Crooked knife

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A crooked knife is a knife with the tip of the blade bent in a specific arch. Crooked knives can be used as tools for making objects, such as baskets, and whittling wood. The handle can be made of wood, deer antlers, or other hard material, and sometimes, the handle is crooked along with the blade, or the blade is straight, and just the handle is crooked.. Most crooked knives are home-made, and are used by hunters.

The blade is always crooked. The handle is not crooked, it is ergonomically shaped to accommodate the thumb as it is used a a draw knife. Crooked knives are traditionally used by many native nations in north america. Crooked knives are used for carving and don't serve a purpose for hunters unless they happen to be carvers.

The shape of a crooked knife was apparently inspired by the incisors of a beaver, which in earlier times were mounted in a handle and used for the same purposes

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• Crooked knife information site