The Yakut Knife Making Process
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- The Yakutian knife is globally known for its exceptional durability, sharpness, and multifunctional versatility, with a design unlike any other blade in the world. The origin of the knife is closely tied to the nomadic lifestyle and the harsh, cold environment of the region. It’s often serves every family for generations, becoming an enduring symbol of tradition and craftsmanship.
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Every craftsman is deserved to get full respect. They are putting huge effort into their works.
yes 😊
@@KiunBis it possible to buy knives on your website ? If it is would you please let us know thank ! 🙏🏻
@@KiunB I DESPERATELY WOULD LOVE TO HAVE ONE OF YOUR KNIVES IF POSSIBLE
that handle is not birch bark, it is birch wood.
Bark handles are made from multiple layers of stacked bark glued together, this takes a lot longer to make. they are very durable and beautiful a lot of finnish puukko have that kind of handle.
I'm guessing it can be also made with birch bark like in Finnish puukko... Whole thing reminds me mix of Finnish puukko and Japanese hunting knife with the hollow spine
It amazes me how blacksmiths in other countries make there knives and other things using the same principles but they have there own traditions to make knives. It's truly a work of functional art. I would gladly pay 100 for one his knives. So many things can be done with it. A multi purpose tool. Thank you
Bought a Yakut style knife from a Russian company. Absolutely love it, I’ll keep an eye out for this guy’s work.
What company?
We appreciate your effort and hard work. Bless you and your community.
thank you 🙏🏻
Super interesting as always - how else would most of us learn something about these crafts and methods from this part of the world? Thanks for another video! 😊
Knife is the most universal tool of them all. This is really practical art. Honest and straight forward. Really nice. It reminds me of the Japanese deba fish butchery knives what with the sturdy spine. I would like to have one made by him in the size shown for fishing and cutting a willow stringer out in the field. Cleaning the fish and building the cook fire. And just to admire simple beauty reminded of where it came from and how. Good show about a genuine craftsman master. Fabulous view into a different world apart; worth remembering.
As a professional Bladesmith and Blacksmith I have a deep respect for all of the other craftsman of the world who pass down their traditions and knowledge to each generation in hopes of keeping them alive. No matter how advanced the world gets I have no doubt that these skills and knowledge will always remain the same. Now I am going to go in my shop and make a Yakut knife.
I mean, I have an old (60ish years) knife cobbeled together from a deer antler and old steel. It can cut stupidly clean and is durable as heck. At the end of the day, a knife is just a sharpened piece of steel, there are only so many ways you can improve the concept without changing the matierials.
I'd dare to say that the heat treat is the most important. I've mediocre to junk steels become quite excellent with complex heat treatments. But at certain point it's smarter to just invest in better steel.
@@Totemparadox exactly my point.
I've seen other yakutian homes, not enough to consider myself an expert or anything. However, this is by far the nicest I have seen. Looks like a middle class home in the US
Beautiful culture - thank you for sharing it with us 💕
Glad you enjoyed it 💛
What a spectacular knife!
Thank you! Craft skills and artistry are so critically important
What an amazing talented craftsman. It would be an honor to own a knife he made.
Met some great Khanty people in Surgut, awesome bone carvings. Respect to anyone living in Siberia.
Great video ❤ from 🇨🇦
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Nice! Thanks for sharing it. From Sao Paulo - Brasil.
Very beautiful!
Magnificent!
thx for videos. Keenan in 1865 sailed from San Francisco to Okhotsk peninsula and tried to set up the transiberian telegraph. He wrote about it. "Tent life in Siberia".
Thanks for filming
thank you 🙏🏻
чараас эйгэлээх дьоннор тустарынан видео оҥорбоккут да?омуктар син интириэһиргиэ этилэр
Оннук холобур ити унуох тутар эмчит Турантаев энин туьунан, Кабаевалаах росс гимнасткалар кытта кэлэн куруут эмтэнэн бараллар этэ дии, элбэх киьини аьыраабыт буолуохтаах Бээрийэ эмчитэ
@@alaas1648 дии
amazing
Beautiful work ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Scary sharp
Solid knives 🎉
I like the hollow spot in the blade which should reduce drag, but the the blade gets very thick behind the edge making it a not so great cutting tool.
bros got them grills
The handle and the sheath explain the price. Otherwise it's a pretty simple carbon steel blade except for being hollowed on one side.more ore less like puukko knifes.
dam i didnt know Yakut's knew about grillz!
I see a few of working places, i think, it is a small company.
I have seen so many sellers just selling the shape but this video shows exactly how it is made...I would like to buy one from him ASAP
I'd love to purchase one too.... How can we do that?
Me too, I want to buy one from him
hehe, yes, i just wrote it in the comment below, and then read yours
Id like one as well! Any links?
As a Canadian hunter, fisherman, I would make a lot of use of a knife like this. Where do I buy one!
Based on your video if there was a way to order Mikhail's knives he would probably be kept busy for a year with just the demand. There is much to be said for good "working" knives; tools for everyday use. Several have already said they would like one, as would I. Thank you for bringing Mikhail's story to us. Your stories about Yakutia are wonderfully done. We appreciate how you share with the world this interesting and beautiful life
As a Japanese, it’s interesting to see such craftsmanship from another culture. Japanese knives may not be multi-functional but each type of knife is made to be suited for specific purpose. Forging and grinding of knives are passed down from generations to generations just like Yakutian tradition.
The perfectionism that the Japanese are known to strive for can be achieved by those who specialize. Thus all the various specialist knife or blade wielders having tools designed to do one thing as perfectly optimal as possible, seems befitting of this attitude.
yakuts are altaic like japans
@@nezircaglar2381 Altaic is a classification that isn't used anymore as it's not true. The Japanese are Japonic
Old Chinese records on Turkic people always comment on their superior metal skills, which is interesting for a nomadic people because they need to be close to iron ore deposits. In Japan, places like BIZEN (備前) became famous for their swords because iron sand was common in the Izumo region.
The Gokturks (突厥) were recorded as the 「鍛鉄奴隷」or the "Iron-making serfs/slaves" of the Mongolic Rouran Khaganate (柔然). The various Turkic people living in/around their traditional homeland in the Altai Mountains to the Lake Baikal region are also known for their unique metal works even today. The Turkic/Mongolic metal musical instruments are very unique too. (Yakuts are Turkic tribes who were pushed out of the Lake Baikal region during the Mongol expansion in the 13th century.)
Superior metal works most likely helped the Turkic nomads in everything from weapons, armor, helmets, and horse-riding. It's probably one of the reasons why Turkic nomadic tribes like the Huns, Avars, Bulgars, or Khazars, where able to reach and rule modern-day Hungary, Romania, Ukraine, Southern Russia by the 5th and 6th century. The Cossack swords, bows, clothing, dances, and hairstyle have Tatar/Turkic/Mongolic influence. (Cossack is also a Turkic word.)
Drop the word yakut or yakutia and forget you ever heard thos words and call people who made knife in video Sakha by their true name and that knife sakha hunting knife if you really respect them.
한국의 중세 봉건제 국가인 조선시대의 호신용 단검인 은장도와 비슷하게 생긴 단검이라 멋있다!
It's cool because it looks similar to the silver decorated knife, a self-defense dagger from the Joseon Dynasty, a medieval feudal country in Korea!
Thanks Kiun for the upload. He is a very skilled knife maker. You can see he's passionate about his craft. Thank you again for the coverage. Until next time, all the very best.
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@@KiunBkiun where i can buy the knife? I live outside russia
Hi Kiun B! We're 3 metis brothers, French-Korean, and we are traveling from France to Korea by car! We dreamt to go to Yakutia one day, and this dream came true... We are nowadays in Yakutia, we will go soon in deep countryside to meet reindeer people ☀️ We'd love to meet you guys!
And if there is any Sakha reading us don't hesitate to contact us 😁
Enjoy your travels! ❤
@@neva.2764 thank you 🙏
Wow! How great that you get to even visit! I can't yet due to border closures with the US from the war in Ukraine. But I have hope this situation won't last long. 🙏
Talk about crying for attention.
Так и не пришли в Якутию
Wow! Amazing work and effort has been put into making this video. Now I am intriuged, Where can I buy one of these masterpieces?
Clever Yakutian people.
Your english narration is wonderful. I could listen to you for hours. 😊
Thank you! 😃
Thank you Mikhail for sharing your skilled trade with this audience. You are an impressive craftsman. ✌
It’s nice to see that still people like making stuff with their hands . Great video as always watching from the U.K.
I normally make stuff with my hands too. It’s quite common.
I think the future will be a real nightmare. All the skills to survive and to manage yourself are lost. When power, internet and apps collapse, what will you do?
You are not alone, and no different... I just had to comment... Best of wishes
PS. There is a film By Northmen called Grandfather, I recommend it, not so long ago but o so different!
Thank you for recommending this to me I will have a look . Sorry for the delay in responding to your message . Take care and stay safe all
@@Onionbaronякуты Саха выживут, не волнуйтесь 🤲👌
yo that's my uncle 😊
Really? Is he teaching his children this craftsmanship too?
Witam nóż przepiękny wielki talent dziękuję pozdrawiam serdecznie 🤗❤️🙌
Can I purchase one of these knives?
Quel magnifique travail, la main de l'homme dépasse la machine, bravo à cette homme !!
Love from India 🇮🇳.....You guys are inspiration ❤️
The origin of the shape of this knife is obviously they used to make it from pipes, probably discards of Russian oil and gas industry.
Could also possibly originate from a large animals bone split down the middle, and sharpened, possibly the reason for the deep fuller running down the center of the blade.
Another wonderful video about wonderful people.
Thank you, Kiun B. for your portrayal of life in Yakutia. 🙏
thank you 🙏🏻
Watching this dude do an oil quench with no gloves was like *chefs kiss*. What a bad ass.
I want to see videos on oymyakon someday..🙈🙈
will do 🙌🏻
This is more art than science. Rather than using precision measurements, the hand crafted knife is created based on the craftsman's eye and experience.
The fuller reduces weight and the amount of metal used, which was precious at one time and not to be wasted.
Japanese knives tend to very, very specialized. They would probably do better in their designed task. However, the Yakut knife looks like a very capable "do it all" knife.
Hi, I'm from Indonesia, Indonesia only has rainy and hot seasons.
I really like watching Kiun B's channel which I usually watch before going to sleep.
Thank You
Thank you! ☺️
Eh ketemu org indo juga, halo bg, gw juga tertarik ma cenel ini dgn alasan yg sama
Gw baca nama abang faris, kayak sodara gw
Your film making skills are truly incredible.
thank you 🙏🏻
Восхищаюсь такими людьми как Михаил,делают свою любимую работу с удовольствием и вкладывают всего себя! Спасибо KiunB за прекрасный и позновательный видеоролик.👍🏻
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@@KiunB sir I was mesmerized as she forged that knife and I live in the United States. Is there any possible way that I could purchase one of your knives?
Это видео выглядит как подводка к продаже этих самых ножей у вас в магазине, но я посмотрел - их там нет :(
Beautiful Knife Stunning! About how long after its ordered would it arrive in the Louisiana area of the United States?
Looks like a great knife but I doubt that is better than Japanese knives. Also the price tag is hefty for what you get. They say it's the perfect steel, but what exact steel this is? No one knows, but I guess it's like generic high carbon steel same as 1095 or alike. If that's true, it's certainly not the best for the money.
I agree with the others, I’d be very interested in buying a knife from him as well!! ❤
He only sells to his countrymen
It's a crudely made.knife, from good steel
Outstanding workmanship 👍👍
@kiunB Thanks for sharing this video.
I have one of these knives in Australia, sent to me from a Russian online friend.
It's something I'm proud to own and it's great to see the story of them being made.
Im from australia as well, any chance you could order one for me?
@@animalscars3799 No, sorry.
It was a gift.
Thanks for another amazing and knowledgeable video Kiun. Love the passion Mikhail shows when demonstrating his craftsmanship.
Thanks again!
Welcome back! we missed you!
thank you ❤
Its just another sharpened bit of metal. Theres nothing culturally distinct about chemistry, its just material science with aesthetic variations
I see a lot of people asking how to buy one, but does anyone have an answer? I want to support this guy.
Beautiful knife and beautiful people!!!! Iam a blacksmith in the states i do not make knives i make orher functional things such as hooks, brackets,etc....
Blacksmithing is universal!!
Love your content!!!
im moving to Japan next year. And that means I can finally achieve my dream of exploring russia easier. I cant wait :)
the handle in this case specifically and traditionally for Yakut knives is made not from birch bark but from birch burl, the wood, prior to it being pinned on the knife is boiled in fat, to prevent it from splitting
Time honoured traditions...band saw, electric grinding wheel.
man's got the grills for the skills
Сахаларга Уруй-Айхал❤❤❤
Looks like a PUUKKO to me. Bit silly to compare from region to region like this, tools are always heavily influenced by their most common uses and environments. Often they look weird when not in their intended use but make perfect sense when you give them to a seasoned pro.
well I'm not sure whether it is more durable than a japanese knife but i'm not sold on the finished product.
Hi,greets to you from Türkiye.it is great a work.
Yakutian диэн оннутугар Sakha диэни туттарга үчүгэй буолуо эбит 🤔 Быһахха эрэ буолбакка, барытыгар 🙌🏻
Саха уонна Якутия биир ейдебуллээх. Ол гынан баран былыргыттан норуоттар Якутия диэнинэн эрэ билэллэр. Саха диэни саха тылыгар эрэ туттар ордук.
@@Nedas-y7n аны Саха диэҥҥэ үөрэниннэр. Якут/Якутка диэн эмиэ иһиллэрэ да куһаҕан баҕайы.
@@knni6375 Эн ба5арбыккынан буолбат. Эбээлэрбит, эhээлэрбит якут/якутка буолан олорбуттара туох да буолбатахтара. Саха диэн биhиги бэйэбитин ааттанар тылбыт, атын омук хайдах билэринэн ааттыыр.
@@Nedas-y7n Мин этэрбинэн буолуохтаах диэбэтим, это чисто мое мнение. Эһиги логикаҕытынан оччоҕо хайдах баҕар ааттаатыннар диэн этэҕит, ама хайдах оннук буолуой. Омук бэйэтин бэйэтэ ааттатыахтаах, ол кимнээх эрэ оннук ааттыылларын үөрэмиттэринэн буотах. Хаһааҥҥы дылы бэт буола сылдьаары барыларыгар, холобур улуус диэни номнуо район диэн уларыппыттар. Билигин бары район диэн эрэллэр. Ол аата Саха диэҥҥэ барытын уларытарбыт буоллар эмиэ үөрэниэхтэрэ этэ буоллаҕа ди. Барыта кыраттан саҕаланар.
I bought a yakut knife a few months ago and I've skinned 3 deer with it so far and I've got to say I really like it, easy to clean and sharpen and the big handle works well with gloves
日本民族の遠い祖先だけあって、我々の料理用ナイフにそっくりです。
我去雅库特的时候买过一把。还行。。。
Old boy look like he got a mean mix tap out called ganster grilz vol2
It reminds me of a Puuko's profile, but with a hollow grind like Japanese blades
Давно уже хочу себе якутский нож(
Will these knives be available in your online shop soon?
Beatiful knife. But at 6:49 doesn't seem like the sharpest one
Учугэй багайытык уьулбуккут, махтал☺️
todo o artesão deve mesmo ser respeitado, pois fazem coisas unicas.
Japanese knives are shit. Yakut Knives are сила.
サムイルがその後、どうしているか配信して下さい。
Greetings to our talented brothers and kinsmen in Yakutia.
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How did he put the blade into the handle? How did he make the hole?
you cant compare one specific knife with a country
I would’ve liked to hear more information on the blade design and its history. Why is it shaped like that, does it have some functional purpose or is it only for aesthetic? And if for aesthetics only, what originally prompted that design choice?
You mean the hollowed out part? To reduce the amount of effort to level the blade. It's not something exclusive to Yakut knives; you'll find Japanese chisels for example similarly hollowed out.
Такой нож очень универсальный. Он заточён только с одной стороны в линзу, а с другой стороны он не точеться вообще. И выемка с одной стороны клинка служит не только как элемент дизайна, но и как дол то есть линия твёрдости. У него деревянная ручка из за того что в Сибири холодно и резиновые или пластиковые ручки трескали бы и метал очень дорогой и делать металлическую рукоять экономически не выгодно и смысла в этом нет.Я сам житель Чукотки это если что еще дальше и холодней чем в Якутии.
Это нож для охотников, они им делают в лесу что угодно. Такой нагрузки обычный кухонный нож не выдержит, можно колоть лёд для питья, стругать дерево, мерзлую рыбу или мясо, разделать добычу. Оно лёгкое и долговечное.Не тонет в воде за счёт рукоятки, в минусовую температуру можно спокойно держать в руке, и не ржавеет.
Hello
Уруй! АЙХАЛ!Күтүөт Миисэҕэ.Этэҥҥэ буолан өссө үчүгэй быһахтары оҥороор !!!
How can i buy a knife from this guy?
Would like to purchase a knife, do you have a link .
He only sells to his countrymen.
What is the concave spine for? Srs question
Such a practical tool to ease lifes task. I am curious about clothing. I am from northern canada and i am familiar with quivut it is from the under coat of musk ox do the yakuts have a similar material ?
I didn't know paul wall made it out to Russia
The shape itself is also really good I've tried it with mild steel and it is the shape that makes mild steel work for knives
What a beautiful knife!