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[Susan Fox-Davis]

Oh Good.  I've got a couple of these types, of the Victorinox brand.  [Why
do I keep trying to type Vercingetorix instead?  I have some gaul!]

Maybe some "Crafts Night" we can learn and practice boning chickens.  Worst
that could happen is that we'll throw the gobbets into a soup pot.

Evil Mistress Selene



On 12/9/03 6:23 PM, "aeduin" <aeduin at verizon.net> wrote:

> Ah these engineers.....  :-)
> 
> http://www.chicagocutlery.com/index.asp?pageID=65
> 
> The paring knife that is shown is the closest I could find on their page.
> 
> Yes the spine is the back of the knife opposite the sharp bits on a single
> edged blade.  The thing I like about this on is it has a straight spine and
> is fairly steeply curved, similar to a #10 x-acto blade tip.  It's also a
> fairly short blade that is easy to control.
> 
> AEduin.
> 
> At 03:29 PM 12/9/2003, you wrote:
> 
>> AEduin commented:
>> Also the type of knife helps.  I like a knife I got years ago and don't
>> know if I can replace it.  It's a small Chicago Cutlery paring knife that
>> has the point on the spine of the blade with the edge curving up to meet
>> it.  It makes it nice for small precise work like not shredding a bird
>> while I bone it.
>> <<<<
>> Okay, I'm not quite sure about what the point on this knife looks like.
>> The "spine" is the back of the knife opposite the edge (on a single edged
>> knife), right? Other than a few knives that I can think of that have a
>> blunter, straight edge from a sort of corner to the point of the blade,
>> don't all blades curve from the blade edge up the point of the knife,
>> usually at the spine of the knife or near it? Or do you mean that the
>> curve from the edge to the point of the knife is fairly steeply curved? I
>> take it you want to be able to slice the tendons(?) holding the skin/meat
>> to the bone with the forward edge rather than with the portion of the edge
>> running parallel to the spine of the knife?
>> 
>> I know you mentioned you don't know if you could replace it, but do you
>> know any pictures on the web which shows a similar knife, even if they are
>> for cheap knock-offs?
>> 
>> Stefan
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