I read about lock rock all the time.

When the blade is closed and there's an excessive amount of rock when the blade is lifted before the detent releases.
Sort of a curse knowing this, apologies.

 

[TC]

Thesaurus. A knife one.

Topics Including Kives - Thesaurus Of Knives.

TIK-TOK it could be called.

Unless the name is taken.

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Kidding aside, the idea is wholeheartedly supported. A sticky glossary of knife terms would be nice.

 

[ClickBoom]

I didn't see ~ Excessive Sharpness in that list ~

 

[luethge]

I didn't see ~ Excessive Sharpness in that list ~

We could include a self care section with off the label uses for super glue, scotch tape, duct tape and Amazon skin staplers .

 

[ClickBoom]

When I was a little kid and longing for my first Knife I had no Idea that years latter they would have so many problems ~ Should have listened to my Aunt and collected Stamps

 

[mitchnola]

What about all the dang acronyms, still trying to figure some out

Wts
Fsot
Lnib
Lnip
Conus
Tyd
LG
Rhk
Crk
Tldr
Pm
Dm
Wtt
Lqbtqrsp
Etc….

 

[Guy McVer]

"Behind the edge" was one that was making the rounds a lot a while ago. It refers to how thick the main body of the knife is, which affects how easily it can get through something once the material you are cutting passes the tip of the edge. A thin knife slices better whereas a thick knife encounters more resistance because no matter how small the edge angle is, it if it keeps getting wider then you lose cutting performance the deeper you go.

Thesaurus. A knife one.

Thesaurus - a dinosaur with an obnoxiously large vocabulary.

Knife Thesaurus - An overly verbose dinosaur that you don't want to mess with.

 

[Ozmose]

I’ve never heard of detent rock but I read about lock rock all the time.

I've always heard it referred to as detent lash.

 

[norcalAF]

Bleh
LG
SHF

 

[calm]

F&F, which could mean two different things depending on whether you are selling or describing a knife

 

[JAB]

Inclusive means something totally different in the knife world.