Previously this summer season, we went on a trip to check out part of Alaska. I was interested by all of the textures and surface areas in the landscape of this part of the world. I likewise found the ulu knife which is a traditional knife of Alaska. I believed it would be fascinating to make a cutting board for this knife and pull some motivation from the landscape of Alaska. I made a random segmented block of wood by cutting and gluing, and then recutting and gluing strips of wood numerous, many times to make an end grain cutting board. I then cut a semi round hole in the center of the cutting board. The radius of this round hole is a little larger than the radius of the ulu knife. This enables one to slice items in the hole of the cutting board with the ulu knife and the pieces that are being sliced don't get away. It seems to work effectively. The very first thing I utilized it for was to chop nuts for a batch of chocolate chip cookies.
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0:00 (introduction).
1:18 (glue up).
8:27 (developing the concave).
10:16 (making the concave).
13:02 (conclusion).
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Great work Frank!
Always love the things you make, and the stop motion bits were really great!
That turned out beautiful!
That looks like a truly useful tool much like a mezzeluna. What a nice board to make your holiday more personal.
Birdy
definitely use the off cuts to replace the stock ulu handle! š great video, thanks!
Woodworking and a cooking show! Genius. Thank you for explaining your inspiration for the Ulu cutting board.
It’s interesting that these knives/tools crop up in many cultures throughout the world. A two-handled variant has been used in Europe, as an example. The French call it Hachoir, whilst the Italians call it Mezzaluna (Half-moon). These typically are used for herbs these days, although it is thought earlier versions where used to processing animals – striping skin/sinew from carcasses. Stone and bone examples are often found in Archaeological sites.
Fascinating stuff.
As ever, great vid Frank!
If the blade can be removed from the handle, you should make a matching new handle from the cut-offs. Would probably give a nicer more organic pattern due to the curvature of the handles.
This! š Was going to suggest the same.. a matching set would be cool!
Any handle is removable with enough determination!
If brute force doesnāt work, that just means you arenāt using enough.
I enjoy how an idea starts and even though the finished work may look different, your work is beautiful!
Is there enough material leftover to make a matching handle for the night that you bought? That would be pretty cool
A great way to share your vacation. The only people I know who’ve been to Alaska just seemed to talk about the size of the mosquitos. The glacier shots were mesmerizing, and not a misquito for miles.
Youāre not lying about the mosquitosā¦.those things are everywhereā¦and fly in swarms in the interior part of the state. Iāve heard from military people that during winter exercises on the tundra itās worrisome because the tents donāt have floors. So you warm up the tent, it thaws the the ground, and mosquitos emerge. Then you have your choice between frostbite outside and a swarm of mosquitos inside.
Quite well done, Frank. With all that cutting and recutting, it’s a really good thing that the wood does grow on trees. LOL Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.šš
So…this board is mainly made out of glue…š…?
Amazing job, as always! Thanks for sharing your work an greetings from Germany!
As a IG comment said: Itās a major Gustav Klimt feel to this cutting board. Love it!
Glad you got to visit our state! Love that you found a ness touristy version of the ulu. Iāve loved in Alaska for over three decades and have yet to buy oneā¦maybe I should remedy that.
Inspiration is just like that: You see something interesting, and it makes you experiment. Sometimes you can see the source very clearly, sometimes it becomes its own thing – both are equally valid!
Amazing work, Frank! It looks fantastic! š
Stay safe there with your family! šš
Simply beautiful ā¤
This was so beautiful to watch and incredibly relaxing. Thank you for sharing.
The pattern reminds me of a Gustav Klimt painting. Thatās a fine looking cutting board!