Everything You Need to Know About Alaskan Ulu Knives
Everything You Need to Know About Alaskan Ulu Knives
In this video, we’re delving into the fascinating world of Alaskan Ulu knives, exploring their history, significance, the variety of types, and demonstrating their use in food preparation.
The Ulu knife, with its distinctive crescent shape, is a tool deeply ingrained in the culture and history of the Native Alaskan people. This device, existing for thousands of years, isn’t just a tool but a symbol of Alaskan resourcefulness and resilience.
In the first part of the video, we will go over the rich history of Ulu knives, diving deep into their historical significance. We’ll also talk about how the Ulu knife has evolved over the years, from a tool crafted out of rock and bone to modern versions made with stainless steel.
Whether you’re a history enthusiast, a culinary explorer, or someone intrigued by indigenous tools and technologies, this video will surely be a treat.
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That is an awesome blade. It reminds me of the rock and chop knife that I seen a long time ago. It looked like a regular handle knife with a curved blade like an ulu. I’m going to get my ulu with a concave chopping board today.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Great info, thanks for explaining the difference between the carbon vs stainless steel!
Do they have full tang
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
No link to buy one?
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!
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
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!
thank you for the information this is just the type of video I was looking for.
I’ve noticed that historical ulus only connect to the handle at one point in the center of the handle, but most modern ulus connect at each end of the handle. Why might someone pick one style over the other?
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?
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.
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.
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.😃
Hey, that was a great informative video. Thanks
Thanks for the demonstrations! I never knew I needed one of these.
I appreciate the demonstration of the techniques associated with ulus. Thank you, sir.
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 ❤
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
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
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