The most desirable type of blade<span> for general use is </span>taper-ground, meaning that theblade<span> has been forged out of a single sheet of metal and has been </span>ground<span> so that it</span>tapers<span> smoothly from the spine to the cutting edge, with no apparent beveling. Hollow-</span>ground blades<span> are </span>made<span> by combining two sheets of metal.</span>
