2nd knife -- looking for feedback

[seionage]

2nd knife off the grinder.

Wanted a fillet knife. Has a distal taper. Medium-heavy stiffness.

Steel: 1/16" 01 at the Ricasso spine. Taken to distil taper.
Handle: Black Linen Micarta - red spacer material. 3 7/8"
Blade: 6 3/8"
Heat treat by Ken Coats.

I can see I screwed up on the handle, and a few other places. Handle is too short and not deep enough.

Looking for other feedback, things you would change. Like/don't like...etc..

Thanks for looking!

 

[CaptainFill]

Hard to tell but it looks a tad thick for fillet and the the blade height might be a bit tall as well with too steep transition to the belly. Don't let me discredit it though, it looks great! The finish and grinds look very clean.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Looks pretty good to me. I think the finger groove is a tad too deep, but otherwise it looks just like many of my fillet blades. I use .090" for the large heavy ones, and .060" for most other filet knives.

 

[seionage]

Thanks! All great feedback.