Indian Crooked Knife.


stuart f

stuart f

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Hi folks,i made this over the last couple of days and i thought you may like a look see.
I am not much in the way of knife nut as i just see them as cutting tools.Anyway i have been after a Indian crook knife for some time,and i looked on the net for one,but there does'nt seem to be many makers of them. So i decided to make my own.
I used a cheap file that i bought from a pound shop,thats been in the shed for a while.I used a butane torch to soften the metal,then ground it,and today i tempered the blade and carved the handle,which is Willow.

Anyway heres my first knife. Oh its a left hander,me being a south paw and all.

The blade is four and a half inches long.
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Well i'm quite pleased with the results,and it has saved me a few quid.

Thanks for looking.
Cheers Stuart.
 
Mathan Moloch said:
Nice work. What makes it indian? Sorry I dont know too much about crook knives so I am curious.
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Hi MM,the knife design i used came from a book which called it an Indian crooked knife,it says that it was a style of knife used by the Algonquian natives.The natives used disgarded blacksmith files to make these knifes. Other than that i don't know that much myself,about these knifes.

What i do know though,is that its a great piece of kit to use. I take my hat off to the person that came up with the original idea.

Cheers Stuart.
 
They are also known as "mocotaugans", there was a fella on the boards who disappeared for a while, his username is "crookedknife" and he told us all about them. Several of the makers on our board have made their own. I bought one from OKB awhile back. He makes nice knives:)

PMZ
 
That makes sense. I have one I made out of an old boning knife but it isnt very good. I made a pipe with it and have not used it since. The edge isnt great and I dont know if I retempered it correctly.

Yours looks great sir.
 
Nice job Stuart. What do you have in mind for your first piece of treenware?
 
Aven said:
Nice job Stuart. What do you have in mind for your first piece of treenware?
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Hi Aven,i have started to carve a netting needle out of Willow with it,which i should finish this week.I think this knife will see a lot of use over time.

Thanks Stuart.
 
stuart f said:
Hi Aven,i have started to carve a netting needle out of Willow with it,which i should finish this week.I think this knife will see a lot of use over time.

Thanks Stuart.
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I think you are right. I bet it will become an extension of your hand.

Oh, you know you have to post pictures of the netting needle.
 
Really nice knife. For anyone interested in knowing more about these knives and their uses there is a good book in the downloads section of this forum. go to page six of the e-books section. Mocotaugan by Cameron is at the top of the list.
 
stuart f said:
Hi folks,i made this over the last couple of days and i thought you may like a look see.
I am not much in the way of knife nut as i just see them as cutting tools.Anyway i have been after a Indian crook knife for some time,and i looked on the net for one,but there does'nt seem to be many makers of them. So i decided to make my own.
I used a cheap file that i bought from a pound shop,thats been in the shed for a while.I used a butane torch to soften the metal,then ground it,and today i tempered the blade and carved the handle,which is Willow.

Anyway heres my first knife. Oh its a left hander,me being a south paw and all.

The blade is four and a half inches long.
crookknife3.jpg


crookknife2.jpg


crookknife.jpg


Well i'm quite pleased with the results,and it has saved me a few quid.

Thanks for looking.
Cheers Stuart.
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Looks great....inspiring.
Thanks, Al
 
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