Please what do you call this part of the blade
Please what do you call this part of the blade
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Re: Please what do you call this part of the blade
Thanks - does anyone besides me wish it wasnt in the way i find when i sharpen i want to go downstairs and grind it off
What is it for?
What is it for?
Re: Please what do you call this part of the blade
It's a mixed bag. I personally would prefer a sharpening choil centered at the plunge grind, but there is no doubt that a sharpening choil can get hung in your work, where a ricasso generally will not.jnich wrote:Thanks - does anyone besides me wish it wasnt in the way i find when i sharpen i want to go downstairs and grind it off
What is it for?
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Re: Please what do you call this part of the blade
Well I'd call it a ricasso but the last time I did it didn't go over so well so maybe it's a choil. I'm beginning to question everything these days
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The Kick
AFAIK, the entire exposed portion of the tang is the ricasso. So, while it would be part of the ricasso, I'd call that specific spot on the ricasso of a midlock, backlock, or slipjoint's blade the kick. On the knives mentioned, it has a function, which is to keep the blade edge from touching the lockbar and/or backspring.
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Re: Please what do you call this part of the blade
I know that's all in good fun, but this is the example I gave.... :DEvil D wrote:Well I'd call it a ricasso but the last time I did it didn't go over so well so maybe it's a choil. I'm beginning to question everything these days
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Re: Please what do you call this part of the blade
Paul beat me to it. The Kick.
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Interesting!The Deacon wrote:AFAIK, the entire exposed portion of the tang is the ricasso. So, while it would be part of the ricasso, I'd call that specific spot on the ricasso of a midlock, backlock, or slipjoint's blade the kick. On the knives mentioned, it has a function, which is to keep the blade edge from touching the lockbar and/or backspring.
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Canazes9 wrote:I know that's all in good fun, but this is the example I gave.... :DEvil D wrote:Well I'd call it a ricasso but the last time I did it didn't go over so well so maybe it's a choil. I'm beginning to question everything these days
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To be completely honest, I have no idea what any of this crap is called, all I know is that for about 8 years on this forum I've heard it called one way so I'm just going with what I know, ya know? I still feel like "choil" is used more often to refer to a place where you'd put your finger and I wouldn't think to put my finger in this (or the other) place. It's all a little too similar to the music genre debate and that drives me crazy hearing people split hairs over what a band is or isn't.
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Re: Please what do you call this part of the blade
I call the tail end of the edge the ricasso as well, but the raised portion that creates the stop upon closure is the kick. I prefer sharpening notches in most all of my knives and a few I have filed in myself. As for the kick, you probably don't want to mess with that.
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The old kicker pin debacle has come to the spyderco forums.
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Re: Please what do you call this part of the blade
Don’t mess with the kick or your blade will begin hitting the backside of the backspacer when closing.
I also got a laugh from David’s comment! I inadvertently made a small choil on my Sliverax recently taking the flipper tab off. Meant to add that sharpening notch!
I also got a laugh from David’s comment! I inadvertently made a small choil on my Sliverax recently taking the flipper tab off. Meant to add that sharpening notch!
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Re: Please what do you call this part of the blade
This may (or may not :) ) be helpful...Evil D wrote:Canazes9 wrote:I know that's all in good fun, but this is the example I gave.... :DEvil D wrote:Well I'd call it a ricasso but the last time I did it didn't go over so well so maybe it's a choil. I'm beginning to question everything these days
David
To be completely honest, I have no idea what any of this crap is called, all I know is that for about 8 years on this forum I've heard it called one way so I'm just going with what I know, ya know? I still feel like "choil" is used more often to refer to a place where you'd put your finger and I wouldn't think to put my finger in this (or the other) place. It's all a little too similar to the music genre debate and that drives me crazy hearing people split hairs over what a band is or isn't.
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Re: Please what do you call this part of the blade
Hi Jnich,
Welcome to our forum.
As Paul mentioned, it is the "Kick", and also as mentioned, don't grind it off. It is very specific to the design and function of the knife.
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Welcome to our forum.
As Paul mentioned, it is the "Kick", and also as mentioned, don't grind it off. It is very specific to the design and function of the knife.
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Re: Please what do you call this part of the blade
The raised portion is called a kick. This will help: http://greateasterncutlery.net/blog/poc ... rminology/
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