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Offline RickB

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Northern Pike Fillet Knife
« on: January 29, 2025, 07:36:04 pm »
Here's a knife I finished that's a keeper. I was unable to post photos of it while the board was down. Found a broken, barkless
cedar branch that looked  like a fish last summer and finally knapped a blade that made for a perfect match. Hard to see but the
obsidian (which I traded for) has some wavy, rainbow colored bands. Photos taken indoors under an incandescent light.






Offline Parnell

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Re: Northern Pike Fillet Knife
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2025, 07:41:20 pm »
Super nice knife, Rick!  All the way around.  I can see those waves, gorgeous work.  The handle is great.
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Offline bjrogg

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Re: Northern Pike Fillet Knife
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2025, 08:15:31 pm »
Very nice. You did come up with the right combination.

Bjrogg
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Northern Pike Fillet Knife
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2025, 12:41:34 pm »
Man, I love me some northerns! I like how they dance on the end of the line and the way they lay on a plate!

And now I can say they make a great knife handle!
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Offline Muskyman

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Re: Northern Pike Fillet Knife
« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2025, 09:34:49 pm »
I’m more of a muskyman myself  (lol)
Great looking knife. That handle really does look like a pike.

Offline bjrogg

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Re: Northern Pike Fillet Knife
« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2025, 11:00:26 pm »
Funny thing. When we catch the small ones we always called the hammer handles.

Bjrogg
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Offline RickB

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Re: Northern Pike Fillet Knife
« Reply #6 on: January 30, 2025, 11:12:18 pm »
Man, I love me some northerns! I like how they dance on the end of the line and the way they lay on a plate!

And now I can say they make a great knife handle!

My brother in N Dakota took us on a northern fishing trip into Canada a few years back. I caught a 19 pounder using a red and white spoon.

Offline bjrogg

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Re: Northern Pike Fillet Knife
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2025, 01:23:53 pm »
Love going fishing for pike in Canada.

A bunch of us use to go every year until the place we went closed.

One year one of them caught a “hammer handle “ and while he was reeling it in 42” pike attacked it. He fought hard and reeled them both in. We netted them and the 42” pike wasn’t even hooked. It just wasn’t going to let go of the little one. Pretty crazy.

I sure do miss going there.

Bjrogg
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Northern Pike Fillet Knife
« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2025, 04:05:25 pm »
Man, I love me some northerns! I like how they dance on the end of the line and the way they lay on a plate!

And now I can say they make a great knife handle!

My brother in N Dakota took us on a northern fishing trip into Canada a few years back. I caught a 19 pounder using a red and white spoon.

I wonder how many red and white DareDevle knock-off lures I bought, used, and lost as a kid in North Dakota Lord knows I couldn't afford the genuine articles!
Guns have triggers. Bicycles have wheels. Trees and bows have wooden limbs.