Ulus are getting popular

Mark Knapp

Mark Knapp

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Ulus seem to be getting more popular.

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Just a quick snapshot of these before they go out.
 
I love the muskox horn one.

Please pm with a price for similar, I have no idea of the cost range.

Thanks and Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
Mark,
I have several hunters in my office that have been asking for ulus. They have been using them in deer hunting. Can you PM me price for something similar. Thanks so much

Karen
 
I like the musk ox one as well. Gorgeous!

Best thing in the world for fleshing hides if you're stretching them in a frame. I've spent a lot of hours with one of those in my hand. I don't know if traditionally they were chisel ground or not but that's a nice feature since the bevel can ride against the skin as you slice off the membrane and you can flip it for detail work.

-HD
 
kareng said:
Mark,
I have several hunters in my office that have been asking for ulus. They have been using them in deer hunting. Can you PM me price for something similar. Thanks so much

Karen
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Hi Karen, Your profile doesn't allow me to PM or email you. Please contact me through my website, phone or email. Thanks Mark
 
DesRosiers said:
I like the musk ox one as well. Gorgeous!

Best thing in the world for fleshing hides if you're stretching them in a frame. I've spent a lot of hours with one of those in my hand. I don't know if traditionally they were chisel ground or not but that's a nice feature since the bevel can ride against the skin as you slice off the membrane and you can flip it for detail work.

-HD
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Hi Haley,
I have fleshed over a knee (in camp) and on a beam with an ulu and they do work well. I seem to always revert to a western style fleshing knife though, I guess it's because that's what I have gotten used to from early on. I have made several ulus for taxidermists, all with single bevels, the ones that use them love them.

Hows the finger? Was that yours or Adams on FB?

PS, Happy Birthday Adam
 
I love ulus. I grew up with them and use them regularly to this day. Those are some fine looking examples.
 
Mark, I would totally agree when fleshing on a beam that I reach for a knife but stretched in a vertical frame you can just whisk off the fat and meat in huge strokes. In fact it seemed the more junk you left on the hide when you skinned it the better with that method, that way nothing was dried onto it even after salting. I could flesh a large bear in under an hour! Then again pressure washers work good too ;)

The finger is healing really fast, thanks for the thought. Amazing what conscientiously caring for a wound can do to speed recovery. Just gotta keep it outa the acetone!
 
DesRosiers said:
Mark, I would totally agree when fleshing on a beam that I reach for a knife but stretched in a vertical frame you can just whisk off the fat and meat in huge strokes. In fact it seemed the more junk you left on the hide when you skinned it the better with that method, that way nothing was dried onto it even after salting. I could flesh a large bear in under an hour! Then again pressure washers work good too ;)

The finger is healing really fast, thanks for the thought. Amazing what conscientiously caring for a wound can do to speed recovery. Just gotta keep it outa the acetone!
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I've never fleshed a bear on a frame, have to try it next time ( have a permit for Kodiak this fall, the big ones don't live around me like they do you). Do you have a way to stretch it without punching holes all the way around? Maybe hog rings, then just do the edges on a beam.

Yeah, acetone, ouch.
 
I've tried tarp clips and that sort of thing but haven't come up with a better method than poking little holes parallel with the edge with the point of an ulu into a piece of wood. When you cut it out of the frame it leaves a nice smooth edge instead of the gnarly one with tanning solution crusties. It does take some time to get it stretched but it makes them bigger and nice and flat. It's a toss up whether to put it back on after you pull it off to pickle (it if that's the method you're using). I did make a giant shallow pool once with some boards and a tarp and soaked the whole mess but it was a bit wasteful of the pre-pickle. I use citric acid so it's not that expensive. It must be spring, you've got me all excited about hide tanning again!
 
I always liked this style of ulu. Very cool to hear about 'em being used for processing game and not just chopping up veggies in the kitchen!
 
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