"Questionable" knife from Rick

[AlArchie]

A ways back, I got a beautiful looking knife from Rick.....large, but really pretty. I was not sure what it could be best classified as or used for, but today I found out!

Finally got motivated to get carving again, by a young, new member of our club who showed some interest in carving fish......that meant that in order to help him out, I gotta get with the program again. Anyway, I'm working on a large, largemouth bass, and the size and shape of the body make doing the final roughing and beginning finish carving really difficult and dangerous with a bench knife. So, I tried Rick's knife. It has about a 3 1/2" blade, roughly in the sloyd style. What an ideal knife for the job.....razor sharp, easily stropped, and just exactly the right length and heft to use with a little thumb pressure, right up to the tip, or in a paring cut, to round out the profiles of the body where it slides in behind the gills. Sort of like a one-handed draw knife!

Rick, I knew this was a good whittler, but as a sloyd style for doing large area final rough and initial intricate work, it really shines!

And I love the big oversized handle...it feels great in my big oversized paw!

Guess this is another testimonial for Rick's blades, and a "Thanks, Again!"

Al

[rick-in-seattle]

Al,
You had me worried with the "Questionable" in the title.
I remember my reasoning for giving you that knife; it was too big for my hands and too nice to add to my unused knife collection.

I am pleased you finally found it's purpose; I figured it was either for that or trail blazing.

Crocodile Dundee said it "Now that's a knife"

[AlArchie]

No trail blazing for this baby, Rick! Seriously this blade was destined for this type of carving. The blade length is just right to lever (and I don't mean pry, either, but levering off the thumb) into the tight areas and still have enough free blade to work the large convex profiles. You can build these for fish carvers!

And the only "questionable" was what would be the best purpose for it. Gotta be sure to read past the headlines.

Al