My crooked knife does all the work

[jojo]

"My crooked knife does all the work"
From John Kawapit's song


Ok, maybe I go on a bit about crooked knives but I'll make no apologies! I just like them, because I believe they are the best, most versatile green woodworking tools. Artwork, one-handed drawknife, cutting tool, carving tool, all in one. What more can you want?


Here are a few pictures from the internet.

Shaping a canoe stem with the crooked knife

Made around 1950 by French-Canadian wood carver and fiddler Omer Marcoux

Right handed crooked knife

Same crooked knife as above

"Posh" crooked knife, right handed,brass wire and beautiful handle

"How to" hold the crooked knife, right handed

One I made, left handed

Three works of art in their own right, these knives belong to Luc Poitras

Enjoy!

Except for the one picture where I show one of my crooked knives, all the photos are borrowed from the internet, only to illustrate the crooked knife in its various form and use. If you are the owner of one of the pictures I have used and object to my using it here, please let me know and I will remove it.

 

[Man of Tanith]

i've plans to rehandle a crook knife blade in antler and topped with buffalo horn (its one of my many projects) i tihnk they have the potential to be truely jack of all trades tools
some lovely photos you found there

 

[topknot]

Nice one, i like the posh one.

Topknot

 

[Dreadhead]

love the crooks in the last picture, nice n gnarly

 

[leaf man]

i love these knives. i have only used one a couple of times and am having trouble getting my hands on one. whittler kev is hopefully gonna be able to make me one soon. thanks for posting

 

[Hugo]

jojo what you have is a fetish, nowt wrong with that.

 

[FGYT]

defiantly the best all round blade

and would be a serious consideration to the "which one knife would you be in the bush with if you can only have one cutting tool "

ATB

Duncan

 

[Snufkin]

I've tried several handle shapes but never could get on with them, I may have to give them another play.

 

[rimmer]

I've allways wanted to try one could you sugest a sight where I could get one

 

[TurboGirl]

I'm thinking making one is the cheapest and best way to get one... jig set up- check... 10 fingers- check.... HWMBO sent out to play at the gun club- check.... If my next post misses every 10th letter, somethings gone very, VERY wrong but there'll be an interesting new post in the first aid section!

Well, I'm pleased with that for an afternoons work