CUSTOM FISH FILLETING KNIFE

CUSTOM FISH FILLETING KNIFE MADE FROM HIGH CARBON 1084 STEEL. THE BLADE IS 6 1/4 INCHES LONG AND 3/32 THICK WITH A FALSE EDGE AND UNIQUE SHAPED BLADE AND IS RAZOR SHARP AND SHOULD HOLD EDGE FOR A LONG TIME. CUSTOM BLACK WALNUT HAS 3 COATS OF 2 PART EPOXY TO PERVENT WATER DAMAGE OVER TIME. CUSTOM SHEATH IS 5 LAYERS THICK AND STAINED BLACK TO MATCH HANDLE. SHEATH IS 1 7/8 WIDE AND 7/8 THICK AND 13 INCHES LONG OVERALL WITH EXTENSIVE HAND TOOLIND WITH BASKET WEAVING AND MAKERS MARK . THIS KNIFE BLADE WAS VERY , VERY DIFFICULT TO GRIND AS IT IS SO THIN IT WANTED  TO FLEX WHEN  APPLYING 
PRESSURE TO IT. THE BLADE TOOK 4 HOURS TO GRIND AND FINISH. IT MIGHT LOOK EXPENSIVE FOR THIS KNIFE BUT MANY HOURS WENT INTO MAKING KNIFE AND THIS CUSTOM SHEATH. IT WILL LAST A LIFE TIME. THIS BLADE IS HIGH CARBON STEEL AND WILL NEED TO BE RINSED AND DRYED BEFORE PUTTING AWAY TO PREVENT STAINS AND RUST.