After your ulu marathon this spring I didn't think that you would ever make another one ! Your resilience is admirable

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

oh man.......i still have nightmares about this spring....I tried to make 60 in a few weeks ...so I had days when I was at it 14 hours....this fall I'm taking my time.

Hello Dave ! I have been working as a machinist & toolmaker for about 35 years of employment. Received an apprenticeship from GM-Fisher Body back in 1989, so have been a journeyman Tool & Diemaker since graduating. I have a suggestion for cutting the steel by using your idea with the vise. By clamping the blades between 2 pieces of steel with the edges of the plates lined up with your cut line and then clamp them either in your vise or with some heavy c-clamps. These plates will need to have the 2 edges fairly sharp or machined to give you the flat edge break you want. By you "sandwiching" the blades between this way you clamp all the way across and give you more room to work. This worked for me as well using radiused edges to bend sheet metal to do a quick part for due repairs while running service on the stamping dies I currently work on when the presses stop and need my attention.

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert. I appreciate the insight

@Jimlovescock

5 жыл бұрын

Robert Laste

@daddynipplecorn

10 ай бұрын

Niceeeeee

Ulu knives are traditionally chisel ground on the edge. The reason a chisel grind is used is that it makes the blade cut away from the fingers of the off-hand holding the animal being cut up, ie skinning a seal. The handle is also off-set in such that fingers get more handle than the thumb side.

@arctichare8185

4 жыл бұрын

It is redundant to write "ulu knife". It is an ulu.

Beautiful job explaining how to make a Ulu knife! The batch on the table of finished Ulu's look great. Thank you Dave

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

thanks Ron

Nice thorough video. :) In Alaska, Canada, Russia, Greenland, and elsewhere, uluit were not just made from old saw blades but from all kinds of metal that came from trade: spades, shovels, iron, etc. Even thin iron from old shipwrecks were used. Handsaws are now favored, but that's a relatively recent trend.

Having a great time watching this and the scenery and music is frosting on the cake.

Enjoy watching your stuff. You always explain clearly and simply. Thank you.

Know what? I think I can even do this after watching the process. You are a great teacher, Dave!

Nice! Great workmanship! I appreciate watching u build cabins n now making ulu's. Keep the good videos coming and God Bless!

Hello my friend, greetings from Ecuador, your work is Amazing, Im working in create ULUS, my friends are very happy with the results, you have now a new fan,

Those look awesome, great job!

What an awesome process! A lot of work! But very cool to see how they’re made! I absolutely love mine, thanks Dave👍🏼🍺

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve. When you make 60 of these things it feels like you've been stuck in a factory.

Great job, I truly enjoyed watching this

These are beautiful. Cool to see how these are made. It helps me to visualize the process before I make something, and I'm glad you went slowly and methodically and explained the safety stuff

@Bushradical

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

I love your work bench. Great idea!

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

Its solid and stable as all get out. I did a video on it.....you'd have to dig through my vids to find it but its there.

The best tutorial I’ve ever seen. Thanks. By the way, nice music. It reflects your personality.

@Bushradical

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Thank you. I appreciate this entire video. I have an ulu that i purchased in Alaska as a wedding gift for my wife in 1977. It has an antler handle with two brass pins. We still used it. It was made from a circular saw blade. Who know where it was actually made. It has held up well. Keep it out of the water. Wash and wipe the blade, put it away. We wash all our knives by hand. When I use them, I wash and dry the blade immediately, even the SS ones. I don't like the idea of a sharp knife in a sink full of dish water. Just saying. Blessings to you and yours. Those are keepsake blades for sure.

Excellent tutorial. I appreciate the way you explain each step along the way. Thank you!

Great video!!!!!! I really like the way they turned out. The handles are really pretty. Very nice touch. You did a super job. Thanks for sharing

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Truly enjoy all of your videos excellent Workmanship 👍always enjoy your Wife’s channel also keep up the good work.!! 👏👏👏🇺🇸🇺🇸

Excellent tutorial..! You made it super easy to understand the steps, tools needed, techniques involved. Audio - visual learner here.. :-) I appreciate the fact that you took the time to point out that you shouldn't ruin a perfectly good functional old tool and to use those that have lost their usefulness. I love old tools and I absolutely hate it when I see people destroy tools that still have plenty of life in them. Thanks for the video....

@Bushradical

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you like the video

Great video Dave. Thanks for all the info. I’ve always wanted an Ulu and now I can make one. On a quest for an old saw. Thanks again!

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

Good luck Chris.

Man I want to make one. Awesome job. Love you and Brooke. You guys rock! God bless!

@Bushradical

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Anita!

Dav love the way your working on the ulo very nice

You’re the man Dave, that was awesome, thank you man. I’m gonna try my hand at making a few this weekend. 👍

Dave is a very good teacher!

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Thank you for your knowledge about old saws. It's to late to save the saw that my dad gave me as my son got rid of it with many of my tools at a garage sale. He thinks he is the alpha male in our relationship & his tools that I gave him are better than mine. I saved the chisel that my dad gave me & I will give it to my grandson to keep it in the family. One thing my dad passed on to me is to have a file for wood & the old file for metal but don't use the metal file on wood again. He was a Industrial Arts teacher for many years. I became an IA, Vocational Auto, Vocational Construction, Vocational Appliance as well as a Special Ed teacher. I still like to learn things as well as teach what I know. You 2 married people are good teachers without having the paper certificate to teach. Some of us are gifted to pass on our knowledge to those people that wan't to learn.

@Bushradical

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chuck

Gorgeous!! Thanks for this VERY interesting tutorial.

@Bushradical

4 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

Good video and instructions for making an ulu knife, Dave!

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Very Cool, thanks for the winter project idea!

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

right on

I just watched Brook talking about her favorite knives . The ULU you made for her was number one . I like them too but never thought about making one myself . Thanks for teaching me how ! (PS: I love your wife 😍 She is a hoot and smart and beautiful etc etc etc . ) You are the sure winner there brother !❤

Absolutely outstanding! I really like how you use common tools that most “nonprofessionals” have access to or already own. I truly enjoy all of your vids. Thank you so much. 👍🏻

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks James, I appreciate the comment.

I am waiting for you to say "Ok, the Ulu Knives are now available in my store!"

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

I don't currently have any Ulus available .....but I will be making some this fall.....I'm "in process".

@frd1fuf

5 жыл бұрын

whats the website for your store

@josephlathrop1914

4 жыл бұрын

@@Bushradical I Cant see why i would make these out of an antique saw and not use a circular saw blade

@TheOpenLens

3 жыл бұрын

@@josephlathrop1914 Circular saw blades are too thick

@josephlathrop1914

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheOpenLens depends on the blade. I have both in my garage ☺️

Hello Dave, Great video. Thanks for sharing !

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks

You could use 2 pieces of angle iron to extend your vice jaws. You & your wife are amazing people. I pray for you. GOD BLESS.

Hi Dave, great video bud, love your attention to detail! I'd also like to add that the guitar work was awesome too, Rock On!!!

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Z . Don't listen to close...the guitar is full of mistakes.

Hey there Dave thank you for the video and thank you for showing us on KZread how to make this one day I'm going to make one or more myself now I know how thanks to you

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

You bet!

Congratulations on starting your new adventure. You have so many God-given talents. My husband was the same way.

Finding this channel today...feeling like a caveman that just discovered fire. Thanks for sharing the knowledge.

@Bushradical

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks CG I appreciate that!

Thanks for the lesson!

Thank you. Learned a new skill. Much appreciated!

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

your welcome

👍 Danke fürs Hochladen! 👍 Thanks for uploading!

This IS my next project. Thanks!

Hey what’s going on Dave Thank you for sharing your videos great job 👍❤️☮️🙏✌️

love that your workbench is a treestump.

Thank you so much. I am going to try making one. You explain everything so well. You are so very talented in so many different ways.

@Bushradical

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 😊

Nice job! They all look great! Looks like you are on your way to knife making.

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

LOL, these are more like an arts and crafts project, but they are a handy tool.

I'm going to keep my eye open for an old saw blade so I can try this. Thanks for the idea.

Thanks Dave. Think I’ll try my hand at making an ULU KNIFE from an old handsaw someday.

That was amazing.

Nice job!

I have one of your ulu. I bought a work sharp to keep a edge on ulu. Love the knife, use it all the time

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Its always good to hear someone loves their ULU!!!

Warmest thanks for the inspiration! Peace Be The Journey!

Hello Dave, My compliments; top notch instructive video. Greetz from Holland.

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks FP!!

Nice job! Would like to try makin one for myself. Thank for sharin this.

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Let me know how it turns out

Great job my friend keep it up Bless on your family

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

thanks.

Saved! I still want to purchase one of your creations. Keep. Me posted. 👍🏻

@Bushradical

3 жыл бұрын

Will do!

Nice job, very interesting and relaxing to watch and understand the whole process.

@Bushradical

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

This real craftsmanship

Love this !! Thank's :)

That was cool! I had just bought an ulu a few months before u started making them. So I couldn't see myself buying another just yet, otherwise I wudda bought one of urs! I picked up an old rusty saw at a thrift store, no idea how old it is. I'll probably give it away to a friend that wanted to make an ulu, I don't trust myself... I might lose a finger! Great video... Never would have thot to break steel like that!

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

Hey C2F! Breaking the steel is the easy part of the process. Its kind of fun too.

Hi Dave you know if you use a dremel with a cutting disk just to score the lines slightly, dont cut them out with it just touch lift off you wont generate enough heat to hurt anything and then do exactly what you were doing you will get some clean breaks I've done it,,great video Rick from Owosso M.I.

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rick. Ive never used a dremel cut-off wheel for anything but they always look interesting when I see them in vids. I use a hand held grinder with a wheel on a daily basis, but that would be way too hot for this.

Thanks for the great video Dave, I'm going to try this soon. I really enjoy your down to earth approach to things. Breaking out a knife with a hammer looks like my kind of project. Ha.

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

Right on! Anytime the main tool is a hammer....its bound to be fun.

As a guy who's bought old saws for using as saws, I was cringing a little at the beginning until you told everyone not to destroy a good saw. Also had no idea they were that brittle. Now I know what to do with some junkers...Thanks!

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

I sharpen and re-furbish old saws too. I wouldn't mess up a good one...I wouldn't want that on my conscious. they are great old tools

Awesome!!!

Great job bud!

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

thank you.

Great video!

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks !

Outstanding!

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

thanks JB

Very much enjoyed the video Dave!!! Didn't know you could break a saw blade that way...

@Bushradical

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Thanks for the lesson, think I'll made a few.

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

Let me know how they turn out

"What ever the lawyers need to see..."

I’ll send you pics when I done bud. Thanks a million. I’ll never forget it.

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

You bet! Cant wait to see how it turns out

Hey, Dave ... all the best with tonight's eBay sale of your Ulus! Just watched you make mine (well ... at least, the process you used :) Thanks for sharing ... really enjoyed watching! Oh, and BTW ... we always had Wheel Horse tractors when I was growing up. Nice to see yours is still in service! Later, my friend ... God Bless

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

Hey Brother! I have 3 wheel horse tractors. Right now one is in the woods hooked to the log splitter, the other is hooked to the wood trailer. .........the other one is in parts under the apple tree

Thanx so much for the tutorial, I'm off to my shop to try my hand and making one

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

Let me know how it turns out.

Hahaha that is a really cleaver idea. That was a nice nugget of info thanks

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

They’re definitely good skinners.I’d like to have one. I’ve used a hatchet edge and loved the way it worked with the curved face. Much better than with a knife. I see it’s benefits.

@Bushradical

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

good job,thanks

I enjoyed the video, thank you

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

thanks!

Awesome job, a little trick for the epoxy to go on a bit smoother you can add a few drops of alcohol in the mix will dilute so you work with it easier

Ulus are typically only beveled on one side

@michaelpthompson

3 жыл бұрын

In cultures where the primary purpose is scraping hides, that's true, but in cultures where the primary use is cutting fish, they often bevel both sides.

thanks for the video see you on the next one

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Great demo....tks

@Bushradical

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

You can score the lines with a cold chisel before breaking the big pieces .It might help .

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

I have used a chisel a lot more since I shot this vid, and now I use a splitting wedge.

I assume this was filmed before th barn bit the big one... Great video with a ton of info. Love it. Miss the cabin in the big state but love thw how-to stuff.

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

Good information Dave

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks LT

May I recommend deeply scoring the metal along those long lines first? Similar to breaking or cutting plexiglass, stone etc.

Good deal I learned alot I have a few circular saw blades destined for scrap now I'll try making an ulu and maybe the broken off shard could be a striker for a ferro rod thanks Dave.

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

I have no idea if a circular saw blade will work ...but its worth a try

@donaldhofman296

5 жыл бұрын

Spam Musubi they aren't tempered all the way like the old hand saws are!

I have the Norse Hawk, from Cold Steel, when the head is removed from the handle. You basically have an Ulu knife. A nice tool, and one I will have to actually add to my collection.

Great video! Gonna make a couple,i'll let you know how they turn out! Ernie

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

right on

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Yours works great too

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Great job.....

@Bushradical

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Wow. Thank you

Dave, for the final removal of the wire edge I have found that a leather strop epoxied to a plank and drawing the ulu blade back towards you is more effective at removing the wire edge, then finish the honing on the gray cardboard from the back of a stenographer's tablet.

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info. I do have a strop, but I would have to get a stenographers tablet.

Thanks for an excellent video. Short, sweet, right to the point. (Some might say 45 minutes is not "short," but you wasted no time. It was no longer than necessary.) Your ulu knives look like a very practical use of simple materials. You did the job with a relatively common set of tools. Again, thanks for a nice video. One thought: I would have wanted to remove all of the rust---but that's just me. 🙂

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

I try to get most all of it. Thanks

awesome!!

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jutty.

This is an awesome how-to for making an ulu knive! We have a couple in our kitchen, but i think I was to try one of these with the hardened steel (I think we got the 'tourist' version)! Regardless, tha you so much!

@Bushradical

4 жыл бұрын

Good luck. Let me know how it turns out.

I need to try this.

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

Right on

Evening, Dave... You've given us a marvelous tutorial, here. Many thanks. I'm wondering if perhaps scoring might help w/ a cleaner break? The splitting wedge is a great idea. I too, like utilizing & improving whatever I might have on hand for just the right tool.

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

If you had a dremel with the little tiny cute off wheel, it would probably work well. The splitting wedge works great.

Interesting video , thanks for sharing.

@Bushradical

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

I thought you already had a video showing how you made them but this one had much more of the details in it making it even better They look like really nice knives

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

This video was made last year and it was on my website

@RayBlackburn

5 жыл бұрын

@@Bushradical That is funny as I just remembered a video just like it but maybe this one seemed more detailed after watching it again LOL

@Bushradical

5 жыл бұрын

Did you pay to see the video from the website? If you did I'll give you $13 off an Ulu purchase.

@RayBlackburn

5 жыл бұрын

@@Bushradical No I just remembered seeing it some place I was thinking about making one and trying it for skinning but was going to try to make one from a circular saw blade