The Use

I use generalizations in this and other posts. A lot. There are exceptions, which is going to be the focus of this blog after all the introductions and explanations are done.

Surprisingly, there are a lot of choices in using a knife, from the grip to the stroke used to cut. The shape of the blade, and how the blade was sharpened also are factors into how you use it. There are serrated blades, partially serrated, and non serrated blades. Serrations are teeth on the blade, like a saw has. They allow more surface area in a given length of blade, and can help cut with their in-out profile. They are considered harder to sharpen, a favorite pastime of knife collectors and owners.

But, basically, it's a knife- cut something with it.