Ulo/Ulu

Type of tool: dry scraper and softener

Use with: Any size hide for scraping in a frame. It’s versatile enough that you can use it to hand-soften as well when holding a hide in your lap.

A handheld dry scraper called Ulo by the maker in Swedish + more commonly referred to as Ulu here on Turtle Island from its Athabaskan origin, this is considered by many to be the classical multi-dimensional hide tanning tool.

Tool use: Keep edge super sharp while dry-scraping. When using more as a softening tool, you can let the edge get dulled a bit and apply more pressure once dull. Always move this tool in a downward motion to keep the bevel intact (bevel should face upwards if scraping downwards): “bevel up, scrape down.”. Check out our IG stories for tool use + care.

Use one or both hands to wield the Ulo/Ulu at a 90 degree angle to a hide. It is both a softening and a scraping agent on any size hide.

Measures 9cm across.

Made by Hammarede forge in Sweden.

Prices in USD. Tool orders ship on Fridays