Paring knife

Intro

Definition: en:A knife used for paring the edges of leather to be turned over the edges of the boards. The knife has its cutting edge at the end, and is ground flat on the underside and beveled on the upper.

Related terms

Language code"Language code" is a predefined property that represents a BCP47 formatted language code and is provided by Semantic MediaWiki.	Translated term	Source	Citation textThis property is a special property in this wiki.	Status	Skos:scopeNote
de	Schärfmesser		Citation needed!	preferred
en	paring knife1	Etherington	Roberts, Don., et al. Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books : a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology. Library of Congress : For Sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1982.	preferred	A knife used for paring the edges of leather to be turned over the edges of the boards. The knife has its cutting edge at the end, and is ground flat on the underside and beveled on the upper.
fr	couteau à parer		Citation needed!	preferred
it	coltello per scarnire		Citation needed!	preferred

Gallery

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  French paring knife

Related reading

• "An overview of leather paring tools" by Jeff Peachey
• Tips for sharpening your paring knife at home (UCLA Preservation blog)