Hand-forged by Yakutian masters — every knife is unique

Yakut Knife

Handmade Yakutian knives from master craftsmen of Sakha Republic

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    Faithful Companion — Argys

    Argys — a faithful companion on the road and in…

    $189
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    Fisher — Balyksyt

    For those who meet the dawn at the water’s edge.…

    $189
  • Hunting Knife

    Hunter’s Dawn

    Hunter’s Dawn blends the traditional spirit of a Yakut knife…

    $269
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    Northern Lights

    Where winter lasts nine months, everything must serve faithfully. This…

    $239
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    Obsidian — Suor

    Black as a raven in the taiga — a dependable…

    $269
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    Taiga Blade

    A practical Yakut knife that brings together handwork, dependable materials…

    $239
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    Taiga Blade — Angler

    The Taiga Blade tuned for rod and reel. Kh12MF tool…

    $189
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    Taiga Blade — Fisherman

    The Taiga Blade built for volume. Hard, wear-resistant Kh12MF tool…

    $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.