Knife
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A knife is a metal tool with a sharpened metal blade that is used to cut all sorts of things. The plural form of "knife" is "knives".
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[edit] Types of knives
- Cooking or kitchen knives: Several types of knifes are used in cooking. Kitchen knives are sharp knives with wood or plastic handles used for chopping food and meat that is going to be cooked. Another type of knife called the butter knife is used at the table as an eating utensil. Butter knives have a rounded blade that is not sharp.
- Hunting knives are used for skinning animals.
- Fishing knives are used for cutting open fish.
- Construction knives and utility knives are used for cutting vinyl flooring, insulation, plastic sheathing, and carpet.
[edit] Picking the right type of knife
There are many kinds of knives depending what to be cut. With the right knife, cutting can be done efficiently (well). With the wrong kind of knife, cutting will be less efficient. When a knife is too small to cut something, a saw, axe, or power tool may be needed.
[edit] Illegal types of knives
Carrying knives is illegal in many countries, especially if the blade is longer than several inches. Another type of knife which is illegal is the "switchblade", a knife that has a button which when pressed activates a spring to open the knife.
