Glossary of steel and sharpening
What the words on an instrument actually mean: the steel, the forging, the edge and the tests it passes before it leaves Solingen.
A soft full-grain leather tanned to stay supple. Used for instrument cases because it takes daily handling without cracking at the folds.
The cutting head of a nipper, measured in millimetres or as a fraction. The longer the jaw, the more it removes per cut — and the less forgiving it is.