Bentiron1946 Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 A very long time ago I made my wife a little food chopper, you know kind of like the Native Americans use in Alaska. Today I came across this little beauty on eBay and thought that perhaps some of you out there that make kitchen tools for sale could use a tiny bit of inspiration for a new kitchen food processor. Here you go big time! http://cgi.ebay.com/...=item56439f3f50 This one is big enough that you could pierce it with a jewelers saw and make a cut out of just about any scene you could think of, wild horses, cowboys, buffaloes, forest scenes, jungles, well let your mind run wild! Have fun with it :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyGeorge Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 21 pounds?!! My wife would have ME doing all the chopping! LOL. Thanks for posting. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 One of Breugal's pictures from the late 16th century shows a leather working using a knife that looks a lot like an ulu---we were looking at it last night as I was trying to explain the role of a skiving knife to my wife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Trez Cole Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 a double blade knife that is a big one not like a ulu which is for skinning. The big beast would be for chopping meat by rocking back and forth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted May 2, 2011 Author Share Posted May 2, 2011 Just think how fast you could chop up cabbage for sauerkraut or cole slaw or to chop up tobacco for chewing, meat for pemmican, it would be a conversation starter for sure at your booth, of course you would have smaller versions for the "modern" house wife to use but you may get a few takes for this monster. Here is another use for all those old disk blades you got hanging around your place, right? Yeah, I know the difference between a ulu and this beast, my wife alway want a ulu but I never got around to making her one but I did make her other choppers somewhat like this one http://cgi.ebay.com/ANTIQUE-HAND-FORGED-FOOD-CHOPPER-/360359374473?pt=Folk_Art&hash=item53e717ae89 out of circular saw blades and she liked them OK but she always wanted one of theses http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Alaskan-Made-Moose-Antler-Ulu-Knife-WOLF-Design-/360363869851?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item53e75c469b like her gal friend brought back from a cruise. I couldn't see all that much difference myself but she always insisted there was. :mellow: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 If I have that much chopping to do I will use my 14" Hobart Buffalo chopper. I have seen Alaskan Ulu's at the local thrift stores from time to time. They appeared to be someones souvenir from a long ago vacation. The leather working tool is a called a head, or round knife depending on who you talk to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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