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2. OLFA - Wikipedia

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   OLFA Corporation (オルファ株式会社, Orufa Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese manufacturer of utility knives, founded in 1956 in Osaka, Japan. The name is derived from the Japanese words oru (折る, bend and break) and ha (刃, blade). The company is known for inventing the snap-off blade and the rotary cutter.

3. Al Mar Knives - Wikipedia

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   Mar went on to become a packaging designer and eventually the head of knife design for Gerber Legendary Blades in 1968. [3] [4] Gerber's head designer had retired and Pete Gerber gave Mar the task of coming up with an aluminum handle for a kitchen knife. Gerber thought the project was very successful and offered Mar the position of design chief ...

4. Utility knife - Wikipedia

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   Finnish outdoor utility knife, puukko Retractable blade knife with replaceable utility blade A utility knife is any type of knife used for general manual work purposes. [1] Such knives were originally fixed-blade knives with durable cutting edges suitable for rough work such as cutting cordage, cutting/scraping hides, butchering animals, cleaning fish scales, reshaping timber, and other tasks.

5. Japanese kitchen knife - Wikipedia

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   The general blade size range is from 15 to 21 cm (6 to 8 in). Kirit-suke — A large hybrid with the length of yanagi-ba and the blade height and profile of usuba with an angled tip as a compromise. It requires great knife control because of the height, length, and flatness. The general blade size range is from 24 cm (9 in) to 30 cm (12 in).

6. Sliding knife - Wikipedia

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   An OTF Knife, also known as an out-the-front knife, sliding knife, telescoping knife, or angel blade, is a pocketknife with a blade that opens and closes through a hole in one end of the handle. This design contrasts with the majority of utility knives, which are either standard folding knives or are "fixed blade" sheath knives (having no ...

7. How old is too old to be shoveling snow? Adults over 45 may ...

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   The season for snowfall has already begun in several parts of the country, and one of the most laborious chores related to the winter weather is snow shoveling.. Though the task may just be ...