The main use of vanadium is in alloys, especially with steel. 85% of all the vanadium produced goes into steel, 10% goes into alloys of titanium and 5% into all other uses. A small amount of vanadium adds strength, toughness, and heat resistance.

Vanadium occurs naturally in about 65 minerals and in fossil fuel deposits. It is produced in China and Russia from steel smelter slag.

Vanadium is a hard, silver-grey metallic element. It is a ductile transition metal with a natural resistance to corrosion and stability against alkalis, acids and salt water. Vanadium is found in over 60 different minerals including vanadinite, carnotite, roscoelite and patronite.

23V Vanadium Named after the Scandinavian goddess Vanadis, vanadium is a soft, shiny, bright silvery-white metal. It is corrosion-resistant, except to most acids, and despite being a soft metal in pure form, it hardens and strengthens other metals in alloys by a tremendous degree.

These knives are constructed with our Chrome Vanadium (CV) steel which is known for their edge-holding ability and easy re-sharpening. However, they are less resistant to rusting, pitting and discoloration than stainless steel.

Choose from synthetic, bone or what about an exotic from the far reaches of the world. All Case Pocketknives are made in the Factory in Bradford, PA by skilled Americans.

The Yellow Handle CV is made with Chrome Vanadium Blades (CV) – a special formula of alloyed cutlery steel known for its ease of re-sharpening. (However, the composition that makes the steel easier to sharpen, also makes it rust easier.

By learning the simple Case dating system, you can easily determine the year a Case knife was manufactured. In 1970, Case added dots beneath the “USA” on the tangs of all knives. As each new year passed, one dot was removed. So, nine dots appeared in 1971, eight in 1972, and so on.

This is a high carbon alloy of the plain carbon steel family. It is intended for high hardness and strength, but also tends to be brittle. Typically used for springs or cutting tools requiring sharp cutting edges such as grass or grain cutting tools.

The origin of this usage comes from a time when inns did not customarily provide eating utensils with meals. Thus the term refers to a knife that was sold in a case, as part of a set of utensils intended for use in dining.

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Where are Case knives made? Case remains committed to crafting our knives in the United States. The majority of our knives are made in Bradford, PA, where Case has been manufacturing cutlery for well over a century.

butter spreaders

In common usage, a butter knife may refer to any non-serrated table knife designed with a dull edge and rounded point; formal cutlery patterns make a distinction between such a place knife (or table knife) and a butter knife. If no butter spreaders are provided, a dinner knife may be used as an alternative.

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The origin of this, and thus of the table knife itself, is attributed by tradition to Cardinal Richelieu around 1637, reputedly to cure dinner guests of the habit of picking their teeth with their knife-points.

: a small knife with a rounded blade that is used especially for spreading butter on bread during a meal.

The notch serves 2 purposes: It allows a quick visual reference to the edge that is broader and non-cutting (helpful when tyring to get a bit of butter).

According to Today in Science (a website I use quite often to find some arbitrary scientific topic for my daily blog) today, 13 May, is the day in 1637 that the table knife was created by Cardinal Richelieu of France.

The broad blade of the bread and butter knife is ideally suited to holding butter and spreading it on a piece of bread. The flat cutting edge is not serrated and is only gently sharpened, as the knife is primarily used for spreading, not cutting. The rounded point helps spread the butter over a broader surface.

A butterknife is a weapon regardless of whether it is bladed or pointed (again precedented). The police are trained to recognise and question people that may be carrying weapons or tools for the purpose of defence. If you carry a butter knife for the purpose of defence then you are breaking the law.

noun. a large, very sharp knife for cutting or trimming meat.

Cleaver. The cleaver, also known as a ‘butcher’s knife’, is a thick, heavy-set knife with a sharply beveled edge. Most often found in butchers and restaurants preparing their own meat.

: a short knife with narrow blade and sharp point for boning meat.

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