Making A "Yakut" Knife | Shop Talk Tuesday Episode 158 | 1084 Knife

[@mattwaldman1086]

That is a great looking knife, the blade and handle transition is very nice. It truly does look like a piece of history with a modern touch. The hammer marks on the concave side gives it a great look. Well done

[@tundra.runner]

Finally, the true technique of making a Yakut knife is very rare. 👍🏼👍🏼

[@theriversexperience9383]

Thank you!

[@scottthorning3963]

Beautiful knife indeed!

[@ryanblystone5153]

Thank you

[@mcrich1978]

Ya-cute knife. Turned out pretty cool 😎

[@theriversexperience9383]

🤣 Thank you Matt!

[@jimtaylor6663]

This is a great build! The peened center and scale give it a very primal feel. "Very pointy, stabby spoon" indeed.

[@theriversexperience9383]

Thanks Jim!

[@victorcallirgos3037]

Modern Stone-age I love it. I knew nothing about this knife or the culture that produced them before this video. Thank you for making me go learn something. Work of art as always.

[@theriversexperience9383]

Thank you Victor, Glad it drove you to learn about them. That's what I did before making it.

[@eroltaskin]

Güzel bir yorum oldu ! 😊

[@trainwon5699]

Great idea! diamond stones. The knife is cool well done friend

[@theriversexperience9383]

Thank you Don! I'll be talking about this one on the podcast lol.

[@gdula1000]

man a lot of very good work !!!

[@theriversexperience9383]

Thank you!

[@gdula1000]

@@theriversexperience9383 if you sell such Yakuts, I would like to order one from you, what would be the price?

[@jasonvliet-odonataknifeworks]

Pretty big departure from your normal styling…I like it!

[@theriversexperience9383]

Yup, it's definitely different lol. I really like the way it turned out. Thanks Jason!

[@keithsurrett4717]

Beautiful Yakut.., Keep them coming!

[@theriversexperience9383]

Thank you Keith, will do!

[@klausschwarzenholzer2353]

That’s something different 👍the style is unique and well made 🙏i like it 🍀

[@theriversexperience9383]

Thank you Klaus!

[@puukkos]

好漂亮的雅酷特匕首 不由踢佛(Beautiful)

[@hanksbud2544]

Excellent video Eric. You stepped out of your normal knife building. The history of these knives are awsome.

[@theriversexperience9383]

That's for sure! Thank you!

[@chaderosiers]

Great job Erick! You are very talented and it’s great that you share your journey man.

[@theriversexperience9383]

Thank you Chad!

[@MichaelHall-rf3pl]

Holy ring! That’s one of those things that leaves a nice imprint in a forehead. LoL Nice knife. I had no idea there was that much thought that went into it. I love the handle. Before you started sanding on it I thought it had green flames going up the wood.

[@theriversexperience9383]

😆 yeah it's a big ring. Thanks Michael.

[@C.A.Newman]

What a strange but cool blade! Nicely done!

[@theriversexperience9383]

Thank you Cory!

[@jtsimmons3133]

Nicely done. You might already know this, but the original Yakut knives were made of plain iron and then case hardened. That distinctive blade shape's purpose was to allow the knife to be sharpened, exposing the higher carbon case to make the cutting edge. A lot of early trade knives were made the same way. They were sharpened the same way, with a single bevel. It might be fun for you to try that some day.

[@SnazzyBeard]

I like that hammer. 🔨

[@theriversexperience9383]

Thank you Lee!

[@andyc750]

excellent, pleased you took up the suggestion as it has turned out great, nailed the balance between rustic modern, and and no they really aren't as simple to make as they look, some parts are quite tricky to get right so as they function properly and look good. Based on the old pre iron age bone knives that they used to make by splitting the bones and sharpening them after they removed the meat, the original survival knife and oldest design still made, they work really well for whittling, carving, slicing, as you say they can drill as well, and much fun to build one, excellent work again, cheers

[@theriversexperience9383]

Thanks Andy, it was a great suggestion!

[@DaryooshF.Sh.P-vq6mu]

A fusion of Sgian Dubh and Yakut 🔪

[@deadletter4317]

It’s like a pickle dagger

[@ruslanspeculis955]

It's been a long time since you posted a new video. An interesting build indeed! I red about the Yakut knives some time ago and explanation to their shape according to the author was that they were made from antlers in the begining. When the iron was introduced into those area locals kept the shape from the antler made knives. These knives are specifically suited to fit the daily needs of Yakut people in Siberian wilderness. Great job!

[@theriversexperience9383]

Great info, thanks!

[@123gonow]

That’s definitely a different one there !

[@theriversexperience9383]

Yup, it is!

[@mulepowerforge]

Can you do a billhook? That would be a cool project for the forged series.

[@davidelliott8324]

I think a socketed billhook would be awesome. Great versatile tools, and nobody left making them commercially anymore..

[@mcrich1978]

Flame on!

[@theriversexperience9383]

Heck yeah!

[@krissteel4074]

Turned out great, its got a really primitive look to it which I think is cool, but like you said. There's a lot of fairly complicated parts to the edge geometry

[@theriversexperience9383]

Thanks Kris! It was definitely a thought provoking build.

[@ClenioBuilder]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@theriversexperience9383]

Thank you 🙌

[@carrestore]

good job

[@theriversexperience9383]

Thank you!

[@johnjude2685]

I'm more interested in knives for food purposes and deer hunting and camping also yard cleanup. But learning is always good. Thanks

[@andyc750]

they will do all those things, and most other things a knife can be used for

[@ВладимирКасауров]

Этот нож для охотника.

[@ВладимирКасауров]

Это первый якут который мне понравился.

[@ruialexandre6478]

Good morning, do you have this knife model for sale?

[@theriversexperience9383]

If you are interested in it, send me an email at [e-mail].

[@ytgfy]

greetings from Yakutia. i've never seen such a yakut knife. 1. the yakut knife has only one cutting edge. you should be able to grasp the blade with your other hand when working with a knife. the knife is primarily a working tool. It's like saying that you forge an ordinary axe, and in the end make a battle axe with a spike on the back for piercing armor. 2. the so-called blood drain, or dol, is too wide. over time, you will have to reforge this knife, because the cutting edge will disappear from sharpening. therefore, you forged some other knife

[@theriversexperience9383]

Thanks for the info. This is definitely just my take on a "Yakut" knife. You would probably have more knowledge than me on the subject, that's for sure. With that being said, only one side of this knife is sharp, the other side is about 1/8" thick. When doing my research I found about 20 different styles of Yakut knives made by well known makers who specialize in the Yakut knife. I took cues from a bunch of them and then put my own twist on it. That's the joys of being a knife maker, I can choose what version of the knife that I want to make and then make it. The cool thing is, that I as the knife maker just made this style of it, and now it exists.

[@akarslx545]

​@@theriversexperience9383 wow it's a unique style.

[@paulwiggins183]

The Yakotian is right. This knife is silly.

[@theriversexperience9383]

@@paulwiggins183 thanks for the feedback and for watching.

[@johnrhodes3350]

​@@theriversexperience9383 I think it is very clever to have a double edged Yakutian style blade, because now it is left or right handed tool. In fact I am going to copy the twin edged style. Either as a shorter spoon for carving, or a longer dagger like the traditional shape, that can slice without digging-in

[@SteveL22003]

Beautiful work. The only thing that bothers me about this style is how the handle is so smooth and no gaurd to keep your hand from slipping forward. Very nice knife though.

[@theriversexperience9383]

Thanks Stephen. It's just meant for fine work carving and slicing, definitely not a chopping knife. It's one of the oldest knife designs that there is. You know what they say: "If it ain't broke, don't fix"

[@SteveL22003]

I realized that. It's a beautiful blade, sir

[@cricketmaniachhatar2193]

Please give me knif

[@googlo1696]

This is not Yakut

[@theriversexperience9383]

thanks for the input.

[@paulwiggins183]

I wish you would have stuck to a traditional handle construction... instead of this weird, overdone business.

[@theriversexperience9383]

It was what I thought was pleasing to my eye. I understand it's not to everyone's taste. Thank you for watching.