How to Make a Fillet Knife from Old Rusty Saw Blade

[@ozarked2363]

The first knives I tried to make were like this. I had an old two man crosscut saw. I cut 5 sections out for fillet knives. The first one I caught the tip in the belt grinder and destroyed the blank. The second one I tried to grind out the pitting in the blade and the spine was too thin. The third and fourth ones I ground the pitting out and I put quarter sawn sycamore on for the scales. It's a little soft but a gorgeous grained wood. The last one I soaked in Evapo-Rust then ground enough to get bare metal but I left the pitting in it. I cold blued it. It makes a distinctive blade with lots of character. That steel is some of the hardest steel I've ever tried to drill. I gave up trying to drill 3/16" holes and drilled 1/8". Still took forever to get through.

[@matthewguillot7281]

Love this knife

[@ironridgeoutdoors]

@@matthewguillot7281 thank you very much!

[@matthewguillot7281]

How would one like this cost😊

[@ironridgeoutdoors]

@@matthewguillot7281 depending on how exactly you want it, around $250-$300.

[@hallur7523]

Nice knife!

[@ironridgeoutdoors]

Thanks!

[@666kyubi]

very nice work!!

[@ironridgeoutdoors]

Thank you!

[@Unclelarry766abc]

What was the thickness of that steel? And what kind of steel was it? Thanks for the great video

[@ironridgeoutdoors]

@@Unclelarry766abc thank you. I don't remember the exact thickness, but I'm guessing the blade steel is 15n20.

[@3892-j9e]

Nice 👍

[@ironridgeoutdoors]

Thanks man! Hope all is well 🍻🍻

[@argowibowo7968]

Very nice

[@arifrahmanto91]

Beautyfull knife

[@ironridgeoutdoors]

Thanks!

[@cudabass43572]

how long did you temper for?

[@ironridgeoutdoors]

I did a double temper. Usually 1.5 hour cycles.

[@cudabass43572]

@@ironridgeoutdoors thanks

[@martystratton5818]

Very nice

[@ironridgeoutdoors]

Thank you.