All About Pocket Knives

This has probably been posted in the past. However here it is again, bartered for it some years ago from an Indian lady who had just moved to Or. from the Alaska outback. To me this is what collecting is all about. May not be a mint specimen but it has worked at its meant for use in its life.
moss

I don't know exactly what she said it was,but Mommy had a similar tool called a kraut cutter.

I'm not saying that is what this is,just that it looks almost identical.

I understand what you are saying. There are similar tools with their names depending upon their use or origin. This particular item was as the lady said used for any and most all chores in prepping food, especially the skinning and stripping of fat from large animals, fish and whales. Would not be surprising if it did not see duty in the prep. of vegetables and other food stuff also. If you can locate the one you are speaking of a photo would really be nice.
moss

It's an Ulu knife....still a very much used pattern in rural Alaska.
There is a series on TV right now called Life Below Zero and just last week the Hailstone family was at their fish camp processing salmon with a large Ulu.

IM

SEEN THAT , TREV
thought it was COOL the mom was teaching her daughters .....and the one little girl, had sharpening her ULU down VERY WELL, it looked



cool ULU , Moss

Here's one on eBay.Mom's had that classic green handle,more like the one you have,but with a more curved blade as I remember.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Pastry- ... 0717719868

I can see using the kraut cutter to scrape fat from a hide,but it seems a knife is better suited for skinning.

I been using a Ulu in the kitchen for 35 yrs
I like it for celery, carotts , trimin fat off meat, etc
it just rolls real nice and ya can get things sliced thin with em
sets on the counter in a stand
Have ya ever dried out up there in the northwest WB ???
Will

Will
No we have just gone from the rainy season to the really rainy season. Luckily for us it is all in the liquid form.
wb(aka moss)

I have a modern version from Alaska. They call it an ulu.

Thanks for pulling up this old post. I still have the article knife. The old handmade ones are truly treasures.
May you all have many more decades enjoying the hunt. Its not so much about the value as it is the hunt, the story and the history. Each additional acquisition makes a person worthwhile and with more great knowledge about our sport.
moss