Which artifact is most likely when blade tilt is too little?

• A. Compressed, Wrinkled, Or Jammed Sections
• B. Chatter
• C. Dull Blade
• D. Bleached Sections

Answer: (A)

When blade tilt is too little, the clearance angle between the knife and the block is too small, so the blade doesn’t shear the tissue cleanly. The tissue gets pressed and scraped as it passes under the blade, causing compression of the cut surface. That compression shows up as compressed, wrinkled, or jammed sections where the tissue looks flattened or pleated and may even stick to the blade or block.

Other artifacts don’t fit this mechanism: chatter is a vibration-related surface irregularity from knife instability or cutting conditions; a dull blade tends to tear or smear rather than compress; bleached sections result from chemical or lighting effects during processing, not from how the blade meets the tissue.