What is a bolster?

[HKG36]

What exactly is a bolster? Im still pretty new to knives.

 

[Rat Finkenstein]

the engraved thingy, I believe.

 

[T. Erdelyi]

It's the silver looking part of the knife at the end of the handles where the pivot pin is on folding bladed knives.

It makes the joint between the handle and blade stronger.

 

[Thomason]

Here is a pretty good source for knife terms. AG Russell's encyclopedia.

http://www.agrussell.com/knife_information/knife_encyclopedia/glossary.html

 

[glennbad]

Here HKG36, your first knife lesson...

Good luck in your studies...

 

[GarageBoy]

The bolster was originally for pivot reinforcement, but is no longer needed