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  Welcome to the definitive digital compendium for crooked knife enthusiasts, knife makers, researchers, bushcrafters, blade smiths, and art collectors. Of equal parts history and art, there is something here for every crooked knife aficionado.

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  Whether you are interested in making your own crooked knife, studying antique masterpieces, or exploring our ongoing research, this is the place to start. Think of this site as an information-dense, book-worthy online resource designed to help you find all the historical and aesthetic information you need.

 

                                  "The most valuable things I own are my axe, my wife and my crooked knife."

                                                                                     Blue Coat, a Northern Cree

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                                                             Two Elaborate " Lollipop" style Crooked Knives​

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Left: Eastern Woodlands, Coastal New England

Circa 1875-1895

This remarkable knife is achieved by steaming and bending  wood to create concentric circles. If unwound and played out flat it would be 30" long !

 

Right: Eastern Woodlands 

Circa 1865-1890

Pierced Burl wood with file branding

A Collection of Estern Woodlands Crooked Knives.

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