Perhaps the most instantly recognisable of all Japanese kitchen knives, the Nakiri has a rectangular blade ... Its flat, deep, slender blade is tailor-made for making short work of carrots, cabbages, ...

THE steel used in hacksaw blades is well adapted for making knives, as it can be ground to a good keen edge that stands up well under usage. The knife shown in the illustration was made from a ...

In fact, it’s based on an original (now-defunct) Doctor’s Knife that was made explicitly as EDC for MDs. A doctor might use the sharp-edge blade to cut sutures or bandages, whereas the edgeless, ...