Swedge?

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What's a swedge for?

On certain types of knives (combat, etc.), I can see how it might facilitate piercing, but what about on a slipjoint? Is it just a stylistic detail?
 
I think that collectively, the swedge is a sylistic detail placed into the blade of a knife to give it more character. However, realistically, it does lower the surface area near the tip of the blade which would make it easier to pierce.
 
Swedges on slip joinds have 3 reasons.
1-It thins the blade so it will go through things better.
2-It allows you to get to a pull on a blade behind it.
3-it makes the blade a little thinner so another blade can pass it from the other end of the knife.

AND they look classy.
 
I taught Tony everything he knows about swedges ;) and if you believe that, you will also believe I'm the hottest guy on earth...
 
Swage relates to forming metal via pressure, as with a press or a die.

I think the Bose backpockets have some of the neatest and most pronounced swedges...I've seen some go half way up the spine and some go 90% of the way up the spine.
 
Swage
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Swaging (pronunciation note below) is a metal-forming technique in which the dimensions of an item are altered using a die or dies, into which the item is forced.
[1] Swaging is a forging process, usually performed cold, however it can be done hot.
[2]The term swage can apply to the process of swaging (verb to swage), a die or tool used for swaging (noun swage).
 
Merriam Webster: Main Entry: 1swage
Pronunciation: \ˈswāj, ˈswej\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, ornamental border, from Middle French souage
Date: circa 1812
: a tool used by metalworkers for shaping their work by holding it on the work or the work on it and striking with a hammer or sledge
 
James Todd said:
Swage
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Swaging (pronunciation note below) is a metal-forming technique in which the dimensions of an item are altered using a die or dies, into which the item is forced.
[1] Swaging is a forging process, usually performed cold, however it can be done hot.
[2]The term swage can apply to the process of swaging (verb to swage), a die or tool used for swaging (noun swage).
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Thanks Jim, Please post a definition of Swedge..
 
Thanks again Jim. Now I know why people laugh when I say I swedged this knife. Of course I have been told a lot of times what to do with my knives...
 
Tony Bose said:
Swedges on slip joinds have 3 reasons.
1-It thins the blade so it will go through things better.
2-It allows you to get to a pull on a blade behind it.
3-it makes the blade a little thinner so another blade can pass it from the other end of the knife.

AND they look classy.
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Thanks - I hadn't thought about the blade access factor on multiple blade knives.
 
It seems the early definition of swedge/swage (interchangeable??) meant forcing metal into shape, hot or cold. I used to load swaged bullets for my revolver matches. They were more accurate than cast bullets.
Swedging has come to include cutting or grinding shapes similar to those that could be swaged by force. The evolution of our language is a fascinating subject.
 
Tony Bose said:
2-It allows you to get to a pull on a blade behind it.
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Thanks for reason 2! you just solved a blade arangement problem I was having with a design... never would have thought of swedging one to make the other more accessible... Sweet.


Never really liked the look myself...

G.
 
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