My first full flats and stainless

[HillBill]

Hi folks.

I was asked by a chap if i could make him 3 blades with full flats in stainless steel. He also wanted a new design for prepping fish and other general work.

So this is what i came up with, its going to be my Bird and trout design. 2 are polished, one is a satin finish. The steel is sandvik 12c27. It was my first time doing the heat treatment with stainless, so a few new things to learn before i did it. One lesson i wont forget is how sharp the bloody foil is that you must seal each blade to HT. Razor blades have got nothing on this stuff, you dont even feel the cut. Got the HT bang on first time, 59RC all the way.

The handle is shaped in such a way that the hand is kept within the handle area if wet or slippy from fish slime, with a little thumb ramp for helping with push cuts as per his request. The hand can also be dropped back to the swell at the butt to help with rough filleting larger fish as they will be used a lot on salmon.

The blade is 4.25" and the total length is 9". The steel is 4mm thick

Anyway, hope you like them.

All comments welcome, do you like the design? Would it work with a scandi grind?

Thanks
Mark

 

[spandit]

I thought hardness testers were huge industrial machines - can you give details on yours? Knives look good...

 

[HillBill]

Its one of these mate. Hardness testers come in many shapes and sizes.
http://www.bowers.co.uk/products/show/14098

Thanks

 

[mountainm]

I like those a lot - are you thinking of making/selling more?

 

[HillBill]

Cheers mate

I am indeed
In stainless or high carbon, scandi or full flat with secondary, or my new grind i'm developing

I like those a lot - are you thinking of making/selling more?

 

[Dreadhead]

those are very nice! bit different from your usual blades

 

[mountainm]

I thought hardness testers were huge industrial machines - can you give details on yours? Knives look good...

you can do it (approx.) with some hardness testing files - like these;
http://www.amazon.com/Flexbar-Hardness-Testing-File-Set/dp/B001CTI7TE

 

[spandit]

Blimey, still not cheap but then if you're selling enough knives it's probably worth the investment.

 

[HillBill]

RC testers are an essential in knifemaking really. No way to know what they are coming out at otherwise. Folk can see how well a knife is made, but not how well its heat treated. Now i intend to provide RC test results with each knife.

Blimey, still not cheap but then if you're selling enough knives it's probably worth the investment.

 

[sasquatch]

I really like the look of those. Full flats are nice in my opinion. I'm sure whoever ordered them will be chuffed!

 

[mereside]

i like those alot ,could i ask a question i am looking for something similar but with a specific legnth of blade also on depth as well would you be able to help ? i really only want a blank so not sure if you do this or only make them from start to finish, great work by the way, wayne

 

[HillBill]

Thanks for all the comments folks.

Wayne - yes i could help you out with that mate. Drop me a PM with the details and we can have a chat about it.

 

[Dannytsg]

As I said on the BBS some great work as always there Mark

 

[mereside]

thanks for that i will send a pm tonight after i have had a measure up , atb
wayne

 

[HillBill]

No worries mate.

Thanks Danny

 

[juttle]

I really like those, Mark! It's good to get away from the 'traditional' woodlore clone type of blade, and those, I think, would fly out if you put them into production. Personally, I'd still prefer to see them in 01, just a personal thing though.

Nice design.

 

[HillBill]

Thanks mate.

They are a design i fully intend to add to my range, these were stainless as per request, but 01 versions will follow. The chap they are for likes to handle them up himself.

 

[Samon]

they look really good dude!

Looking forward to see them with some handles!

 

[bilmo-p5]

Nice blades, Mr Bill, I like full-flats.

Your client isn't an undertaker by any chance, is he?

 

[HillBill]

Cheers Samon.


Thanks
no mate lol, they just ended up that shape

Nice blades, Mr Bill, I like full-flats.

Your client isn't an undertaker by any chance, is he?