Even though I have several crooked knives (some hoof knives) I decided to make one that suits me and the way I want it to work. I have some O1 tool steel but thought it would be good to use a file just to say I did. So this is what I'm starting with. All hopelessly dull.

Next I heated them to cherry red and let them cool slowly. I chose to start with these two. So the next step was to grind off the teeth. I used a belt sander as I find it easier to control than a grinder.

I am going to work the smaller one first. Since I wanted the blade to angle back away from me I heated the body, clamped it in a vise and hammered an angle to it. Then let it cool.

Then to put the shape to the blade. I have an anvil but this old iron had the curve I wanted plus it put an angle very end of the blade that I was looking for to twist the back of the blade up and away from the cutting edge. That was a fault I found with my first store bought knife.


I forgot to mention before the bend was made I ground the cutting edge bevel to the blade. So it now looks like this.


That's about where I am at the moment. I still need to harden and temper it. I've got a couple of chunks of wood to become a handle, just not sure which one to use yet.
Feel free to add your own crooked knife photos, I'd love to see them. They might influence the next knife.
Jim

Next I heated them to cherry red and let them cool slowly. I chose to start with these two. So the next step was to grind off the teeth. I used a belt sander as I find it easier to control than a grinder.

I am going to work the smaller one first. Since I wanted the blade to angle back away from me I heated the body, clamped it in a vise and hammered an angle to it. Then let it cool.

Then to put the shape to the blade. I have an anvil but this old iron had the curve I wanted plus it put an angle very end of the blade that I was looking for to twist the back of the blade up and away from the cutting edge. That was a fault I found with my first store bought knife.


I forgot to mention before the bend was made I ground the cutting edge bevel to the blade. So it now looks like this.


That's about where I am at the moment. I still need to harden and temper it. I've got a couple of chunks of wood to become a handle, just not sure which one to use yet.
Feel free to add your own crooked knife photos, I'd love to see them. They might influence the next knife.
Jim