Flat knife
This is one of the most commonly used knives, the blade is straight and sharp, the back of the knife is slightly bowed, the knife handle to the round wood is good, round handle is easy to grasp, rotate, the wooden handle can be prevented from sweating due to the hands of the slip. The types of flat knives are divided into three types according to their use:
No. 1 flat knife
The blade is about 200 millimeters long and 30 millimeters wide, and the blade is basically straight. It can also be replaced by a small slicing knife (batch knife) or a western knife. Main uses: cutting, slicing, peeling, etc.
The second flat knife
The knife body is about 150 mm, the blade is 65 mm long, narrow at the front and wide at the back, 15 mm at the widest point, and the back of the knife is slightly bowed. This knife is mainly used for carving flowers and the main outlines of birds, animals, fish, insects, etc.
Three flat knife
Three flat knife blade is the smallest of the flat knife, knife shape is slender, the blade is about 65 millimeters long, 5 millimeters wide . Dexterous in use, it is mainly used for carving small petals and stamens as well as the finer points of carvings.
Groove knife
The blade is bladed on both sides and ends, with one end of the blade being large and the other small, and the blade is in two types: V-shaped and U-shaped.
(1)V-shaped groove knife
Both sides and both ends of the blade are edged, one side of the blade is large, one side is small, and the blade is in the shape of a V-shaped groove triangle. This knife comes in sets of 3.
①The No. 1 V-shaped groove knife, both sides and ends of the blade are edged, the diameter of the large head is 15 millimeters at the widest point, and the small head is 12 millimeters. It is mainly used for carving larger petals, folds of clothes, rocks, clouds and water.
② Second V groove knife
blade diameter of the large end of 10 millimeters, the diameter of the small end of 8 millimeters. Used for making all kinds of slender flowers, bird feathers, etc.
3 No. 3 V-shaped groove knife
blade diameter of the large head 6 mm, the small head diameter 4 mm. Used for carving fine stamens, petals, hair, feathers and so on.
(2)U-shaped groove knife
①The large end of the blade is 25 millimeters in diameter, and the small end is 20 millimeters in diameter. The main use is to carve the outer petals of flowers and dragon scales, fish eyes and primary feathers of larger birds.
②The large end of the blade has a diameter of 17 millimeters and the small end has a diameter of 14 millimeters. The main use is to carve the larger petals of the outer layer of the flower, the feather winnowing hair and so on.
3 knife blade diameter of the large end of 10 millimeters, the diameter of the small end of 7 millimeters. Mainly used for carving the middle layer of petals, feathers, fish, dragon's eyes, etc..
④The large head of the blade is 5 millimeters in diameter and the small head is 3 millimeters in diameter. It is mainly used for carving stamens, thin strips, small petals and eyes of birds.
(3) fish scale-shaped groove knife
Small head of the blade diameter of 10 millimeters, the large head diameter of 15 millimeters, the mouth of the knife in the shape of fish scales (crescent). It is mainly used for carving fish and dragon scales as well as semi-circular bird feathers.
Other knives
(1) cylindrical knife
Blade is thick at one end, one end of the thin hollow cylindrical, both ends of the blade, the small head diameter of 3 millimeters, the large head diameter of 5 millimeters. It is mainly used for carving stamens, fish eyes and butterfly spots.
(2) carving line knife
The knife body is 200 millimeters long, 5 millimeters wide, the blade in the left outer side of the knife body. Mainly used for carving various melon carving back lines and patterns, etc.. Rust.
(3) model knife
Model knife cut and processed into various shapes with stainless steel sheet. Operation as long as the model knife to the raw material to be engraved downward pressure, you can obtain a section of the solid model, and then according to the need to cut into different thicknesses of the slice or block.
In addition to other knives also include scraper, scissors, tweezers, etc., each of which has its own unique performance and use of knives should be based on the need for a reasonable since the selection, in order to achieve good results.
Knives should always be wiped with a dry cloth after use to prevent rust. All kinds of knives should be classified storage, do not mix together, so that you can avoid each other touch the bad edge, access is also convenient. Knives should be ground often, so that the knife sharp, smooth and not raw
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