Sharpening a Crook Knife

[5.10leader]

I have recently bought a crook knife and is now ready for sharpening.

Can anyone please offer any advice on the best method to use to sharpen the knife?

[Hoodoo]

What kind of a crooked knife is it? Can you post a pic of it?

[Paganwolf]

If its a frost like the ones on axeminster tools i use a course sharpening stone to grind the back flattish as its got a nasty shape on the back which makes it difficult to sharpen takes a bit of elbow grease that bit, then i fine tune the back of the knife with a medium ceramic stone then a fine, im into ceramic at the mo but any stone is fine, u can use whatever you have got really :wink: then i work on the inside of the crook with a little rounded slip stone to polish it to a good edge if you havent got one wet and dry stuck on a wooden dowel will do, then i use a starkie sharp with some honing compound and polish it to a razor sharp edge or an old belt and some autosol chrome polish will do just as well ,takes a while but once you have ground it to your liking and honed it up well its much easier to keep sharp :wink:

[5.10leader]

The knife I have was bought from Woodlore so it does have quite a tight bend. I wil post a pic.

Thanks for your thoughts Paganwolf.

[alick]

Many sources seem to recommend wet and dry wrapped around a suitably sized dowel, but this link gives a different perspective on the job

http://www.pinewoodforge.com/sharpening.html (scroll down to hook knives)

Pinewood forge make some beautiful tools shipped razor sharp with a mirror polish. Really cheap delivery to the UK too.

[Paganwolf]

Nice site Alick, spoontastic!! :shock: what did you order off the site and how long did it take to arrive?

[alick]

I got a single edged hook knife for a right hander, but asked specifically to have one with a manzanote handle since that wood looked really nice in a picture of one of the other knives. They were happy to make it up specially for me (at no extra charge) but I had to wait a couple of weeks for it to be made. I figured it then took about a week to ship. The thing that got me was how I could have this shipped airmail from Oregon for (at $3.50) almost the same as it would have cost to come from 10 miles away !

I'll stick a pic of the knife in the gallery when I have a minute. It's a fine knife from a great little company.

Cheers.

[alick]

Here we go :

http://www.bushcraftuk.net/photopost/data/502/80Hook1s-med.jpg

Plus three more detailed pics in the gallery under tools and DIY.

Cheers,

[Trackend]

Im sorry if I have done wrong in adding this here guys but if you want a quick get you by blade protector for your crook knife depending on size of course (mines a Frosts Mora) while you produce something more elegant try using one of the ubicutos 35mm film cassettes, slot the lid feed on the knife it will at least keep little fingers away from the blade.and it take 30 seconds to produce.
http://snap23.photobox.co.uk/76135540ff04c6ac5d455f6f4f6c7a c83ddbdebf0ceb2acae0cbaddb.jpg

[laurens ch]

a slipstone would probably do a good job you can get them from axminster.

[Lord Farquhar]

fine wet and dry round a pencil works fine.

[Longstrider]

I did mine this way...

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/community/showthread.php?t=12525

... and then they bit me *LOL* :o