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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: Deerhunter21 on March 18, 2019, 07:41:53 pm

Title: Old fillet knife
Post by: Deerhunter21 on March 18, 2019, 07:41:53 pm

Hey guys i found this knife and was wondering if i could do anything to spruce it up. Thoughts?

Title: Re: Old fillet knife
Post by: Woodely on March 18, 2019, 08:12:01 pm

dont see a pic

Title: Re: Old fillet knife
Post by: Deerhunter21 on March 19, 2019, 09:53:02 am

oof i'll get it in the form this afternoon

Title: Re: Old fillet knife
Post by: KHalverson on March 20, 2019, 04:12:20 pm

on the at the forge forum here is a topic called old knife new life.
I pulled it back to page1.

have a look .
I explains how I went about  refurbing a much worse looking knife than yours.
Kevin

Title: Re: Old fillet knife
Post by: Hawkdancer on March 20, 2019, 11:19:15 pm

Looks like it has been rode hard and put up wet!   A bit of tlc, and it should cut like new!
Hawkdancer

Title: Re: Old fillet knife
Post by: mullet on March 21, 2019, 04:46:47 am

I've done a couple of filet knives that look just like that one. One thing I did to the handle that makes it work better for me is to thin it down some. I like to get as much of the blade closer to the meat as I can when fileting. The thickness of the handle puts too much of an angle when fileting as it is.