Simple Sweeping Hollow Ground Blade

Thanks for swinging by – I appreciate it!

Living in Colorado has afforded me the opportunity to do a fair amount of trout fishing through the years, and occasionally, I like to keep one or two for the dinner table. 

Years ago, I was fishing with a friend that was wise in the ways of historical blades and his preference to clean trout was to use a simple straight back blade with a long sweeping curved edge for precise, smooth cuts.  He taught me that his heavily-patinaed unmarked carbon steel blade with a simple wood handle was called a classic roach belly profile and that it was a design that’s been around for a long time dating all the way back to the colonial period.  I tried out his knife, and it worked beautifully on trout!  He mentioned that it worked well on fowl, veggies, and is a great skinning blade, too.

I remembered that blade profile and put my spin on the idea.  SlicKnives’ Curve _4.5 is a straight-backed stainless-steel blade with a super-sharp point, slicey hollow ground edge, and slender ergonomic handle to get the job done with finesse.  I’ve not run into a trout or cucumber that it can’t handle.

Please, take a moment to check out the Curve _4.5; it’s a pointy slicer that you’ll want to have along on your next adventure.

Thank you,

Brendon