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Glossary: F
False Edge
A sharpened area on the back of the point of some large knives.
Ferrara, Andrea
A maker of extremely fine sword blades from the middle of the 16th Century his work was so celebrated that he was counterfeited in his own time and after. Many of his blades and copies were used in the basket hilted broadswords of Scotland.
Fiber Glass (in plastic handles)
Many of todays thermoplastic materials are improved by adding chopped glass fibers often as much as 40% of a product may be glass. Adds great strength.
Flat Ground
The surface of the blade is flat from or near the back of the blade to the beginning of the sharpening bevel. Most production pocket knives are flat ground; most handmade hunting knives are hollow ground.
Full Length Tang
A tang that runs through the hilt, handle and pommel.
Full Tang
A tang which shows all around the handle of the knife between two pieces of handle material.
Fuller
A groove that lightens and stiffens the blade. Also known as a blood groove, though the term is inaccurate.