I ruined my husband's fish filleting knife, apparently I should not have used it to butcher venison haunches. Ho hum, can anyone advise what I can replace it with that will be the best of best, otherwise I will never hear the end of it! Thanks!
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I shall look that up, it may be worth it to silence the complaints. I should also ask what my best butchering knife would be... in fact if he had bought me a good knife to begin with it wouldn't have happened!
I use a Robert Welch filleting knife - I'm sure there are more expensive ones out there but this knife sharpens like a razor and is a pleasure to use.
Robert Welch Signature Flexible Filleting Knife 16cm
The Robert Welch Signature Flexible Filleting Knife has a narrow, pointed blade for precision boning, skinning and filleting fish.
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A filleting knife does not require to be expensive.
Do you have name of which one it was, what blade length, was it flexible or non-flexible blade?
I have used a Gerber for years, rapala, martinni are all solid knifes.
At the same time, get yourself a Starrett Boning Knife for working on the venison.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Starrett-P...+knif,aps,199&sr=8-64&xpid=mrQyCRJoovq3s&th=1
Do you have name of which one it was, what blade length, was it flexible or non-flexible blade?
I have used a Gerber for years, rapala, martinni are all solid knifes.
At the same time, get yourself a Starrett Boning Knife for working on the venison.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Starrett-P...+knif,aps,199&sr=8-64&xpid=mrQyCRJoovq3s&th=1
Agree - Just replace it and if he says anything, tell him to shut up
It’s a working knife, they get damaged. That one does the job. Anything more up market is just a guilt trip.
I’m not sensing a huge burden of guilt here, what with the thoughts of subterfuge.
But I still think one these would stand you in good stead for a long time.
“ruin” is a strong word. You haven’t said how it was “ruined” and I suppose you could have bent or rippled the edge if you tried to cut through the knee joint, but if all you did was cut meat from bone I would be surprised if it was more than some dinks in the edge. It wouldn’t be the first time someone exaggerated for effect.
I recall one maker writing that he took a finely honed hand made knife to some pro blue water fishermen and the first thing they did was drag the edge over the sharpening equivalent of a house brick to give the edge “tooth”.
Stuart Mitchell makes a great knife and a pair of knives, one fillet and one butchering, would be a fine gift and addition to the home kitchen.
www.stuartmitchellknives.com
In the meantime, a direct replacement, without subterfuge and a
, should quiet (most) of the complaints. Trying for a replacement and pretending he imagined that you did anything to the original really isn’t a good thought. I might though say that now he has a new one, the old one is yours to practice sharpening 
Good luck
Chris
I recall one maker writing that he took a finely honed hand made knife to some pro blue water fishermen and the first thing they did was drag the edge over the sharpening equivalent of a house brick to give the edge “tooth”.
Stuart Mitchell makes a great knife and a pair of knives, one fillet and one butchering, would be a fine gift and addition to the home kitchen.
HUNTERS & OUTDOOR — Custom Knives - Stuart Mitchell Knives
www.stuartmitchellknives.com
In the meantime, a direct replacement, without subterfuge and a
, should quiet (most) of the complaints. Trying for a replacement and pretending he imagined that you did anything to the original really isn’t a good thought. I might though say that now he has a new one, the old one is yours to practice sharpening Good luck
Chris
I don’t know how much a Stu Mitchell will be, but there are liable to be cheaper options here which are more special than the Victorinox. Depends on how important a fillet knife is to him. The stu Mutchell might be overkill if he uses only occasionally.
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Marttiini Filleting Knife 7.5"
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Morakniv Curved Boning Knife
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Benchmade 15500-04 Meatcrafter OD Santoprene Fixed Blade
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Some lovely suggestions, thanks. I am very crap at sharpening, I'd say the effect is more blunting, any resources recommended for learning please?
Don't worry, he would find it funny if it were miraculously perfect when next needed! Which isn't often, but when you need it you want it to work well. Am hoping next year will be more mackerely and will be selling one of my sea kayaks to replace with a fishing/sit-on-top better suited to the activity.
Don't worry, he would find it funny if it were miraculously perfect when next needed! Which isn't often, but when you need it you want it to work well. Am hoping next year will be more mackerely and will be selling one of my sea kayaks to replace with a fishing/sit-on-top better suited to the activity.
You’ve come to the wrong place!
If there is one thing we definitely know how to do, it’s to troll pretty shiny toys in front of each other!
Regarding sharpening…lots of resources.
Here
its best to get a cheap but good quality knife on which to practice your sharpening in order to prevent you damaging more expensive blades whilst you perfect your technique, for this I would recommend the purchase of a Kj Eriksson model 510:
there are many different types of sharpening tools but for now lets stick with water stones.
Japanese water stones can be bought from here: http://www.axminster.co.uk/product....&sfile=1&jump=0
you want the 1000/6000 Grit one, you will also need to find yourself a good strong leather belt...
there are many different types of sharpening tools but for now lets stick with water stones.
Japanese water stones can be bought from here: http://www.axminster.co.uk/product....&sfile=1&jump=0
you want the 1000/6000 Grit one, you will also need to find yourself a good strong leather belt...
Making your tools
Now, if you have £30-£40 to invest in a set of water stones, plus £20 for a razor strop and £20 for a great chef steel, you can get a razor edge on your knife. I do mean shaving sharp. But what if you havent? Well a friend of mine challenged me to get a beaten up Mora to shave for under five pounds. I do love a challenge !
I openly acknowledge that all the ideas shown here have been robbed from a variety of sources - not least Mors Kochanski, however a personal experience may be interesting (and the techiques do work) so heres how I went about it...
Now, if you have £30-£40 to invest in a set of water stones, plus £20 for a razor strop and £20 for a great chef steel, you can get a razor edge on your knife. I do mean shaving sharp. But what if you havent? Well a friend of mine challenged me to get a beaten up Mora to shave for under five pounds. I do love a challenge
!I openly acknowledge that all the ideas shown here have been robbed from a variety of sources - not least Mors Kochanski, however a personal experience may be interesting (and the techiques do work) so heres how I went about it...
The Fallkniven F2 is nice - stouter than usual and not so flippy floppy. Means it can be used for other things than just filleting fish, too. I had one that was 4mm thick, but when they changed the design to 2.2mm (ten years back), I traded out. It lives in the kitchen drawer, doubles as our boning knife.
Just looked up the F4 - It has a 6" blade. That looks more or less perfect
Just looked up the F4 - It has a 6" blade. That looks more or less perfect
