First shot making a filet knife

[ragnik]

I got asked to make a filet knife and here is my attempt at it!

OAl: 12 1/4 inches
Bl: Sharp part 7 inch

Steel o-1 1/16 thick with hand rubbed finish

Handle bolsters brass and then elk slabs(Thanks TJ)

I can bend it just about 90 degrees both ways with no problems yipiee!!!!

Now i just need to test it on a fish to see how it does...hehe guess i got to go fishing....oh the struggles in life hehehe.

All thoughts welcomed.



Thanks

Ross

[RICK LOWE]

Very nice indeed! How was it grinding that thin steel? I'd like to do a filet, but the heat treat looks like it could be tricky to avoid warping. Looks like you got it down right.
Rick

[ragnik]

Thanks Rick. It wasnt bad on the grinding of the blade I just went slow with it cause it flexes more then 1/8 when grinding and you dont need to hog any steel off like you do with 1/8inch thick. If you try to push hard on it you can mess it up quick...just ask me how I know hehehe. I was worried about HTing it too but I did it in the oven i have and made sure on the quench that i put it sharp side down and immersed it as even as i could into the oil. I figured if i dunked it tip first it would warp.... No worries i just plow forward and figured if it warped i would try again...thankfully it didnt.

Ross

[circlepknives]

Nice looking filet knife there Ross! Good job! Looks very functional! The elk is just perfect, really sets it off. Someone is gonna clean a whole bunch of fish with that one!

Thanks for showing us!

[Coutel]

Seems like you have made exactly what the customer wanted...Its a very nice looking filet knife and it will not suprise me if you get more orders