A Few Pictures Of My Knives
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I thought I'd take the opportunity while knives were on my mind to post some pictures of knives I have, or have had, over the years. Since I'll be posting several pictures over the next few days, weeks or months, I figured I'd better start a new thread for them.
If memory serves, I believe it was 1976 when I first got interested in knives. As I travelled the world I was fortunate enough to see a great variety of different types, buying one here or there as I found one that caught my eye and was in my price range.
In honor of Nielau's thread I'll start off with a picture of my Ulu. This one is somewhat sharp, but isn't a tough and razor-sharp workhorse like Nielau's. It's more of a decorative piece, with a hand carved scrimshaw handle. It's been quite a few years since I received it as a gift and I wish I had more concrete details on this piece, but if memory serves I think the handle material is from a walrus tusk. They told me it was made by an Eskimo and they purchased it in Alaska or Northern Canada, I forget which. From the looks of it, I'd guess it's a mass produced blade, with the handmade handle fitted to it later.