Sharpen the fish scaler?

theonew · **on:** April 09, 2017, 08:31:25 PM

I'm nearing the end of 3+ months of non-stop work and have a few mod ideas I've been thinking about doing. One of my crazier ideas is to sharpen the fish scaler on my Champion by basically just grinding it following the curve that is already there until the points are sharp. Has anyone tried this? Does it even remotely approximate a serrated blade? Worth a try?

ThePeacent · **Reply #1 on:** April 09, 2017, 09:01:39 PM

I did
Not worth it IMO, will not cut sh*t but I find I have used a couple times the tips if sharpened (as a fork or point for digging, picking and catching things, like olives, pickles, etc.) and as a makeshipt plastic banding cutter or wrapping opener

theonew · **Reply #2 on:** April 09, 2017, 09:12:02 PM

Thanks for the advice

Definitely may try sharpening the tips. Good idea and I still get to use my dremel

ChopperCharles · **Reply #3 on:** July 31, 2018, 10:42:48 PM

Oh my! I was looking for pictures of a fish scaler in action, actually scaling a fish, but instead I'm now going to sharpen mine and use it as a pickle fork. Because... pickles are awesome.

Charles.

cody6268 · **Reply #4 on:** July 31, 2018, 11:10:31 PM

Some makers that put them in non-Swiss knives gave it an SD tip. Maybe regrind the tip to 2.5mm thickness, that way it can be used as an extra reach terminal strip driver .

firiki · **Reply #5 on:** July 31, 2018, 11:12:53 PM

Sharpening the tips a bit, I might consider trying that.

Not sure the fish scaler is knife blade material though

zoidberg · **Reply #6 on:** July 31, 2018, 11:23:06 PM

firiki · **Reply #7 on:** July 31, 2018, 11:33:27 PM

What are you saying here, Doc? Sharpen or not?

zoidberg · **Reply #8 on:** July 31, 2018, 11:40:33 PM

I wouldn't bother sharpening it.

I wonder if I'm the only person to use it on a fish?

firiki · **Reply #9 on:** August 01, 2018, 12:11:32 AM

Well, I haven't been fishing since I was 13 (some time in the past century) and I don't eat fish either so I wouldn't know about these things

Sharp tips would dig into the fishes' flesh, I imagine?

I only use alox SAKs for food related tasks, though

ironraven · **Reply #10 on:** August 01, 2018, 02:17:37 AM

Not sure it's needed. I've use fish scalers for ripping down cardboard as is fine, and even sheetrock- the lack of anything sharp when you're stabbing a wall that has wiring it it is kinda nice.

Douglas · **Reply #11 on:** August 01, 2018, 09:17:36 AM

Quote from: ironraven on August 01, 2018, 02:17:37 AM

Not sure it's needed. I've use fish scalers for ripping down cardboard as is fine, and even sheetrock- the lack of anything sharp when you're stabbing a wall that has wiring it it is kinda nice.

Makes a lot of sense and could save a the shock of spending lot of dollars...

Just saying.

Smashie · **Reply #12 on:** August 01, 2018, 12:54:10 PM

I did this a few years ago. Makes a great olive fork.

cody6268 · **Reply #13 on:** August 05, 2018, 03:31:26 AM

Anyone ever grind the hook remover completely off and mod the end into a screwdriver? I have an old German fishing MT that has a fish scaler designed to have a screwdriver tip on the end, and it's got some great reach.