6.5″ Caribou Antler Handle Straight Knife
This 6.5″ caribou antler handle straight knife comes with a heavy duty leather sheath. The handle is made of caribou antler. The knife maker finds the shed caribou antler while exploring the Arctic wilderness each year.
The knife’s natural material causes variations in grain and color for each knife.
Alaskan knife maker, Bob Merry, designs and makes the knives here in Anchorage. Bob and his family have been carving and making knives in Alaska for over 30 years. Each year he spends a month or more in the Arctic wilderness collecting naturally shed antler for his knife handles and carvings.
People often crafted caribou antlers into essential tools, fashioning them into points for hunting weapons. For instance, spears and arrows owing to their inherent strength and resilience. The sharp tips of these antler tools facilitated efficient hunting and resource gathering, contributing significantly to the sustenance and survival of these communities. Furthermore, caribou antlers found use in the creation of tools for woodworking and crafting. The natural curvature and structural integrity of the antlers made them suitable for shaping other materials, such as wood and bone. Caribou antler tools played a crucial role in tasks like carving, engraving, and even in the production of intricate artifacts.
