> I'm not sure how to obtain one, I'd check the Baidarka List Archive. A >Crooked Knife comes handed either right or left, is held with the blade >towards the body and is drawn towards the body in use. The blade is hooked >upward beyond 180°. This shape allows carving or gouging in an inside curve >at the hook or on a flat using the flat part of the blade. Usually it's the handle that's bent. If you have a copy of Adney's book, there's an illustration in Ch. 2, Materials and Tools. In my copy it's on p. 21. I have also seen a Farrier's Knife, used to trim hooves, that is very much like a crooked knife. Joe P. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Feb 03 2000 - 08:27:33 PST
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