Filet Knife in Talonite...

[C4]

Can it be done? Is there enough flex to the blade to follow the bones? Will talonite's type of "sharpness" cut fish well? Can it be ground thin enough? Anyone know of any makers who offer them.....

Thanks,
Michael


Fish or cut bait...

 

[tom mayo]

Filet? is that a little file...oh...you mean fillet!!! and what exactly is talonite?

 

[Dr.Lathe]

C4,
Although I have NEVER actually made a fillet knife out of Talonite or ANY other material.... I feel that it should be flexible enough. Salt water fish are my favorite knife test medium. Talonite GLIDES right through it, small bones and all.
Tom,
Talonite is that stuff that Camillus bought up the worlds supply of.

I heard that the next generation space shuttle is going to be covered in Talon blanks??

Neil

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[tom mayo]

no...they didnt buy it all......

... just like rag micarta...when you live in the middle of the pacific ocean you stockpile everything.....except votes....they do that where you live!!!!!! C--K Sucking crooks!!

 

[C4]

Your comments are food for thought...

What I really want is a super sharp, easy to resharpen (relatively) fillet knife for larger fish. The edge will be used mostly for flesh, but each striped bass has several small bones (maybe 8 per side, less than a 1/16") that run into the fillet that need to be hacked through, so we can't have a wimpy edge. Some flexibility is very important (I think?). And it should have a non- slip handle, with or with out lots of holes....

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Happy Thanksgiving,
Michael