Cutlery is a general term applied to table knives, forks, scissors, pocket knifes, razors, lancets, swords, and to a great variety of the more delicate kinds of cutting instruments; it is distinguished from edge tools by the latter applying to the coarser kinds of cutting instruments employed by artificers and mechanics, such as axes, adzes, chisels, gouges, gravers, etc.; nevertheless, in some of these it is necessary to the skilful operator to have the utmost precision of form and finish given to their cutting edges.