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CPM10V Filleting Sword

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Hello everyone,
I posted this on the Australian Blade forums but figured some of you here may also be interested so will leave a few pics here...
Its a large knife i have been working on that's made from CPM-10V.
Have hardness tested it at 62-63Rc. Overall length is about 15 inches :)

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back from heat teat, hardness tested it a bunch of times and it tested out @ 62-63RC
it will scratch glass easily
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need to get the gold heat teat finish off and make the handle..its insanly sharp and knife has no bevel, like a straight razor. Have used it a few times with no handle and it cuts like a dream, will fall through paper under its own weight.
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Gravelface said:
What are you doing for scales?

How thick is it?
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I havent got anything for scales yet.. I priced up some micarta locally yesterday; but its industrial stuff and is brown..so not sure if i want to use that or not...

Im not near the knife at the moment but i think its about 2.5mm thick, handle is 5mm thick :)
 
That is cool. I have thought about making a big knife from 10V myself. Be ready cause that stuff will cut forever.
 
heavyfoldersarebest said:
Fish fillets are better like this.
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Haha that made me chuckle.
If the wife (or anyone) ever asked why on earth you need this, well you have the perfect answer "its a filleting knife!"

^Thanks Big Chris, you should definitely make something out of the 10V!, its a bit of a pain to grind but I think its worth it! It sure took forever to sharpen it, even when i started with a coarse diamond stone! I used 3m ceramic 40 grit belts for most of the grinding :)

I have quite a bit of 10V left and have already designed my next knife that will be made from it :) its called the "fillet assist"
 
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