SC - favorite knife to use was: serrated knive blades

[Reia M. Chmielowski]

My favorite knife, which I use for everything but opening cardboard boxes,
is an ulu, the "Eskimo Women's Knife".  It is rounded, and the handle is
directly over the blade--which lends itself very well to rocking back and
forth for chopping veggies etc.  I've never used it to skin an animal, but
have seen films of them being used for that too.  I know the design is
ancient (they made them out of stone before steel was imported to the
northlands), but I don't know if such a knife was used in Europe.  

- --Kareina (only two days behind on list-reading now!)

At 19:37 1/27/99 , you wrote:

>I use my Machete(sp?) for all sorts of slicing/cutting purposes.  It used
>to be my Fathers hunting knife until I found it, sterilized it, sharpened
>and polished it and a friend put a new handle in it to go with the theme of
>the SCA. It's a nice size so I don't lose it, keeps it's edge REALLY well
>and people also says it looks impressive and a little intimidating when
>they wander into the kitchen to see me chopping carrots or something else
>with that bloody big knife!!! I like to make an impression!
>-Sianan


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