making a Croocked Knife - iron recycling

With an axe, this is the bushcraft tool native americans used to build all they needed, from snowshoes to birch bark canoes. Easy bushcraft blacksmithing for beginners on firewood and with hand-tools only.
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- What makes this tool special?
It is used pulling, bit like japanese tools. It might take bit time to get used to it, but it seems to me, that it is a powerful and precise way. The curved blade makes it suitable for many different tasks.
- What iron to use for it?
I took an old hand-plane blade and an old file - both carbon steel which can be hardened. Also the blades from planer/thicknesers should be suitable. 2-3 mm thickness and about 15 cm long.
- What will you use it for?
I made it specially to make a paddle for my canoe. But let's see what all it is good for. It will be the first time i use such a tool, so i will first get known with it.
- Why you are using firewood?
Why not? It works and is available, so why should i use anything else? I feel good living independent.

[@gharr1405]

Excellent video, thank you.

[@keenowl1410]

Pretty good. Would have been nice to see a demonstration using it.

[@littleforest]

Yes, that's true, should have showed it in action too. Next time ;-)

[@genedouthit7844]

Very nice !!

[@gontraf8702]

Nice project! Looking forward to see what you'll do with it.

[@littleforest]

I got a canoe and need to make the paddles for it. I wonder, if that tool was the start for some new project - a dream i have inside since a while. But till there, i'll enjoy this canoe i got now!

[@titovanssoc1401]

Nice

[@sharpfactory3705]

Nice build, whats your experience with the rocsutec stone? Ive heard many times that this stone cuts to slow

[@littleforest]

The Roszutec is a fine stone with grid 6000-8000. So, if it is used for sharpening, yes it would be rather slow (like any other 6000-8000 stone). But if it is used to get rid of the burr after sharpening on a coarser stone and to get a really sharp and polished edge, than it does a great job. Generally the disadvantage with natural stones are, that they are less aggressive, due to the hardness. But this hardness usually brings also some advantages: No soaking required, stays flat longer. If you need a coarser (faster) stone and would go for natural stones, i can recommend the Wästikivi.