Ulu Knife - 440C SS - Unfinished Kit Reviews

3.9 Rating 12 Reviews

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“Blade is nice however there are no instructions on how to put them together which would be helpful especially for a beginner.”

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Posted 4 months ago

Susan, Thanks. We do offer instructions on these kits and they can be found on the webpage. In case you missed them here is a link. https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0616/1711/1178/files/77D91_20WoodRiver_20Ulu_20Knife_20Kit.pdf?v=1705402976

Posted 4 months ago

“I like the kitchen but I used brass ribbits To put the handles on gives the vintage look, still a very good kit”

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Posted 4 months ago

“Blade is nice. The fasteners are worthless. Very small. Poor fitting wrench. You need 2 wrenches. The head on the fastener is too shallow to allow the wrench to fit in and make a solid contact. Will have to find alternative fasteners for the next build. Does not include rivers as described.”

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Posted 4 months ago

“I use these often when making my ulu knife and bowl sets. They were a little troublesome at first but after assembling a few it's very easy. Would like to see more of a discount when buying multiples though as the once a year sale they have on these just doesn't seem to be enough, though I am very grateful when it does happen.”

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Posted 6 months ago

“I've been making and selling Ulu knives for close to 10 years. Probably made over 50 of them. I get the blades from two different suppliers. I bought 10 of these when they were on sale since they were a few bucks cheaper than my suppliers. NOT WORTH THE SAVINGS! the blades themselves are a bit chintzier than my current suppliers but all in all are OK. The instructions and rivets are absurd! They are so small I couldn't even hold them and the hole making requires more precision than a Swiss watch! I'll be using traditional knife making procedures and pinning them with brass or nickel rods which will put the cost about the same as my current supplier. Doubt if I'll buy them again.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Cheap little thing... Couldn't even add 2 thin brass pins... You guys won't print this because your afraid of honest opinions... This is cheesy”

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Posted 1 year ago

This kit ships with two stainless steel binding rivets to help attach the scales. We recommend use of epoxy as well as the rivets to attach the scales.

Posted 8 months ago

GM From GAINESVILLE

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“I'm a bit disappointed with these kits. I bought several to make as gifts and because I wanted one for myself. Since I now have a brand new CNC, it was a perfect time to try out assembly line procedures to make the handles. In some respects it worked very well - shaping the outside of the scales went well, and the positioning of the holes in the tangs was perfectly consistent so that having a CNC machine make the holes in the scales went well. But making the mortises for the tangs of the blade required hand work each time. I had to refine the depth and width of the hollow in each scale, because the tangs weren't quite perfectly uniform in thickness or width. This is ONLY a problem if you use something like CNC to make the mortises. If you make a custom handle for each blade by hand, it shouldn't be a problem. The other issue is being able to make a small countersink in the scales for each provided screw-on "rivet". Getting the depth right is fairly critical, because if you go too deep, they won't be able to snug up. In use, there were also some problems. First, even with the not-very-large hands I have, there wasn't a lot of room for my fingers underneath the handle. It's a bit easier to just hold the handle without wrapping my fingers around it. Having the two tangs maybe a half an inch farther apart, AND making them narrower would be a bit more comfortable. Second, I noticed that after only a few uses, there were rust spots along the edge where a drop of water had remained after washing. The rest of the blade is still very sharp, so it's not a huge deal, but it shouldn't be happening. I'm now VERY careful to dry the knife after washing it. I do have to say that this is an unparalleled pizza knife.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“I purchased a bunch of WoodRiver brand knives and coffee grinders to make xmas gifts. I figured I would follow the directions on adding handles, instead of winging it, but after trying this ULU knife, I'm ready to return this whole lot of chinese made junk. The "rivets" are complete trash, and if you follow the directions they will not fit. They tell you to drill a 5/64" whole to fit the head of the screws into the handle, but the rivets wont fit into this. Furthermore, the rivets are completely trash, with heads that are so tiny you'll have to buy a new set of bits just to fit it. The blade itself sets inside of a plastic sheathing and its got rust spots all over it because they are too cheap to properly oil it before sending. Very poor quality "stainless". If you buy one of these, just add a handle how you would one of your own blades, as any woodworker would. Don't follow these trash instructions.”

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Posted 4 years ago