Hello all,

Sorry if this has been addressed in another post but I searched and couldnt find it. I was reading the "JS Knife Test Specifications, B, 2. In order to adhere to blade length requirements, integral knives forged from round bar stock are not to be used for performance test blades" My question is this, can someone explain what this means? Does this mean the test knife cannot be forged from round bar stock at all? What does the stock having to be round or flat prior to forging, have to do with the length requirement? Again, sorry if this is a dumb question or has been asked/answered somewhere else.

Thank you for your patience and knowledge

Padrick O'Grady