Snow Knife !

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Just watched a movie on TCM channel. This was filmed many years ago and gave a gave a very interesting picture of Inuit life .No guns or other modern tools. There were two types of knives .One was steel , something like a BK-7 ,perhaps a bit bigger.The other was very interesting , a snow knife , made from a walrus tusk ! The tusk was simply reduced in width until there was just a thin blade. To make an igloo he licked the blade to give it a low friction layer of ice ! And you thought coated blades were something new .An igloo was quickly made with these tools .They even found a piece of clear ice which they used as a window to let in light. Hunting and fishing tools worked well to catch fish ,seals, and walrus.It was a fascinating film.
 
The US's biggest and most prestigeous snow carving competition is during Winter Carnival in McCall, Idaho-it's simply unbelievable how people can manipulate snow and ice with no more than a machete.
 
The documentary is " Nanook of the North " 1922
A movie that also shows Inuit life is "The White Dawn " 1974 It's about whalers saved by the Inuit .
 
I watched and recorded it also. Good one. I also just finished reading Peter Freuchen's Adventures In The Arctic which is a great book. Very interesting stories and Peter was a tough old SOB. -Burton
 
PayetteRucker said:
it's simply unbelievable how people can manipulate snow and ice with no more than a machete.
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See? Just another use for a machete. :p

Is it just me or does that Grohmann whale flensing knife look really awesome? Looks like it could be used for a bunch of other more...whale-friendly tasks. :D
 
The tree shearing knife is used by Christmas tree growers. I always stop to watch and help when all the workers are out trimming with 'em.
 
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