On 1/28/14, 4:21 AM, W wrote:

> So I thought about it and just wondered if someone made a really beefy piece
> of steel with many micro serrations that would let saw through something
> really hard and thick. And the kind of hard thick steel with serrations I
> am thinking about might actually do a decent job of cutting through thick
> bones as well. I have been toying with the idea of buying large elk bones
> from a vendor I use for elk meat, and then cutting those larger bones up to
> use to make broth. I'm not thrilled about the idea of using a cleaver on
> this, and it sure would be handy to have a blade that could laugh at a bone
> of any thickness and cut it cleanly.

Suggestion: You can buy a cheap 8" band saw for less than the price of a
decent German knife.

I learned this many years ago when I bought a whole tilefish, and wanted
to steak it. The 1.25" diameter backbone was daunting...

-- Larry