Vinegar removed the rust and the steel :-0

[TripleF]

I picked up this Ontario Knife Co OLD HICKORY Fillet knife for a quarter.......
It was loaded with rust.... the the tip had a pre-bend in it.....

I decided to soak 'er in vinegar and saw the bubbles flowing , now knowing it was eating not only the rust but also the steel because it was soooooooo thin....

Question is .....can I cut off that nasty part and make a shortened fillet knife?

[Dinadan]

That sure looks thin even for a fillet knife. I question whether the results would be worth the effort.

[muskrat man]

profile away the nastyness. alot of times if something thin is really rusty, it's actually more rust than steel. I have had this same exact thing happen to me on old straight razor blades that are very thin on the edge

[#goldpan]

Go for it Scott! What have you got to loose? Shortening up that blade might make it a little stiffer too.

Randy

[TripleF]

Well, this is what I ended up with......

[jerryd6818]

Looks like that outa do the trick. Nice job.

[treefarmer]

Scott, that's a great way to salvage one, you did a fine job!
You need to slip out some where, catch a couple of bass and see how it works . Ain't nothin' finer than a some filets from some yearlin' bass, salted and peppered, dredged in a corn meal/flour mixture and put in an ol' black skillet full of hot peanut oil. Think I'll go get my spinnin' rod and head for a pond .
Treefarmer

[muskrat man]

Scott, that's a great way to salvage one, you did a fine job!
You need to slip out some where, catch a couple of bass and see how it works . Ain't nothin' finer than a some filets from some yearlin' bass, salted and peppered, dredged in a corn meal/flour mixture and put in an ol' black skillet full of hot peanut oil. Think I'll go get my spinnin' rod and head for a pond .
Treefarmer

You sure know how to make a guy hungry


nice save on the blade Scott

[TripleF]

Thanks fellas!!

Philip......I declare that do sound tasty BUT I'd prefer some tasty white crappies!!

[TripleF]

I took off a little more........and put a new edge on 'er.

[philco]

Scott it looks a lot like a boneing knife now. Is the blade still pretty flexable or is what's left pretty rigid ?

[TripleF]

Scott it looks a lot like a boneing knife now. Is the blade still pretty flexable or is what's left pretty rigid ?

She's pretty rigid, all but the last 3/4".

EDIT: She's pretty firm all the way to the end now, maybe a smidge of play the last 1/4".