knife marks
Blade damage evidence
Knife marks are the visible cuts, scratches, or grooves left on a surface by a blade.
On cutting boards, they accumulate from repeated use: The old wooden board was covered in knife marks.
In forensics, knife marks on bone or other materials can help identify the weapon used.
In woodworking or sculpture, knife marks may be intentional texture or evidence of handcraft.
- cutsSevers or reduces
- scratchesShallow marks from abrasion
- slashesDiagonal line marks
- stab woundsCuts from pointed weapons
- scoringEarning points in competition
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- wood defectsknots, knot, knothole, checks, splits
- butcher blockschopping block, cutting board
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Discoloration from heat damage
stains · scorch marks · water damage · chemical burns · rust spots
knife marksunblemished
Free from any defect
unmarked · untouched · flawless · unscarred · mint condition
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