Crooked knives

[Mr. 16 gauge]

Is there some place I can buy one, or do I have to make my own....every reference book I have tells me how to make one; never seen one for sale in a store.
Thanks in advance............

[Adam Helmer]

Mr. 16 gauge,

How crooked does the knife have to be and for what purpose?

Adam

[GoodOlBoy]

Most folks make their own as crooked knives can be very expensive. One of the fast/cheap ways to make one is to start with a hoof knife. I have been intending to make one for years but have never gotten around to it.

GoodOlBoy

[popplecop]

Have an old Herter's from back in the 50s. They make great skinning knives.

[Mr. 16 gauge]

From Widipedia:

The crooked knife sometimes referred to as a "curved knife", "carving knife" or in the Algonquin language the "mocotaugan" is a utilitarian knife used for carving. The "crooked knife" is a common knife found amongst the native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands as well as non-native woodsmen. The crooked in "crooked knife" refers to its unusual shape with the handle set at an oblique angle to the blade. The blade can be straight or curved, long or short and can be made of a steel forged specifically for the knife, or from reused hardened steel from another source. The shape of the blade, whether curved or straight is, a function of the carving purpose of the user, Straight for whittling wood, making splints for baskets and incising, curved for hollowing out bowls and masks and ladles, as well as myriad other usages.

How crooked does the knife have to be and for what purpose?


About as crooked as a Detroit politician!:D Seriously, I really don't have a need for one right at the moment.....just thought it might be a handy tool to have around with my primitive skills interest. Saw one used in a video on making a birch bark canoe.

[GoodOlBoy]

The one I always wanted to have looks almost like a question mark. It's used for carving bowls, etc.

GoodOlBoy

[popplecop]

Learn something new everyday, the crooked blade knives knives I'm familar with are supposedly of Cree origin. Just a knife with an upswept blade, not the easiest thing to sharpen. Thankfully over the years I've collected quite a number of stones.