Hand-forged by Yakutian masters — every knife is unique

Yakut Knife

Handmade Yakutian knives from master craftsmen of Sakha Republic

  • Hunting Knife

    Bear’s Trail — Baianai

    A knife with character. A knife with a story. In…

    $239
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    Bone Crest

    The Bone Crest stands out with a striking character and…

    $239
  • Hunting Knife

    Hunter — Bulchut

    A knife with a northern character that combines handwork, practicality…

    $189
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    Ice Shore

    A Yakut knife built for confident work in the field…

    $119
  • Hunting Knife

    Pathfinder — Suoldyut

    A reliable knife with a Kh12MF steel blade — tough…

    $239
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    The Master — Toyon

    Handmade Yakut knife in 40X13 stainless steel with a Karelian…

    $239
  • Hunting Knife

    Wolf’s Trail — Börö Suola

    Where trails end, his path begins. The 40Kh13 steel blade…

    $239
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    Ancestral Blade — Left-Handed

    A Yakut knife with a traditional Northern silhouette, crafted specifically…

    $189
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    Bird’s Eye

    A compact knife built for precise work. The shorter blade…

    $139
  • Hunting Knife

    Black Fang — Khara

    Restrained, dark, composed. “Khara” in Yakut tradition means black —…

    $239
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    Bull’s Tail

    The bull tail sheath is a strong and natural piece…

    $159
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    Cold Taiga

    A Yakut knife with a Northern character — built for…

    $189

The Yakut knife — also called a Sakha knife or Yakutia knife, and bykhakh in the Sakha language — is the everyday blade of the Far North, shaped over centuries for life in one of the coldest inhabited places on Earth. What sets it apart is its geometry: a single fuller, or dol, ground into one face, leaving one flat, hollow side and one gently convex side. That asymmetric grind lets the edge bite deep and release cleanly instead of wedging, and because you sharpen essentially one bevel, a few passes on a stone bring it back even far from home. What is a Yakut knife explains the form in full.
This is our complete collection — all twenty knives, each one hand-forged by a master smith of the Sakha Republic and finished by hand, so no two are exactly alike. They range from compact everyday blades to long working knives, in steels from easy-care 40X13 stainless to keen-edged Kh12MF tool steel. It is the right place to start whether you want one dependable knife for the kitchen, trail and river, or a specialist for hunting or fishing.
New to the form? Our guide to choosing a Yakut knife walks through steel, size and handle so you buy once and buy right. Ice-born, fire-forged, and made to be used.