In
Japanese swordsmithing, fullers have a rich tradition and terminology, enough that there are separate terminologies for the top (
hi, usually pronounced as
bi when used as the second member of a compound) and bottom (
tome) ends of the feature. •
Bo-hi (): A continuous straight groove of notable width, known as
katana-bi on tantō. With
soe-bi (), a secondary narrow groove follows the inner straight length of the main one. With
tsure-bi (), the secondary is similar but continues beyond the straight length. :*
Futasuji-hi (): Two parallel grooves. :*
Shobu-hi (): A groove shaped like the
leaf of an
iris plant. :*
Naginata-hi (): A miniature
bo-hi whose top is oriented opposite from the blade's, and usually accompanied by a
soe-bi. Seen primarily on
naginatas. :*
Kuichigai-hi (): Two thin grooves that run the top half of the blade; the bottom half is denoted by the outer groove stopping halfway while the inner one expands to fill the width. :*
Koshi-bi (): A short rounded-top groove found near the bottom of a blade, near to the tang. •
Tome :*
Kaki-toshi (): The groove runs all the way down to the end of the tang. :*
Kaki-nagashi (): The groove tapers to a pointed end halfway down the tang. :*
Kaku-dome (): The groove stops as a square end within 3 cm of the tang's upper end. :*
Maru-dome (): Similar to the
kaku, except with a rounded-end. ==The kukri==