What Is A Knife Choil & How Do You Make One?

Quick Summary A knife choil is a small but essential feature at the base of a knife's blade where it meets the handle. The choil serves functional and aesthetic roles, impacting cutting performance, balance, and safety. The article provides a step-by-step guide for creating or modifying a choil, highlights the importance of proper maintenance, and offers tips for choil design and functionality. It also discusses various sharpening systems to restore a knife's edge after modification. A knife choil is a small, semi-circular, or rectangular indentation or groove that can be found at the base of the blade where it meets the handle. This seemingly unassuming feature serves a key purpose in the overall functionality and safety of a knife. While it may be small in size, the knife choil can have a significant impact on how the knife handles, its

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