Slate Ulus and Wooden Spoons
I had some old Slate roof tiles lying around in my outhouse for a couple of years, wombled from a skip... and i'd never made an Ulu before but thought they looked like great, intuitive kitchen tools...
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Thanks for commenting folks! The edge retention on the Slate seems good so far.. i sanded the bevel on various grits up to 600 after initial shaping with a file - i worked it at about 25-30 degrees...
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Very cool, i have gotten some nasty cuts from sharp pieces of slate when i was a kid growing up in rutland county, Vermont. But always thought that it would be too brittle for use as tools. Very cool,...
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I think that Slate can vary pretty widely as to it being crumbly or brittle etc. AFAIK most Slate in the Uk where i am would be from Wales or Cornwall and it's generally tough enough... water also...
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Slate was used by the Aleut for early ulu, purportedly until the Russians introduced them to copper and other metal. Not that the Russians were good guys, though. In their pursuit of Sea Otter pelts...
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I think you did the right thing, Moosetrot. You found a real treasure that other lucky and perceptive folk can come across and enjoy too. Not all history needs digging up and displaying out of context.
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