FISH KNIFE TO CARVING KNIFE

[@jamescarey7277]

Thanks Kevin for sharing your knife making process. I picked up a couple old kitchen knives at the recycle centre a while back, I just finished making a carver similar to yours. Used it today, works and feels great! Thanks again for the videos and the inspiration for me to get back into carving.

[@cutthatout9527]

Loved your video. Fascinating. Discovered your videos posting some of my own. Just started posting them. Really enjoyed watching it. Going to start watching them all. Look forward to learning more of your style.

[@hraun2berg]

Happy new Year Kevin and thank you for all of your videos on the old one. All the best, Júlíus

[@KevinCoates98]

Thanks Julius and a Happy New Year to you also

[@Richard-ky9lf]

This is one of those light bulb moments. You are teaching much more than carving. Thank-you.

[@KevinCoates98]

Thank you

[@scottlawrence2015]

Thx for all the tips in 2018, hope the new knife serves you well in 2019 Happy New Yaer from New York State

[@KevinCoates98]

Thanks Scott. Happy New Year to you

[@dalejones4186]

Learned a lot Kevin. Thanks again for sharing.

[@KevinCoates98]

Happy it helps Dale

[@frankmayer1565]

Really enjoy your videos. Thanks for all your time and talent in making them . Have you written any books? I've been looking online, but haven't found anything.

[@KevinCoates98]

Thanks Frank. No books. Not yet anyway.

[@Ivan-zh8mh]

I am a new fan thanks to another youtube woodcarver who recommend your channel. Great video! That old fish knife that had been rattling around in a drawer for years that I had very little use for now has a new useful purpose!

[@KevinCoates98]

Thanks. These old fish knives are great

[@bobsrustandsawdust8086]

I have a 30 gallon tote full of old knives like this, I see me making several new carving knives, thanks, new to your channel but already a fan!

[@KevinCoates98]

Lucky you to have all these old knives. I have 4 of them now. All fish knives. I would never part with them. Thanks for watching

[@lesamos8900]

What a great idea i had to give up fishing after second hip replacement had to sell my boat so started whittling im now going to remodel all my fishing knifes thanks for your videos set me on a new venchure just love it had i started whittling first i would never have time for fishing.

[@KevinCoates98]

The old fish knives are great for carving. I have a green river. Not sure on the other couple

[@SouthpawDavey]

Nice ;-) I tried with a stainless steel one out of the draw pos it was no good. I will try and find an old carbon steel one. Happy new year Dave

[@KevinCoates98]

Thanks Dave, the one I had for the video was a Dexter knife. Happy New Year

[@glenmckelvey5952]

A buddy of mine is going home to the lower north shore in the new year . He's suppose to bring me a fishing knife . If he does I'll be making a carving knife like that . Thanks for the vid Kevin Happy New year.

[@KevinCoates98]

Thanks Glen. Hope it works out with the knife. Happy New Year to you too

[@TheOldaz1]

Nice job Kevin, looks like a good bit of steel there going by the spark pattern - blade appears about 3", so excellent roughing knife. I make mine by re-purposing all manner of blades as long as the steel is good quality - you soon find out if it's not. Thanks and have a great new year.

[@KevinCoates98]

Thanks. The most of these old knives are of decent quality. I wouldn’t part with either of mine. Happy New Year

[@TheWildsourdough]

Nice repurpose of that old fish knife. I have an old (1950s) "Forgecraft" kitchen knife, made from an old saw blade back in it's day. Repurposed it as a carving knife now- and it's great and one of my favorite carvers. The Best to you in 2019 !

[@KevinCoates98]

I have an old saw here that I considered getting a knife made from. Don’t know if I know how to do it. One way to find out I guess. All the best to you

[@robertsmallman2104]

Your the best.how long is the blade? Thanks bob

[@lauriemcconnell4172]

Thanks Kevin. I have my gram-pa’s old fishing knife. I think I will see if I can’t fashion it into a similar carving knife. I love your videos! I’m just getting started carving after 40 years of woodworking-making furniture. Health has gone way down hill but still love to work with wood. I can still sit down and carve. You are a very creative carver. Your work is amazing. All my best to you and your family in the new year my friend. Cheers!

[@KevinCoates98]

Thank you Laurie. That’s a lot of experience woodworking. A sharp knife and some good wood. The chips will fly. Happy New Year to you and yours. 👍🏻

[@seanbradley6691]

Hello Kevin, recently I found 2 used Victorinox pruning knives on-line. One of them was pretty " used" so I decided to repurpose it much the same way you did the fishing knife. I took a liking to Victorinox knives. I don't quite have it as sharp as I would like just yet but I can tell I'm going to enjoy using it. One day maybe I'll be half as good as you ! ( probably not)

[@KevinCoates98]

Hey Sean. I’m sure it wouldn’t be much a problem to match skills with me. Just keep on doing it. The knives sounds interesting. I’m not familiar with that kind of knife but no doubt it’s the best kind.

[@johngoodall7097]

Kevin that knife is really high carbon steel looking at the amount of sparks coming from it!!! Since you inspired me to do the same, I have made three knives like yours by similar methods, but still yours seems to be the best! Good one Kevin, Regards from John in England

[@KevinCoates98]

Thanks John. These kind of knives are the best. In my opinion of course. 👍🏻

[@bottleman3997]

Thanks Kevin for the great video, is that yellow pine I see you carving in your other videos?

[@KevinCoates98]

Thanks Randy. It’s eastern white pine I use

[@glenlien8346]

You’ve set a new standard for carving knives!! A long time admirer and follower of your carvings and ability.......now we know the rest of the story on your knife.......good video.....thanks!! Glen

[@KevinCoates98]

Thanks Glen. These big knives are great to use

[@augusthermann5111]

Hello Kevin. I wish you a happy new Year and hope to see more of your videos in 2019

[@KevinCoates98]

Happy New Year to you August. Will try to keep the videos coming

[@chrisstewart1863]

What are you stroping it on? Looks like compound on a piece of timber.

[@markdmaker3173]

Awesome, thanks for sharing.

[@KevinCoates98]

Thanks Mark

[@OldSchoolHacker]

Outstanding work Kevin! I follow your carving religiously and need a rough out knife like you use so well. Off to the thrift store... Happy New Year and keep posting.

[@KevinCoates98]

Thanks Steve, Happy New Year

[@thomasjohnson3586]

Happy New Year Kevin enjoyed

[@KevinCoates98]

Happy New Year Thomas

[@robertsmallman2104]

Your the best,how long is the blade? Thanks. Bob.

[@KevinCoates98]

Thanks Bob. The blade is just a little over 3”

[@ty_tcm9509]

How often do you sharpen/strop your blade?

[@KevinCoates98]

I use the stone about every couple weeks. I strop fairly often

[@theodoreplume4861]

Very simple. Very basic. Excellent!

[@KevinCoates98]

Thanks

[@OldSchoolHacker]

I made my own using an old high carbon steel filet knife by following this video. I didn’t use a fish hook sharpener but instead used a similar Dremel grinding bit and my 1 x 30 sander to reprofile and then sharpen. Can’t wait to put it to work roughing out. I’m sure I’ll never be able to do a finished character solely with it like you do. Thanks for the instruction Kevin.

[@KevinCoates98]

These old knives are great. With some practice you may surprise yourself with what you can do with it

[@stinky6088]

I love repurposed knifes for wood carving

[@KevinCoates98]

Thanks Archie, me too

[@brianve7jyd943]

real nice job Sir - i have an ole broken off Providence cutlery sheefied steel knife i was gonna try this with - you seen to use a real flat cuttin angle but hard to tell - wondered if u cud give me an idea of the angle or how much to raise the knife up off the flat position - if it aint too much trouble thanks and take care

[@KevinCoates98]

Thanks. It’s no trouble. Do you mean the angle on which I cut it off?

[@brianve7jyd943]

@@KevinCoates98 no Sir - the cutting angle that u sharpen the blade at - it looks like a real flat angle like 10 deg or so - im havin trouble gettin it rite and thot id ask thanks

[@KevinCoates98]

It’s pretty flat. Maybe you could fit a dime under the back edge.

[@brianve7jyd943]

@@KevinCoates98 thats great Kevin - thanks for the help

[@timleaning6695]

Does it keep its edge? Was wondering about sharpening my pocket knife like that but does the heat spoil the treat? Cheers

[@davogifman542]

There wasn't enough heat going into the metal he was using a lite touch. As long as you don't see the steel change colors it will be okay. An in my opinion a little color is still alright. It would start to get a yellowish straw,or hay like color,and then rather quickly go to blue then blue-purple. As long as you keep it in light-yellow it's alright,but really you should quench it every few moments.

[@timleaning6695]

Davo gifman Cheers

[@mikepainter7848]

What type of sharpening stone/steel are you using?

[@KevinCoates98]

I use a little $10 diamond stone meant to sharpen fish hooks. I use compound on a woodblock for honing

[@otter68CO]

Is there an advantage or purpose to having a curved blade vs. a straight one?

[@KevinCoates98]

I don’t think. Not to me anyway

[@otter68CO]

Thanks

[@grassyknoll4702]

sincerely.. this is the most famous knife on youtube...

[@KevinCoates98]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@FlamboyantBrisket]

Can anyone else smell the drimel. Like the not smoke smell it gets from working awhile

[@albertserbes5402]

👏👏👏

[@KevinCoates98]

Thanks

[@filmart430]

A good place to find knives like this is your local thrift store. They have the knives by the counter in some places.

[@KevinCoates98]

I’m sure it is. There should be lots of these old knives around

[@davelevee7385]

What type of wood do you generally use when you carve?

[@KevinCoates98]

It’s white pine

[@davelevee7385]

Kevin Coates thank you!

[@terrypach1664]

What kind of stone is this to sharpen your knife a stone or a metal thanks

[@KevinCoates98]

It’s a little metal one for fishhooks

[@Watcherrye]

I hope this makes sense. It appears that on one side of your blade is done with a flat edge and the other side is rather a chisel edge. Am I right? One person said to use a flat edge and this was the first time I have seen both used. Flat edge is like 15 degrees and a chisel edge is like 25 degrees....hard to put to words, but hope you understand.

[@KevinCoates98]

I understand what you are saying. I try to keep both sides the same but there maybe some differences between them

[@TDNel]

Thanks for the video!! I was wondering what kind of knife you were using

[@KevinCoates98]

It’s a repurposed fish knife

[@limearmoks3456]

Można bez wielkich szlifierek?

[@limearmoks3456]

Jesteś bardzo cierpliwy.

[@jeffsadon552]

I really want to get that electric cord out of the way

[@KevinCoates98]

It’s not as close as it looks. Maybe a foot or more away

[@MartyLJ57]

I didn't know you could strop on a plank of wood!

[@KevinCoates98]

That’s all I ever used

[@scottlawrence2015]

Year

[@herneycasallas3156]

👍👋🇨🇴

[@johnweiss6398]

Great video! One of these days I’ll learn to sharpen my carving knives correctly. Currently, when I “attempt” to sharpen, my knife comes out even duller. Fortunately, I can blame lousy carvings for this problem. So, there’s definitely an upside to being an idiot at sharpening.

[@KevinCoates98]

Thanks. I’m not the best at sharpening. I just try to do the best I can and hopefully get better at it

[@r22jeff]

I think that it is hard to learn to sharpen knives and chisels and gouges just from watching a video, and the best way is to learn from someone that has sharp tools. Everyone does it slightly different and you will develop your own style as time goes on once you learn the basics.

[@jamesfleming555]

Thanks for the link and demo from the other carving video.

[@KevinCoates98]

No problem. 👍🏻

[@timleaning6695]

Found an old knife in the road last year Hmmmmmm

[@parsaerfani7973]

What kind of stone is that?

[@KevinCoates98]

A little stone for fishhooks

[@rolfoehrlein9875]

Hi Kevin.....I live in Spaniards Bay and I have never seen old knives like this in the second hand stores. After watching your videos I have been looking for some of them. Could you please tell me a good place to look for some. I'm not sure if someone in the family knows someone who works at a fish plant. Thanks

[@KevinCoates98]

Hi Rolf, I had two of them for the past 30-40 yrs. The one in the latest video someone gave me recently. There should be a few of these knives about. Where to is the question. You can get a Green River boning knife on Amazon. They did have them a few months back. It’s the same as on of mine. They cost $20-$30

[@rolfoehrlein9875]

Thank you Kevin . I have asked the family and friends to keep an eye open for me. Thank you so much for sharing your videos.

[@tjkoker]

I see you're not a metal worker. That blade is tempered. No Dremel tool will cut it easily. Don't forget to oil your whetstone before sharpening.

[@KevinCoates98]

Thank you

[@rumahbenavari5157]

Gosh you couldn't have made cutting of that knife take any longer if you tryed. Nice reuse of the knife though 👍 you truly have a gift with whittling.

[@KevinCoates98]

Thanks. Took my time. Didn’t want it getting too hot.

[@rumahbenavari5157]

Kevin Coates I should of thought about that.

[@RidingJapan]

Took 4 minutes to get through the blade xD? Seriously?

[@KevinCoates98]

I could have cut it in a few seconds with my big grinder. I didn’t what to get it too hot. The thing is I don’t know a lot about cutting metal so I took my time. I got the job done so that’s all that matters. Another thing, I don’t like cutting with these little blades full speed. I had one break on me before and I had a piece pierced my face

[@darrellallen7931]

Riding Japan you cut too fast, the blade gets too hot and you ruin the temper of the knife.... Kevin did it correctly

[@user-bb5yf4mb9g]

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[@CyberDeimus]

Move the bloody cable.

[@KevinCoates98]

The cable is not as close as it appears in the video. It’s about 12” away