My First FILLETING KNIFE

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The steel was a little to thick 1/8 440 c with iron wood handle brass pins and a copper lanyard tube. I used a lansky diamond system to sharpen and after cutting my self 3 times i learned what not to do . yes its sharp and my fingers hurt this time actually i have like 5 cuts on one finger alone and 3 on the other the dam thing was so sharp i never knew i did it till the 5th slice. The knife im very happy with other than i hd no small tube of brass but it looks good with the copper lanyard tube . I really dont think they all have to match the others are pins and the tube is different correct me if im wrong . kellyw
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Coming along, for sure.
You still need to round off the handle more. The cross section should be more of an oval than a rectangle with smoothed off corners. Same for the front of the handle (at the ricasso). It should be a bit smoother in transition.
Stacy
 
The first thing I notice is the poor transition in thickness from front to back, especially the taper at the ricasso as Stacy already pointed out. It has potential you just haven't reached it yet.:D Still a bit blocky. Lean n mean is more what you're lookin for.
Keep at it:thumbup:
Matt Doyle
 
That looks great! I just have one question: How do you get the blade to be very strong, but still flexible?
 
mike the blade is not very flexible but the way i do my fish i prefer not to flexible of a knie i finde the blade wanders abd as for ripping off the skin i lay the blade flat on the table. I have bought thinner steel for the next ones i think it 3/32 and im sure that will be much better. Here is one QUESTION should i remove the epoxy from the file groves and is there a way to prevent filling the groves to stary with.????? thanks for the compliments. The guy i made this for wanted a bigger hande and i wasnt sure on what to do at the ricaso end so i had to wing it ill round out the handle more on the next one. thanks kellyw
 
when I have file work I like to color my epoxy.Then when I glue up the scales I add more epoxy to the file work so it will fill in on of the file work.It just looks good to me when the file work has collored epoxy around it.It makes it stand out more.
 
Kelly you're making a lot of progress!!! To keep epoxy out of filework take a candle or some wax and rub it in where you don't want the epoxy, also cleaning up after the clamping helps a lot too.

I tend to make my handle more of an upside down egg shape. The smaller radius is towards the fingers and the larger radius in the palm. Grab some clay and hold it in your hand like you would a knife handle and look at it.
 
thanks Davis the colored epoxy is a great idea. what do you color it with. Would printer ink work ???? Will thanks ive only been at it for about a month.I think i need to start a journal because each knife is different and then i can keep track of all the little things . Thanks kellyw
 
I prefer a stiff filletting knife, it give the user better control. If the knife needs to be so flexible then the fish is too small and should be thrown back.
 
Kelly, I think keeping a journal is important, especially about heat treats and stuff. Nothing is worse than getting something neat like a multi-temperline and then not remembering how you did it. I used to keep a journal of all my baseball games I umpired. Notes about the coaches, players, the field and weather conditions and anything unusual I didn't understand. I'd look up the rules and citations afterward and right them in the journal. It really advanced my career and helped me not repeat mistakes. What I'm saying is a good journal will help you track how much time you have in a blade and any techniques you may like or dislike or how to change the techniques you used.
 
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