Edmund Davidson Integral Fillet Knife

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For those who read this thread when originally posted, thanks for your comments. I now have very current, larger images for your perusal, having removed the earlier ones.

These new images really display the almost imcomparable skill level knowledgeable collectors associate with Edmund Davidson's work with integral knives.

Again, here's Edmund's integral fillet knife, 12" long, scrim by Linda Karst (before she was Stone), marked on the tang with "440-C", "Prototype" and "4-22-1991". Initially intended to be a user and not for my collection, it has become a real point of interest. It's still difficult to believe I could ever have a fillet knife in my collection, but the quality that Edmund's integral work exudes is reason enough.

I just couldn't pass this one up. I don't like scrim, but hey, this is great scrim and really works well on the fillet knife, which has never been used.

Bob

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Congrats on a fine user! It probably feels nice and i like seeing knives get used. I'm with ya, I don't like scrim but if its not too flashy and I wanna use the knife, I don't see a problem.
 
That is one of Edmund's beauties, Bob!
And an amazing knife to use too!!

All the best,
David Darom (ddd)
 
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Thats a wonderful piece..awesome find..
I first starting visiting Edmunds shop in 1999 to receive knifemaking instruction and I remember that pattern/template hanging on his wall..
Edmund is the Knifemakers Knifemaker..
 
Snody said:
Thats a wonderful piece..awesome find..
I first starting visiting Edmunds shop in 1999 to receive knifemaking instruction and I remember that pattern/template hanging on his wall..
Edmund is the Knifemakers Knifemaker..
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Hey there Snody, thanks for your post. One of the warmest feelings one can get from knives, at least for me, has to do with an individual piece's history. Your post has added to that history and I really appreciate it!

Best,
Bob Betzner
 
Here is one more Filet Knife Edmund made in 2007, slightly
modifying the original pattern...
Made of BG-42 steel, and hardened to 61 Rc, this is what
Edmund says about it:
"This piece is one of a very few Integral fillet knives that I have made.
I decided on the aqua-green stabilized box elder because it reminded
me of the ocean where the big fish are found. This handle material color
is the first of its kind that I have used on any of my knives so far".

Just watch out Bob, not to drop your knife overboard when
preparing fish for a meal while at sea...


All The Best,
David Darom (ddd)

From my book "Edmund Davidson, The Art of the Integral Knife" (2008).

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Congrats Bob! I doubt you will come across a finer filet knife "user" out there.

Roger
 
AWESOME knife Bob! Edmund's integrals are amongst the VERY best and BG-42 is a great steel. Very nice and appropriate scrim too.

Peter
 
Very nice knife. I like Mr. Davidson's work very much and this is another great example.
Thanks
 
ddd said:
Here is one more Filet Knife Edmund made in 2007, slightly
modifying the original pattern...
Made of BG-42 steel, and hardened to 61 Rc, this is what
Edmund says about it:
"This piece is one of a very few Integral fillet knives that I have made.
I decided on the aqua-green stabilized box elder because it reminded
me of the ocean where the big fish are found. This handle material color
is the first of its kind that I have used on any of my knives so far".

Just watch out Bob, not to drop your knife overboard when
preparing fish for a meal while at sea...


All The Best,
David Darom (ddd)

From my book "Edmund Davidson, The Art of the Integral Knife" (2008).

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Hi David-

Over the years, I've bought many, many custom fillet knives for fishing friends - finding it an easy way to introduce them to custom knives. Fillet knives, as a rule, are not that expensive and are almost exclusively designed for real use.

Howard Hill really knew what he was doing with fillet knives. As I recall, he went to around a 57 RC hardness. It gave it the right flex. I understand some makers build out the blade with varying width, to accomplish part of the flexibility, and a somewhat higher RC hardness, to accomodate edgeholding capabilities a bit more.

Unquestionably, Edmund is one of the top makers of integrals - and I am sure glad I found this fillet knife.

Best,

Bob
 
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That's badass, but if it were mine I couldn't bear to use it for it's intended purpose. I fillet a lot of fish, but not with a knife that pretty!
 
Hey great knife! I was searching ebay a while back looking for how to price an Edmund Davidson knife that I own and am thinking of selling when I came across that fillet knife that you now own. Great score!!!

Sean
 
Sean O'Hare said:
Hey great knife! I was searching ebay a while back looking for how to price an Edmund Davidson knife that I own and am thinking of selling when I came across that fillet knife that you now own. Great score!!!

Sean
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Sean, custom fillet knives don't command a high price - and I've bought enough of them to know - until now. As mentioned earlier, I've never kept one for myself, always bought for gifts - but this one, hell, I just had to have it to use.

If you own any other style of integral Davidson, it should be selling for more than this fillet knife did - but as you know from your "research", even a fillet knife's price can be "surprising".

Best,

Bob
 
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I've just posted replacement images of this phenomenal knife, along with an edited explanation, in the starter post of the thread.

Hope you find them interesting.

Bob Betzner
 
Bob GREAT filet knife!! If you do not get a chance to bloody it enough you know where to send it! :D

Jon
 
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