Fillet Knife No.1 – part 1.

I’ve started working on the first Fillet Knife. I’m looking forward to trying out different design styles and materials! For the first knife, I’m going with cast bronze bolsters. I’ve wanted to incorporate some dyed bone into the handle as well. The design is simple and clean. I’m keeping the bolsters small and lightweight. I’m inlaying a piece of dyed bone below the bolsters and above the Cumaru scales. Using surgical steel (5/32″ pins),  I’ll double pin the bolsters and double pin the scales to the blade blank, with a custom mosaic pin added for good measure, support, and. It’s a bit tough to support the bone scales without pinning them. Make sure that they don’t separate from the knife while the epoxy is curing! I used a vice to support the bottoms, and vice grips to support the sides to the knife. I cut some uneven ” snaggle tooth” serrades about 1″ up the spine above the bolsters to add versatility and a bit of ” edge ” to the design (no pun intended). I’ll let the whole thing sit and cure overnight while clamped, and wait to start the sanding and finishing another time.