the other half of the fishing set

butcher_block

butcher_block

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well it took me jsut short of ever but its done now
the other half of the ironwood and ats34
the blade is about 4.5 inch and the thickness of the spine is 3/32 but the blade spine is far thinner then that i forgot to mic it before it left today
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BB
Looks great! Really like the ironwood.:thumbup: I'm just about finished with my first fillet knife. Waiting for quenching oil from Darrren(mine of course was the only order damaged during shipping). I never dreamed what a friggin PITA it is to grind a fillet knife!!!:mad: Is there anything harder to grind?
Nice job!
Matt Doyle
 
ive done some tring grinds before (the bottle and box openers have a somewhat complex grind to them)but filet knives and parers suck
are you using a backing board when grindign them? that can help keep them from flexing
 
Great looking knife Butch: And I love the handles with the ironwood. That set's it off. A+ job in my book, thanks for posting it to see. -------------------:thumbup:
 
Nice work indeed, the iron wood almost looks like tortoise, beautiful.
Though I personally prefer a slender handle to a fillet knife,because it makes them feel surgical, I do like that sub-hilt--esque recess, looks like it could be quite precise in the hand.

Damned shame (..I assume..) your customer didn't want a sheath..
 
Thanks BB, I'll try the backer next time I make one, or just re-read this thread, remember what a PITA fillet knives are, and make a skinner!:D
 
i dont work in leather sheaths yet and somethign tells me that it just wouldnt look right in kydex :)
he is having a leather worker make a 2 knife sheath for the set i ll se if i can get pictures of it when its done
 
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