Blade morphology. Grinding types 1.

Blade morphology

- Grinding types 1-

When we have a cabinet full of knives of all kinds of brands, shapes and colors and choose one of them at what's going on? is it just aesthetic? is it really chosen because it adapts to the tasks we need to do? is it a crush?. The answers to these questions are so personal that i'm not going to answer here, there is no single answer, it depends on each person. But what I dare say is that the morphology of the blade is a decisive factor in this election, and within that morphology the grind type of tip are two absolutely key factors.

In this article we will talk a little about the types of general grinding that we can find and recommended use.

The first thing is to define what we mean by the “grind”. A blade of a knife hides more than it seems and every millimeter of its form has a reason. Must have a large enough back for not breaking, or bend easily, but also need a very fine edge to cut, so it produces a grinding of material to achieve the effect of having some strength and at same time a cutting edge.

According to this grinding is made we'll get a better edge cutting materials or get stronger at the cost of cutting capacity.

We must not confuse the kind of grinding with the type of edge, because we can have any combination of both: flat grind and convex edge, convex grind and a edge with angle… i'm not saying that all combinations are good or even are contradictory, but i want to make clear that the type of grinding and the type of the edge on the blade are different concepts.