Abstract: The invention relates to a knife comprising a blade with a blade tang at one end, a handle and an insert, which can be assembled by joining the insert and the blade tang, and when assembled, the insert and the blade tang are fitted into a hole in the handle having a cross-section substantially equal to the cross-section of the insert portion to be fitted within the handle. The invention is characterised in that at least part of the surface of the portion (6) of the insert (2) to be fitted within the handle (3) is a substantially non-smooth surface.

Abstract: The invention relates to a knife and the method of making the same. The knife includes a blade, a blade's root end, an elongated intermediate piece and handle. The knife is made by connecting the blade including the root end, the intermediate piece and the handle to each other by gluing.