Someone bought me an ulu from Alaska. It's 440 with a wood handle. I thought it was terrible at first, but after only a week of using... it does almost everything in my kitchen. I've been using it for 2 years now and have been thinking of upgrading my handle to horn or antler. Great video!
Hi I am from Brazil and Thank you very much Jon Skye, for the very precise and useful explanation of the Ulu knife. I am very happy to receive today my very first Handmade in Alaska natural Caribou Antler Ulu knife Full Tang wood handle as the description goes. In addition it is a Damascus steel 1095 & 15N20 high and low carbon steel with 252 layers. I intend to use it well in the kitchen as well as outdoors ! I glad to receive Any more guidelines and tips for an extensive use in our adventures ! Karun
Years ago on Nunovak Island, Alaska saw two women skinning a carabou with the ulu knife. I had questions, but they did not speak english and laughed at me. A few months ago was in Homer, Alaska and saw a woman deftly fileting a king samon with one. Was trying to buy one for my son, but only found cheap decorative blades. Thanks for the video as since living in Alaska as a young man had become facinated with this blade and the natives that used them.
Thank you for this informative video! Took a trip to Alaska recently and was overwhelmed by the amount of Ulu’s for sale. Do you have a website that you recommend to buy from?
One correction, natives in alaska had copper tools for several thousand years as well as meteor iron and steel and iron items traded from siberia. When europeans firest encountered people in these parts metal was well estsblished but was rare and expencive
yeah the copper river natives had copper but they did not have the ability to smelt or forge iron. Most of the ulus were obsidian and a rare few had copper because copper can be cold worked. Yakuts and Siberians didn't get iron until they traded with western europeans too. Yakut knives with originally made of bone
No, they didn’t. They don’t have bog iron and didn’t mine. And no, they didn’t smelt steel from meteorites either. I don’t think you understand how difficult it is to refine and smelt iron. The reason their knives have that funny shape is because that’s how their bone knives used to look. They obviously used a particular bone with a convex/flat geometry
@@jarjarthestar? You are babbling rubbish. Yakust arrived from the altai to what is now yakutia with iron and steel produching and bronze working. Steel is first observed in the altai and southern siberia and in the balkans.. The yakuts and their turkic ancestors are probably one of the first peoples to work iron in the world after the indoneuropeans and the near easter civilisations the nomadic indoeuropeans conquered in anatolia.. In 1000 bc there is already clear iron furnaces north of lake baikal. Iron working entered the mongolian steppe and southern siberia from the eurasian steppe via indoeuropean nomads prior to the indoeuropean invasion of india. The nomads used steel and iron weapons while others still had bronze for many centuries. The yakuts were a steel working culture when they invaded north into siberia. There is a wealth of information and artifacts bronze and iron in the museum in yakutsk
I thought i was Alaskan. Than i realized i never used an ULU. I'm a fake Alaskan. Thanks so much for this informative vid. I have been cleaning salmon for years just a few months ago i started looking at ULU's for this task. I am a tool guy. And can see the ULU is better than a normal knife for many things. The MacGyver's of the north. I have never seen any 1 better at problem solving and thinking outside the box than Alaskan natives my hero's. The real Alaskans. Not imports like me :0 i'm just a gu-suck > close to chee-kulck :0
Where can I get a quality high carbon ulu, in the shape of the stainless steel ? I want one to actually work with, not just a tourist trinket. Thank You!
This knife wouldn't be faster than a 10 inch chef's knife. I'd buy one just to show it off and use it as a conversation starter about Inuit culture etc, but a chef's knife is faster
had a couple ulus for years. They are a compromise of many different tools. An ulu is the worst of all worlds as far as tools are concerned. They do a really mediocre job in many jobs. Stop this nonsense, get a set of actual knives.
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I bought 15 while in Anchorage, some were from the Ulu factory there. The others from the information center gift shop. I did notice some buildings were posted, No Guns- No Ulus ! I love the three that I kept And I do use them often. Start off slow, they are wicked sharp.
I think perhaps my comment was short sighted. I think granted you get your hands on a good ulu, and practice with it it can be a useful tool. I just think there are better options. Also they are a pain to sharpen
Someone bought me an ulu from Alaska. It's 440 with a wood handle. I thought it was terrible at first, but after only a week of using... it does almost everything in my kitchen. I've been using it for 2 years now and have been thinking of upgrading my handle to horn or antler. Great video!
I e always loved the ulu. I knew it was an old school knife but you added more information that makes me want to buy a couple more.
Thanks for the demonstrations! I never knew I needed one of these.
Bought my son one when we took a cruise to alaska and took it to Australia where he lives . He zays he won't be without it !!
Happy to help! Check out our selection here www.voyij.com/gifts-men-knives/
Hi I am from Brazil and Thank you very much Jon Skye, for the very precise and useful explanation of the Ulu knife. I am very happy to receive today my very first Handmade in Alaska natural Caribou Antler Ulu knife Full Tang wood handle as the description goes.
In addition it is a Damascus steel 1095 & 15N20 high and low carbon steel with 252 layers.
I intend to use it well in the kitchen as well as outdoors !
I glad to receive
Any more guidelines and tips for an extensive use in our adventures !
Karun
Years ago on Nunovak Island, Alaska saw two women skinning a carabou with the ulu knife. I had questions, but they did not speak english and laughed at me. A few months ago was in Homer, Alaska and saw a woman deftly fileting a king samon with one. Was trying to buy one for my son, but only found cheap decorative blades. Thanks for the video as since living in Alaska as a young man had become facinated with this blade and the natives that used them.
I appreciate the demonstration of the techniques associated with ulus. Thank you, sir.
Glad it was helpful!
I have had 2 unusual that I got on a vacation to Alaska about 7 years ago. I love them and use them and my bird beak paring knife. So efficient ❤
If you want to get a new one, here is our selection of Ulus www.voyij.com/gifts-men-knives/
Great info, thanks for explaining the difference between the carbon vs stainless steel!
No link to buy one?
Thank you
Thank you for this informative video! Took a trip to Alaska recently and was overwhelmed by the amount of Ulu’s for sale. Do you have a website that you recommend to buy from?
Yes! We have a big selection here www.voyij.com/gifts-men-knives/
Do they have full tang
One correction, natives in alaska had copper tools for several thousand years as well as meteor iron and steel and iron items traded from siberia.
When europeans firest encountered people in these parts metal was well estsblished but was rare and expencive
yeah the copper river natives had copper but they did not have the ability to smelt or forge iron. Most of the ulus were obsidian and a rare few had copper because copper can be cold worked. Yakuts and Siberians didn't get iron until they traded with western europeans too. Yakut knives with originally made of bone
@@jarjarthestar what are you talking about, yakuts had iron and steel for 3000 years
No, they didn’t. They don’t have bog iron and didn’t mine. And no, they didn’t smelt steel from meteorites either. I don’t think you understand how difficult it is to refine and smelt iron. The reason their knives have that funny shape is because that’s how their bone knives used to look. They obviously used a particular bone with a convex/flat geometry
@@jarjarthestar? You are babbling rubbish. Yakust arrived from the altai to what is now yakutia with iron and steel produching and bronze working.
Steel is first observed in the altai and southern siberia and in the balkans.. The yakuts and their turkic ancestors are probably one of the first peoples to work iron in the world after the indoneuropeans and the near easter civilisations the nomadic indoeuropeans conquered in anatolia.. In 1000 bc there is already clear iron furnaces north of lake baikal.
Iron working entered the mongolian steppe and southern siberia from the eurasian steppe via indoeuropean nomads prior to the indoeuropean invasion of india.
The nomads used steel and iron weapons while others still had bronze for many centuries.
The yakuts were a steel working culture when they invaded north into siberia. There is a wealth of information and artifacts bronze and iron in the museum in yakutsk
I thought i was Alaskan. Than i realized i never used an ULU. I'm a fake Alaskan. Thanks so much for this informative vid. I have been cleaning salmon for years just a few months ago i started looking at ULU's for this task. I am a tool guy. And can see the ULU is better than a normal knife for many things. The MacGyver's of the north. I have never seen any 1 better at problem solving and thinking outside the box than Alaskan natives my hero's. The real Alaskans. Not imports like me :0 i'm just a gu-suck > close to chee-kulck :0
Thanks I am making one from a cleaver blade cut off. I can get it hair shaving sharp. I would sure like to see a bone one.😃
That would be cool!
Where can I get a quality high carbon ulu, in the shape of the stainless steel ?
I want one to actually work with, not just a tourist trinket.
Thank You!
Hi, you can check out our Ulu collection here: www.voyij.com/gifts-men-knives/
This knife wouldn't be faster than a 10 inch chef's knife.
I'd buy one just to show it off and use it as a conversation starter about Inuit culture etc, but a chef's knife is faster
Only use for meat since I only eat meat. That’s also what the batives would have mostly used it for. They wouldn’t of had all the veg
had a couple ulus for years. They are a compromise of many different tools. An ulu is the worst of all worlds as far as tools are concerned. They do a really mediocre job in many jobs. Stop this nonsense, get a set of actual knives.
I bought 15 while in Anchorage, some were from the Ulu factory there. The others from the information center gift shop. I did notice some buildings were posted, No Guns- No Ulus ! I love the three that I kept And I do use them often. Start off slow, they are wicked sharp.
I think perhaps my comment was short sighted. I think granted you get your hands on a good ulu, and practice with it it can be a useful tool. I just think there are better options. Also they are a pain to sharpen