F. Dick 6" Ergogrip boning knife

F. DICK 6" Boning knife reshaped handle butt.

 

Original post:29JUN07, Updated: 29APR09

Fujiwara Kanefusa FKM 145mm Honesuki

Unlike the shitty deba from the same Fujiwara FKM series, this is actually a really nice knife. Intended for poultry butchery with its thicker blade and large handle, it can easily handle most birds and with the pointy tip it makes getting at the wishbone easier. I’ve used mine mainly for fish filleting, but have since upgraded to a deba.

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I’ve rescaled the handle with ‘Curly’ Jarrah, African Blackwood front spacer and Concinna Burl butt, mineral oil and beeswax finish. Dropped the tang down with help the shortish handle feel longer, re-riveted with 2x SS Corby screws and epoxy.

This is my first time attempt at a multiple wood scale handle.

 

 

Caring this knife off to a KF member, but not before making a pinless saya for this knife.

KF post related to this rescaling:

http://www.knifeforums.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/835120/

 

Original post:18OCT08, Updated: 25OCT08

Suisin HC 150mm Honesuki

Not exactly sure which high carbon steel is used in this knife, I suspect SK-series steel. I’ve dropped it once and chipped the heel of the blade and sharpened half of it out, which was easy enough.

Has a smaller handle compared to the Fujiwara FKM, and is better suited using a forward choke “accuser grip” due to it’s somewhat short handle.

I’m going to keep this knife for my honesuki, I’m probably rehandle it in a hidden tang style, Black Canvas Micarta block with some form of contrasting forward spacer and pommel similar to that on the Fujiwara FKM honesuki.

Original post: 18OCT08, Updated:25OCT08

Dexter-Russell 6" Sani-Safe stiff curved boning knife

Bought it for the shape of the blade and handle for a good price on eBay, but I don't like the roughness of the handle and the shiny smooth pinch grip area which gets slippery when coated with fat. Good for functionality but the blade is surprisingly flexible for "stiff boning knife". Replacement will be a Swibo with a straight handle.

F Dick 4" Boning knife

Part of the Johnson & Wales tool kit. A shorter 4" F Dick narrow boning knife with the ergogrip handle almost like short poultry boning knives, another nice boning knife from F Dick. It has a slightly more pronounced concave in the pinch grip area of the handle which I like.

Victorinox 15cm Fibrox Boning knife