Ulu from a saw blade
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Ulu from a saw blade
I was in the hardware store this week and walking through the saw blade aisle I noticed that the 7-1/4" steel 140 teeth plywood/veneer (non-carbide tipped) blades were only $7.99. The squirrel in my head started running full speed so I bought it, brought it home, and proceeded to make myself two new ulu knives from the saw blade, and some deer antler I had collected on Maui. I chose a single bevel chisel grind since this seems to be preferred by many Alaska natives. I made one in a Alaskan Fish River style, and another in a Canadian T handle style.
Turned one of these...
... into two of these.
Turned one of these...
... into two of these.
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E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
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E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
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Re: Ulu from a saw blade
I wonder if Ulu is both singular and plural for these tools... ? Like moose or fish...
Those look well done. How did you cut the saw blade up?
I notice that you have a camera but DID NOT provide the highly expected photo documentary of your work and process.
Those look well done. How did you cut the saw blade up?
I notice that you have a camera but DID NOT provide the highly expected photo documentary of your work and process.
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Re: Ulu from a saw blade
Beautiful!
Re: Ulu from a saw blade
Great work, very nice.
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Re: Ulu from a saw blade
Good work Ji. I like 'em.
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Re: Ulu from a saw blade
Very nicely done
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Nice, Ji - I like the Fish River version best, but they're both excellent.
I'm also interested in how the saw blade was cut & the teeth removed......................
R U gonna make rustic sheathes ? ? ?
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Nice, Ji - I like the Fish River version best, but they're both excellent.
I'm also interested in how the saw blade was cut & the teeth removed......................
R U gonna make rustic sheathes ? ? ?
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Re: Ulu from a saw blade
Ji,
Excellent work. I've seen pics of those knives before ... somewhere ... long ago. Always wondered what they were called.
What are they used for, skinning and such? Or??
Joe
Excellent work. I've seen pics of those knives before ... somewhere ... long ago. Always wondered what they were called.
What are they used for, skinning and such? Or??
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Very nice. I like the fish river style. How did you attach the T handle onto the saw blade on the Canadian? Great work.
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Re: Ulu from a saw blade
Great job, Ji ! Very authentic looking.
I lived and worked in bush Alaska for many years, and collected a number of these knives. In Western Alaska it is called an Uluaq or Keginalek (sp ?), depending on the dialect. It means "Woman's knife." Ulu has become a more or less generic term for this style of knife.
I lived and worked in bush Alaska for many years, and collected a number of these knives. In Western Alaska it is called an Uluaq or Keginalek (sp ?), depending on the dialect. It means "Woman's knife." Ulu has become a more or less generic term for this style of knife.
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Re: Ulu from a saw blade
Very nice, well done!
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Re: Ulu from a saw blade
Good stuff Ji
I'm gonna follow your example. Plan to make a hook knife too and the saw blade might be a good starting point.
Did you do any heat treatment?
I'm gonna follow your example. Plan to make a hook knife too and the saw blade might be a good starting point.
Did you do any heat treatment?
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Joe, in the traditional days they were used for food processing and for splitting hides for kayak and oomiak covers. They had stone versions before the cultural exchange started.
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Re: Ulu from a saw blade
Yah, kicking myself for not doing a tutorial. I used my dremel tool with a 1-5/8" metal cutting blade, and took my time so as not to heat up the blade too much.FWiedner wrote:I wonder if Ulu is both singular and plural for these tools... ? Like moose or fish...
Those look well done. How did you cut the saw blade up?
I notice that you have a camera but DID NOT provide the highly expected photo documentary of your work and process.
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Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hilinaʻi aku iā Iēhova, e ulu hou nō ko lākou ikaika;
E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
`Isaia 40:31
Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hilinaʻi aku iā Iēhova, e ulu hou nō ko lākou ikaika;
E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
`Isaia 40:31
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Re: Ulu from a saw blade
Dremel tool with metal cutting blade for the cutting, and my bench grinder to remove the teeth. I chose the non-carbide small teeth 140 for ease of grinding away the teeth. It went rather quick. I do have leather and a awl, just need to get some brass rivets to protect the stitching then I'll make a sheath.Pete44ru wrote:.
Nice, Ji - I like the Fish River version best, but they're both excellent.
I'm also interested in how the saw blade was cut & the teeth removed......................
R U gonna make rustic sheathes ? ? ?
Thank you all for the positive comments.
Illegitimus Non Carborundum
Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hilinaʻi aku iā Iēhova, e ulu hou nō ko lākou ikaika;
E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
`Isaia 40:31
Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hilinaʻi aku iā Iēhova, e ulu hou nō ko lākou ikaika;
E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
`Isaia 40:31
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Well done. It is surprising how much useful knife making material is tossed away.
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Re: Ulu from a saw blade
I've used a ulu to skin goats and pigs, worked really well. the curved blade allows for a smooth sepparating of skin from flesh.J Miller wrote:Ji,
Excellent work. I've seen pics of those knives before ... somewhere ... long ago. Always wondered what they were called.
What are they used for, skinning and such? Or??
Joe
Also great for cutting pizza and chopping up herbs. Ulus are a utility knife used for just about every purpose up north.
Here's a couple of videos of a friend of mine in Kotzebue, AK of his daughters cleaning freshly caught salmon using ulu knives which he made for them:
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Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hilinaʻi aku iā Iēhova, e ulu hou nō ko lākou ikaika;
E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
`Isaia 40:31
Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hilinaʻi aku iā Iēhova, e ulu hou nō ko lākou ikaika;
E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
`Isaia 40:31
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I used a 3/8" steel bolt which I rounded and notched, and silver soldered it on. The top of the bolt I ground a rectangular tip, and after drilling a 3/8 hole into the antler handle I use my Dremel with small round carving tip to make a rectangular notch at bottom of hole to accept the bolt. This prevents twisting. I used Marine Tex a heavy duty epoxy to hold the antler handle in place.rjohns94 wrote:Very nice. I like the fish river style. How did you attach the T handle onto the saw blade on the Canadian? Great work.
Thank you.
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Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hilinaʻi aku iā Iēhova, e ulu hou nō ko lākou ikaika;
E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
`Isaia 40:31
Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hilinaʻi aku iā Iēhova, e ulu hou nō ko lākou ikaika;
E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
`Isaia 40:31
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Re: Ulu from a saw blade
Thank you!Grizzly Adams wrote:Great job, Ji ! Very authentic looking.
I lived and worked in bush Alaska for many years, and collected a number of these knives. In Western Alaska it is called an Uluaq or Keginalek (sp ?), depending on the dialect. It means "Woman's knife." Ulu has become a more or less generic term for this style of knife.
I believe they are also called Uluit. The men catch all the fish and game, and the women do the rest processing it. Amazing hard working people. I'd love to settle there in AK but my wife (who could easily pass as a Inuit) would freeze to death.
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Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hilinaʻi aku iā Iēhova, e ulu hou nō ko lākou ikaika;
E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
`Isaia 40:31
Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hilinaʻi aku iā Iēhova, e ulu hou nō ko lākou ikaika;
E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
`Isaia 40:31
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Thanks!Grizz wrote:Good stuff Ji
I'm gonna follow your example. Plan to make a hook knife too and the saw blade might be a good starting point.
Did you do any heat treatment?
I just really took my time when cutting and grinding so as not to effect the factory temper of the steel. I don't have the knowledge yet as far as tempering steel is concerned.
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Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hilinaʻi aku iā Iēhova, e ulu hou nō ko lākou ikaika;
E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
`Isaia 40:31
Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hilinaʻi aku iā Iēhova, e ulu hou nō ko lākou ikaika;
E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
`Isaia 40:31
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Thanks again everyone for all the encouraging comments. I love ulu knives and owned several in the past but these are my first self made examples.
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Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hilinaʻi aku iā Iēhova, e ulu hou nō ko lākou ikaika;
E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
`Isaia 40:31
Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hilinaʻi aku iā Iēhova, e ulu hou nō ko lākou ikaika;
E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
`Isaia 40:31
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She won't trade in her grass skirt for a Moosehair one, huh ? . .Friends Call Me Ji wrote:
I'd love to settle there in AK but my wife (who could easily pass as a Inuit) would freeze to death.
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Ji,
My wife is 1/8 or so Miami Indian, she told me of her father using one of those knives. It was bugging her badly until you posted the videos of the girls using the knives. Then it dawned on her he was using it to skin and gut the fish he caught.
Joe
My wife is 1/8 or so Miami Indian, she told me of her father using one of those knives. It was bugging her badly until you posted the videos of the girls using the knives. Then it dawned on her he was using it to skin and gut the fish he caught.
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Here's a series of three videos showing a woman cleaning salmon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tU5nmz ... kQ&index=5
Video of a seal being butchered:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-XI2Q3JYxU
Inuit cuisine video showing allot of ulu use
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2J6mOQdQ9c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tU5nmz ... kQ&index=5
Video of a seal being butchered:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-XI2Q3JYxU
Inuit cuisine video showing allot of ulu use
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2J6mOQdQ9c
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Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hilinaʻi aku iā Iēhova, e ulu hou nō ko lākou ikaika;
E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
`Isaia 40:31
Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hilinaʻi aku iā Iēhova, e ulu hou nō ko lākou ikaika;
E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
`Isaia 40:31
Re: Ulu from a saw blade
Thanks for the post and the pictures.
I've accumulated couple saw blades and this looks like a perfect use for one or two of them.
I'm lucky enough to have a small home plasma cutter. Couple minutes with a sharpie and I'm good to go.
No deer antler though. (grin)
I've accumulated couple saw blades and this looks like a perfect use for one or two of them.
I'm lucky enough to have a small home plasma cutter. Couple minutes with a sharpie and I'm good to go.
No deer antler though. (grin)
Re: Ulu from a saw blade
Wecsojer, you could use a dowel rod and shape it to your hand, then stain it and coat it in epoxy. It would still look pretty good. Not as good as antler, but it would look good.
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Re: Ulu from a saw blade
Nice work, Ji! My mom would have been happy to show you how to use an ulu. Being Inupiaq(the Alaskan version of Canada's Inuit) she used ulus all her life. I've never attempted to make one myself.
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Thank you. I would have been honored.AkRay wrote:Nice work, Ji! My mom would have been happy to show you how to use an ulu. Being Inupiaq(the Alaskan version of Canada's Inuit) she used ulus all her life. I've never attempted to make one myself.
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Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hilinaʻi aku iā Iēhova, e ulu hou nō ko lākou ikaika;
E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
`Isaia 40:31
Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hilinaʻi aku iā Iēhova, e ulu hou nō ko lākou ikaika;
E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
`Isaia 40:31
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Re: Ulu from a saw blade
In the past couple months I have replenished my ulu inventory via eBay and Etsy buying a few used older (antique?) ulus at quite reasonable prices, three so far with one more in the mail.
Here's my recent online purchased ulus
I also have a late 80's vintage Normark (Sweden) Hunter's Hatchet which is basically a long handled ulu which has worked great at skinning game.
Here's my recent online purchased ulus
I also have a late 80's vintage Normark (Sweden) Hunter's Hatchet which is basically a long handled ulu which has worked great at skinning game.
Illegitimus Non Carborundum
Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hilinaʻi aku iā Iēhova, e ulu hou nō ko lākou ikaika;
E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
`Isaia 40:31
Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hilinaʻi aku iā Iēhova, e ulu hou nō ko lākou ikaika;
E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
`Isaia 40:31
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Really... ?Friends Call Me Ji wrote:I also have a late 80's vintage Normark (Sweden) Hunter's Hatchet which is basically a long handled ulu which has worked great at skinning game.
What sort of animals are you skinning with the hatchet?
Looks like a lot of handle to get in the way to me.
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Re: Ulu from a saw blade
Wild pigs, and feral goats. The goats are about 80 to 100 pounds, and the largest pig was 300 pounds. No problem with handle.FWiedner wrote:Friends Call Me Ji wrote:I also have a late 80's vintage Normark (Sweden) Hunter's Hatchet which is basically a long handled ulu which has worked great at skinning game.
What sort of animals are you skinning with the hatchet?
Looks like a lot of handle to get in the way to me.
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Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hilinaʻi aku iā Iēhova, e ulu hou nō ko lākou ikaika;
E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
`Isaia 40:31
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Re: Ulu from a saw blade
I piece of hardwood like walnut or mesquite works great too.wecsoger wrote:Thanks for the post and the pictures.
I've accumulated couple saw blades and this looks like a perfect use for one or two of them.
I'm lucky enough to have a small home plasma cutter. Couple minutes with a sharpie and I'm good to go.
No deer antler though. (grin)
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Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hilinaʻi aku iā Iēhova, e ulu hou nō ko lākou ikaika;
E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
`Isaia 40:31
Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hilinaʻi aku iā Iēhova, e ulu hou nō ko lākou ikaika;
E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
`Isaia 40:31
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Re: Ulu from a saw blade
Nice example on the left! Are you sure the other two are of Native origin? I have seen similar tools in a saddle maker's shop.Friends Call Me Ji wrote:In the past couple months I have replenished my ulu inventory via eBay and Etsy buying a few used older (antique?) ulus at quite reasonable prices, three so far with one more in the mail.
Here's my recent online purchased ulus
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Re: Ulu from a saw blade
I don't believe any of the three are native in origin just native used from a few videos I have seen. I know mezzaluna (Italian halfmoon) knives were many times used by natives as ready-made ulu knives. The funkiest of the three the red handled one can be seen in this video in a Greenland Inuit's hands butchering a seal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-XI2Q3JYxUGrizzly Adams wrote:Nice example on the left! Are you sure the other two are of Native origin? I have seen similar tools in a saddle maker's shop.Friends Call Me Ji wrote:In the past couple months I have replenished my ulu inventory via eBay and Etsy buying a few used older (antique?) ulus at quite reasonable prices, three so far with one more in the mail.
Here's my recent online purchased ulus
Illegitimus Non Carborundum
Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hilinaʻi aku iā Iēhova, e ulu hou nō ko lākou ikaika;
E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
`Isaia 40:31
Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hilinaʻi aku iā Iēhova, e ulu hou nō ko lākou ikaika;
E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
`Isaia 40:31
Re: Ulu from a saw blade
Guessing those are trade knives from the fur days?
I got the 10" saw blade de-toothed and the layouts done and the scandi style bevel about 75% done on two ulus. I am making two bigger ones and two smaller ones and will have a piece of steel to make a crooked knife with, although I don't think that will be successful, the metal may be too soft and bendy to do boat work with it in knife form. Will know pretty soon.
Thanks so much for posting up your art work. It's been on my list so long that it was glued to the bottom of the bucket I would still be procrastinating if it wasn't for you, thanks for the leadership.
Grizz
I got the 10" saw blade de-toothed and the layouts done and the scandi style bevel about 75% done on two ulus. I am making two bigger ones and two smaller ones and will have a piece of steel to make a crooked knife with, although I don't think that will be successful, the metal may be too soft and bendy to do boat work with it in knife form. Will know pretty soon.
Thanks so much for posting up your art work. It's been on my list so long that it was glued to the bottom of the bucket I would still be procrastinating if it wasn't for you, thanks for the leadership.
Grizz
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Re: Ulu from a saw blade
Can't wait to see your finished product. What will you be using for the handle material?Grizz wrote:Guessing those are trade knives from the fur days?
I got the 10" saw blade de-toothed and the layouts done and the scandi style bevel about 75% done on two ulus. I am making two bigger ones and two smaller ones and will have a piece of steel to make a crooked knife with, although I don't think that will be successful, the metal may be too soft and bendy to do boat work with it in knife form. Will know pretty soon.
Thanks so much for posting up your art work. It's been on my list so long that it was glued to the bottom of the bucket I would still be procrastinating if it wasn't for you, thanks for the leadership.
Grizz
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Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hilinaʻi aku iā Iēhova, e ulu hou nō ko lākou ikaika;
E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
`Isaia 40:31
Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hilinaʻi aku iā Iēhova, e ulu hou nō ko lākou ikaika;
E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
`Isaia 40:31
Re: Ulu from a saw blade
Wood like the one above. I don't have any antler here, but I like wood a lot.
I am beveling one side only. I think it will be a great fish knife.
I am beveling one side only. I think it will be a great fish knife.
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Re: Ulu from a saw blade
Very cool and very good!
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Proverbs 3:5; Philippians 4:13
Got to have a Jones for this
Jones for that
This running with the Joneses boy
Just ain't where it's at