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.