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