{"id":616,"date":"2012-11-30T15:13:58","date_gmt":"2012-11-30T20:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/?page_id=616"},"modified":"2025-05-28T13:19:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T17:19:58","slug":"drawknife","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/crooked-knives\/drawknife\/","title":{"rendered":"Drawknife"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id616_89cf3d-c0 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id616_89cf3d-c0 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id616_89cf3d-c0 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(60% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(40% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id616_89cf3d-c0 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id616_89cf3d-c0 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id616_89cf3d-c0 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id616_89cf3d-c0 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column616_b494c5-a5 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column616_b494c5-a5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column616_b494c5-a5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column616_b494c5-a5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column616_b494c5-a5 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column616_b494c5-a5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column616_b494c5-a5{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column616_b494c5-a5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column616_b494c5-a5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column616_b494c5-a5\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>A crooked knife is a one-handed drawknife form with a bent handle made from wood or antler. The knife\u2019s blade is made by modifying a flat steel file, farrier\u2019s knife, or straight razor to make a tanged blade with a cutting edge that is beveled on only one side. The blade\u2019s tang is inserted into a wooden or antler handle and secured to the handle by sinew lashing, pitched string, wrapped wire or a metal sleeve. Handles are carved from a variety of hardwoods and antler and many are ornately decorated with carved designs ranging from playing card motifs to women\u2019s legs.<span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">The knife is grasped fingers-up with the cutting edge held toward the user. Unlike knives used to whittle, the crooked knife is used to shape objects \u2013 sticks of brown ash for baskets, ax handles, canoe frames, and decoys \u2013 by slicing and shaving. 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