I am considering whether to return this knife or not...Number one, the first thing I noticed right out of the box, it says "Designed by Alaskans. Made in China." Why would I want to buy something called an ALASKAN ULU KNIFE SET, that is SHIPPED FROM ALASKA, but MADE IN CHINA!?!?! It's on the higher end in price to other ulu knives on Amazon, but made in China. I think I may see if it is legal to even call it an Alaskan Ulu knife if it isn't made by Alaskans, as dictated in the Indian Arts and Crafts Act. Just like it's illegal to call something Native American when it's made in Mexico (or any other country for that matter). As a Native American family, we know these things. I know people on the Indian Arts & Crafts Board and they deal with claims like these all the time where someone tries to sell something and misrepresents what it is.
Secondly, the handle is not that great. It's a very light wood, nothing hard that you would expect out of a knife handle. Also, the edges are not sanded or rounded. It's like they cut out the shape on a band saw, engraved the side, and then stuck the blade in. Not sure how long it will last or how comfortable it would be to use extensively.
I haven't used the knife yet, but the blade seems pretty darn sharp. But I am not going to use it until I find out if it's legal to sell in the US.
UPDATE: I returned this knife when seller approved it. Then seller returned the knife 4 days after he received it, saying it was damaged. I used the same packaging that the seller sent the item to me in and used the same carrier and delivery method. Hard to believe that such an item was damaged and was, according to him, "cannot resell this item as returned". Must say something about the quality of the product if it can't even stand up to bubble wrap and cardboard.
I have a screen shot of the item page where it says "PROUDLY MADE IN ALASKA" in all caps. Yet the back of the item package says "Made In China" and the seller, when advising me that he was refusing the return, said, "First of all it clearly states on the detail page that this is an import item." How ludicrous is that that he doesn't even know what his own item descriptions say?
I found a REAL ALASKAN ULU knife on another site (none to be found on Amazon) for more money and made with hand-carved caribou antler. I bought this product in the first place because it was the most expensive ulu on Amazon.
This seller is dirty and money-grubbing. Avoid buying anything unless you like cheap goods at high prices with bad customer service. Filed and A-to-Z Claim for this experience. Let's see if Amazon condones or supports this type of selling behavior....
Returns are a part of retail, fella! Grow up.
The knives made in Alaska are made by "The Ulu FACTORY" -this knife's maker is "The Ulu COMPANY". That could be construed as being misleading.
If it doesn't have a symbol on the box of a polar bear and cub, with "Made in Alaska" on it, it is probably "imported".
I can't speak to the quality of all Chinese companies because some of them make very good quality products, but look very carefully at the advertisement and the packaging to be SURE it is made in Alaska -if that is important to your purchase.
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