It started at the beginning of time. Since a caveman cut himself on a piece of obsidian, man has been constantly refining the way he cuts things.
From single-edge and double-edge arrowheads made of stone, to limber steel, to refined steels. From a ground edge to a mirror-polished razor’s edge. Blades for prying, for abuse and for elegance. Blades to baton through limbs and blades to clean your fingernails and open envelopes with. Sure, when talking about the anatomy of a knife, we could have talked about blade metals or shapes, etc.
The story could have gone on for days. In the following story, we’re going to focus on a few grinds (the shape of the cross-section of the blade) and discuss the advantages of each. We will discuss why…
