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You going on a whale hunt, buddy?

😂😂

I think KOA might make one.

a buddy of mine up in Jacksonville makes a nice Ulu knife. He cuts the steel out of an old massive sawmill blade. He makes his own micarta for the handle, and can provide a nice sheath if needed

Got a pic by chance Sam?

We researched this for my Mom when she came down with RA. Ended up with the H. Roselli. Great carbon steel at 60-62 RC. About $100 from Ragweed Forge.

Knives of Alaska Magnum Ulu
Synthetic scales that are grippy, D2 Steel

Worked for me on a number of occasions.


https://www.knifecenter.com/item/AK...ne-suregrip-handles-brown-leather-sheath


ya!

GWB

Cut pizza with them fuggers or what?

Actually a pretty good idea. Cut sammys in half too.

Nope, that's what a mezzaluna is for...

I can get one

The maker is Dave Schlesinger. He is a retired master chief and served on boomers. His knife making name is "Crashblades". I believe he gets somewhere around $150 for these.

I like that Sam, thank ya sir. 👍

Call up Sulianich Art Gallery in Kotz, They should have some hand made ulus available from various local crafters. Why not go with one from the native people who designed them?

(907) 442-2990

They have pure jade up there, so will have that as a handle, or caribou antler, or musk ox antler.


When I broke my dog sled hauling caribou, they let me bring my sled in there to do an epoxy repair. They had a full on crafting shop in there, with every tool I needed.

They had lots of nice ulus then in 2019

I bought one from Crashblade a few months ago. Like the photo you posted it is a great blade, the handle is well made, and the sheath works well, The size is perfect to me unless you are cutting up Walrus or Whales like Agnes on Life Below Zero does.

Thanks mainier, I agree, be cool to have one from the folks up there. Thanks for the nudge.👍

Jud,

Look up Semper Sharp llc. on FB. He makes a real unique version...as well as a bunch of other things. Let me know what you think.

JMHO- before you spend the big $$ on an ulu
to be used for normal cutting chores, I'd get a
less expensive one to see if it'll perform the way
you expect it to
I went ahead and spent a goodly amount on one
and I could never manage to make it do what I
wanted it to. It took me at least twice as long to
skin out and cut up a deer. I went back to my
regular traditional butcher tools and do way better.
I guess a young person could learn the tricks
involved in proper use with time and patience and
practice, but I'm too old to go back to game
butchering school when I can already do a good
job

Very nice Bob, and a cool design, real cool design actually, but a little more than I wanna spend.

That looks like no ulu I've ever seen, nothing like the ulus that are used everyday up here.

Custom knife makers are like micro breweries. They're everywhere, and they think their concoctions are unique and are the sht

Fk all the worthless micro brews they're all the same and they have no lineage. You drink a smithwicks, a bass ale or a guinness. That beer reeks of hundreds of years of tradition, inebriation and fetal alcohol syndrome, bred into the beer makers, for centuries before them.

#hellya 🤘🤣

Judman,

here is a link to the Sulianich ulus:

Ulus

I have 3 western models including a Knives of Alaska version (a little small in my book). Western models have end support with space beneath the handle in the middle. Eastern version has center post support, and I've not tried one yet. Still not used to a blade beveled on one side only as the bevel tends to direct the blade toward the flat face. I've not tried one for fleshing a larger hide, but suspect that aspect might minimize cutting the skin.

So, is the one sided sharpening bevel the standard for ulus?
If so, do you flip it over for different jobs?

Yes.

Jud,

I had no idea they were that expensive. More than I would spend as well. I just seen it on their page when he created the model. I’d hit up some of the no-kidding AK boys. Us skid row bums gotta hang together! <grin>

Make mine from OLD handsaw blades. They really throw the sparks.
I sell at the Tx. Trapper rendezvous. Guys use them on beaver, But
usually to chop up salsa makings in a bowl. Axis antler handles.

Can you post up a picture?

Very interested as well, post a pic, or text. Thanks