Arctic? knife/tool? ideas?

Lew · 1st June 2008, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Tim Simmons

Perhaps a food knife. Or a knife like a tool as in sail makers knife/tool? or a fisherman's net repair tool? It could have a specific function? Cutting paper I dare say

I will try and get a few better pics then contact a Finnish Lapp museum that specialises in Sami culture and heritage.

Tim

You forgot this could have been used as a spreading knife for jam or peanut butter

or to smear caribou fat on a bagel or toast

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Lew

ausjulius · 2nd June 2008, 12:09 AM

snow knives.. inuit

Tim Simmons · 2nd June 2008, 07:51 PM

Lew what a good Idea. A fat spreading knife, food utensil for sure, used almost daily even three times a day? Also the fact of being handled with fat and other food stuffs would help polish and patina the knife. Without a skidu in the late 19th early 20th century to find a shop selling you a butter knife would far away and a waste of time and fuel

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Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,918	Lew what a good Idea. A fat spreading knife, food utensil for sure, used almost daily even three times a day? Also the fact of being handled with fat and other food stuffs would help polish and patina the knife. Without a skidu in the late 19th early 20th century to find a shop selling you a butter knife would far away and a waste of time and fuel .