Rapaire,

Right you are about the ulu. P.J. brought me one from her last trip, which was spent collecting songs on Baffin Island. A damn handy knife it is. According to the missus, these are carried in parka hoods and in pockets, using no sheath, and are wielded by children. Obviously used by people in tune with their tools. It's a great knife which takes only a a little trial and error to learn to sharpen. I've learned that it wants to be sharpened at a pretty flat angle. I use it frequently because it does so many things with so little effort.