Butter knives

[mpete 25]

I've been looking for the good old butter knife for a filleting knife. They are getting hard to find. I found some at St Vinnies Hawthorn there are a few left so I thought I would pass it on

[spog777 1]

Yep the op shops are the places to go :woohoo:

[__matt__ 0]

The 'curiosity shop' at taperoo has a heap. Dude in there is definitely insane, harmless but.

[dutchxfisher 18]

I've read about filleting with a butter knifeBut in particular what band of knives are these?Thanks

[Savagelip 4]

Not 100% sure but i'm guessing "Viner & Hall" Sheffield England, & yep, i'd be hitting the opp shops if your after one.

[kon 300]

Have an ancient "shed knife", been in the family for decades and a bit ratty now - "Atkinson Bros" from Sheffield, probably the same sort of thing. All jokes aside, the next time y`all pop in to your Great Aunty Mabel`s or whatever for a cuppa on the way through...could be worth asking the question if there`s no family heirloom or sentimental value considerations?

[Softy 2,991]

The old bone handle knifes are great, can not beat them once sharpened correctly.. and they stay sharp too!!

[Ranger 48]

Secondhand stores often have them.It's the steel which matters. this old stuff was a much higher quality than the crap we get these days, and holds an edge much longer, so definately look for Sheffield printed somewhere on the blade.The rounded end butterknifes are great for Garfish. In fact, save yourself some work and get it to a professional knife sharpener. You can get him to sharpen right up the blade and including the rounded end.

[blinky55 0]

Hey ranger when you say professional sharpener do you mean someone like a butcher or what

[Ranger 48]

T'is a mobile service here. Bear with me and I'll try to get a name or two to ya!

[mpete 25]

Try scissor sharpeners that hair dresser use. I used a good steel on mine and got a great edge, but make sure to keep fingers out of the way.mpete

[Trouta 6]

I used to be a butcher, just get yaself a good sharpening stone and we used to use spray and wipe on the stone, yes spray and wipe, lol, start of with small circles and gradually go to larger circles, to easy

[Ranger 48]

T'is a mobile service here. Bear with me and I'll try to get a name or two to ya!

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[mully_madness 1]

these knives are awesome we used too use them in the commercial industry of all places especially when i was working at cappo bros i dont think ive ever seen so many gar and tommies filleted in n hour as what i seen these asian people doing for us id ask for a kg of gar for an order and bingo there it was.

[blinky55 0]

Thanks for the info guys I have a stone that I can use will give it a go I have several knives I will practice on spraynwipe ey who would have thought:)

[Compleat Angler 72]

The best of the old bone handle knives are the ones with the square handle and the dirty looking steel blade not the polished steel blades.The older steel is easier to sharpen and holds it edge much better than the polished steel. These are the best for filleting.We still use the bone handle knives every day at home but the handles don't like the dishwasher that much. I even invested in a boxed set some years ago from an auction and got the carving set to go with it. It looked like it had never been removed from the box. Earlier this year I brought a full set of Scanpan Knives. After using them for a while I have put them away and I have gone back to all my old Bone Handle Knives including my bread knife and my carving knife.Spotter