{"product_id":"damascus-fillet-knife-blue-resin","title":"Damascus Fillet Knife, 8 Inch Flexible Blade with Blue Resin Handle","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe cooler is full, the light is going, and there are still fish to clean. That is the work this one was built for. The blade is 8 inches of Damascus over a high carbon core, narrow and thin, made to ride the ribs rather than tear through them. The handle is blue resin, which takes no notice of wet hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOverall length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHandle length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade steel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDamascus, pattern welded over a high carbon core\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade finish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEtched ladder pattern running the whole blade, fine bright edge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade shape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLong narrow fillet blade with a fine upswept tip\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTang\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFull tang\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHandle material\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlue resin, brass pins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSheath\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand stitched leather, stamped basket weave face, snap strap\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEngraving\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLaser engraving, 20 dollars per blade\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eForged and finished by hand in High Point, North Carolina.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWarranty\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLifetime warranty against defects, free sharpening for life.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe blade\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Damascus is pattern welded around a high carbon core, so the layers on the flats sit either side of one steel down the middle. The etch brings up a ladder pattern the whole length and leaves the edge fine and bright. The grind is thin and taken high, and the tip lifts to a fine point for starting behind the gill plate. There is give in it, enough to bend along a rib cage and stay there, and stiff enough to put the tip where you want it. The carbon under the pattern darkens with use and spots if you leave it wet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe handle\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlue resin is cast and cured solid, so it takes on no water and does not swell across a long session at the table. Wet hands are the reason it is here. Brass pins hold the scales to a full tang that runs unbroken to the butt, so nothing works loose after a season. The handle is 5 inches, room enough to shift your grip back on a whole side and forward onto the ricasso once you are down at the tail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe leather sheath\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sheath is vegetable tanned leather, cut and stitched by hand, with a welted edge so the thread lies in its channel and not against the steel. The face is stamped in a basket weave, pressed into damp leather square by square, and a snap strap closes over the handle. It covers the blade and stops there, so it is what the knife lives in between trips, not a rig for your belt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWho it suits\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the person cleaning fish by the dozen, in fading light, with hands that never get dry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnglers coming in with a full cooler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone filleting with wet hands and no time to dry them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCooks working through walleye, snapper and other medium fish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSomeone replacing a thin factory blade that went soft\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat comes in the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 8 inch Damascus fillet knife\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe stamped leather sheath\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA care card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA gift box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEvery piece is different\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery blade is forged, ground and etched one at a time, so runs stay small and no two finish alike. The ladder pattern moves along the blade from piece to piece. The blue in the resin pours paler in one handle and deeper in the next. Yours will look like the photographs without being them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLooking after it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHand wash it as soon as the last fish is done and dry it straight away. Never the dishwasher. A light coat of food safe mineral oil before it goes back in the sheath keeps the steel settled between trips, and it matters more in salt water. Cut on wood or plastic. Sharpening is free for life, so send it back when it stops biting. More in our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/knife-care-sharpening\"\u003eknife care and sharpening page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePut a name on it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaser engraving is 20 dollars per blade, added on this page. Around 30 characters fits, enough for a name, a boat or a date. We send a proof image before the laser runs, so nothing permanent happens until you have seen it. It adds 3 to 5 business days. Orders of ten or more are engraved free. See the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/engraving\"\u003eengraving page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eQuestions buyers ask\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the difference between a fillet knife and a boning knife?\u003c\/strong\u003e A fillet knife is longer, thinner and has give, made to follow the ribs of a fish. A boning knife is shorter and stiffer, for joints and bone in meat and poultry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes the handle get slippery when wet?\u003c\/strong\u003e Resin soaks up nothing and the brass pins sit flush, so there is nothing to swell or slick over.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs 8 inches too much blade?\u003c\/strong\u003e It suits medium and larger fish. For panfish a shorter blade is easier to steer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill this steel rust?\u003c\/strong\u003e It can. Wash and dry it straight away, then oil it lightly before storage. The carbon darkens over time and spots if left wet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I take it on the boat?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes, and salt makes drying it more important. Rinse it before it goes back in the sheath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow long does shipping take?\u003c\/strong\u003e Most US orders arrive in 5 to 7 business days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you want wood in your hand instead, the same blade comes on the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/damascus-fillet-knife-olive-wood\"\u003eDamascus fillet knife in olive wood\u003c\/a\u003e. When there is a bird to break down instead, that stiffer job goes to the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/hand-forged-boning-knife-green-resin\"\u003ehand forged boning knife with a green resin handle\u003c\/a\u003e. The rest sits in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/fillet-boning-knives\"\u003efillet and boning knives\u003c\/a\u003e, with more of the same steel under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/damascus-steel\"\u003eDamascus steel\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/gifts-for-him\"\u003egifts for him\u003c\/a\u003e if you are buying for someone else.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viper Edge USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44142570012790,"sku":"VEF-FIL-DAM-FLT-1001","price":169.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/2427\/9670\/files\/fillet-01-damascus-blue-resin_f3a389d6-16cc-49da-a513-a53f9b27a325.jpg?v=1788825343","url":"https:\/\/viperedgeforge.com\/products\/damascus-fillet-knife-blue-resin","provider":"Viper Edge USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}