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kitchen knife ![click to hear : kitchen knife click to hear : kitchen knife](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Kitchen knives are used to prepare (cut, slice, bone, trim) food.
rivet ![click to hear : rivet click to hear : rivet](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Short cylindrical bolt that holds the knife handle together.
heel ![click to hear : heel click to hear : heel](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Tapered part of the bolster at the bottom end of the blade.
guard ![click to hear : guard click to hear : guard](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Metal part, as wide as the blade, separating the blade and the tang.
blade ![click to hear : blade click to hear : blade](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Thin flat piece of metal forming the sharp part of a knife.
cutting edge ![click to hear : cutting edge click to hear : cutting edge](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Tapered edge of the blade designed for cutting.
point ![click to hear : point click to hear : point](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Front tip of the blade.
back ![click to hear : back click to hear : back](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Blunt side of the blade.
bolster ![click to hear : bolster click to hear : bolster](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Protruding part that prevents the blade from touching the surface of the table when the knife is laid flat.
half handle ![click to hear : half handle click to hear : half handle](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
One of two pieces of the knife handle, on each side of the tang.
tang ![click to hear : tang click to hear : tang](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Part of the blade extending into the handle, by which it is attached.