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The scarpa's knife was named after Sir Edmond Scarpa after he created it on an arctic whaling expedition gone wrong. His ship became stuck in the ice and he had to wait until summer for the ice to melt. He became stuck after he could not out run the ice flow due a successful whaling trip. The crew had all the whale meat the could eat but the needed to cook it and the only wood they had was the crates the meat was stored in. Not being one to waste the meat Scarpa had the men dig caves in nearby ice bergs to keep it fresh and safe from polar bears. As they had only whaling and sailing tools it was hard work to dig through the ice. that was until Edmond Scarpa took one of the large skinning blades and bent it around to form a loop at the end of the five foot pole. This made it possible for the crew to carve out large chunks of ice to preserve the whale meat.Smaller versions have been created since then and used for various different applications including wood, clay and plaster.

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