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Tenderfoot
Nov 11, 2005
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Here's mine:

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ATS34 by Clive's Knives in Brisbane. Queensland Walnut handle with red liners.
Convex edge.
The sheath fit & finish is amazing! I beleive that Clive served an apprentice as a shoe maker, so he knows his stuff with leather. ;)

Sorry my photo skills don't do it justice. :eek:
 

jojo

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Aug 16, 2006
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Thought I'd show mine as well! :D

Just made the two Nessmuks
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Both 3mm 01 tool steel, full tang blade 4 1/2" long, handles respectively of Bird Eyes Maple and Olivewood. I am making the sheaths at the moment, one is drying from wet forming last night. I have used scandi grind on both, one being finer edge than the other one.
 
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sam_acw

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Sep 2, 2005
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Beautiful knives JoJo. They look a little like the Grohmann Canadian Dh Russell knife (particularly the left one :) )
That is a style of knife which always strikes me as being a slimline Nessmuk.
 

Squidders

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Aug 3, 2004
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michiel said:
What's the steel that is used in the alan wood knife?

Michiel

Michiel: I suspect it's 01 although i'm not 100%. :eek:

Phil562: Yeah, it caught my eye a while ago in a gun/hunting shop in East Grinstead so this saturday, I wandered up there and got it... I love impulse buying and it's even nicer not having to wait :lmao:

Rapidboy: Thanks... I wasn't too impressed with the sheath design but the workmanship is top notch as I would expect... I have found that the design of the sheath is "rustic" and in keeping with the knife.

It really is a beautiful tool and if I find a use for it, it's going to be even better... that's the only down side... it's my first drawer queen :lmao:
 

Snufkin

Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Oct 13, 2004
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That's it, I'm off to the garage to start work on one of these.
I am also slightly miffed that I've broken my Lee Reeves hatchet, splitting a log. I levered it apart and the log wasn't the only thing to split :( . Re-handling an axe is something new for me to learn though :).
 

Ratel10mm

Tenderfoot
Nov 11, 2005
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Southern Oxfordshire
Just make sure that you don't have sharp corners on the haft, as they are weak points. If you need to make the haft smaller to fit the eye, then file & sand it down to fit so that it's all smooth curves, without shoulders.
When my first felling axe split, it was because the (chinese) factory had sawn a shoulder at the eye. It looked from the outside like it was properly done, but that's where it split, sure enough. :rolleyes:
Dad bought a new hickory haft & showed me how to do it properly with the replacement, and it's still going strong 15-odd years later. :)
 

Snufkin

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Oct 13, 2004
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Ratel10mm said:
Just make sure that you don't have sharp corners on the haft, as they are weak points. If you need to make the haft smaller to fit the eye, then file & sand it down to fit so that it's all smooth curves, without shoulders.
When my first felling axe split, it was because the (chinese) factory had sawn a shoulder at the eye. It looked from the outside like it was properly done, but that's where it split, sure enough. :rolleyes:
Dad bought a new hickory haft & showed me how to do it properly with the replacement, and it's still going strong 15-odd years later. :)
As it's a mini hatchet I'll probably make the entire haft from scratch. I'm keeping my eye open for a suitable bit of ash or hickory. I'm in no rush as I have other axes to play with.
 

Woodcutter

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Feb 6, 2006
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Sorry to sound ignorant guys but what defines a knife as being a Nessmuk?

Some amazing looking blades here, very nice.
 
Jan 18, 2005
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The next one I plan to make will end up with ebony or black wood handle one large mozaic pin and 2 smaller pins. I think its going to be next on the list. :)
 
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Still finishing this girly up, going to give the handle a makeover and make it look more presentable, and less "work only".

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The one on the right is her. Green River Sheath Knife. I always thought it was like a light Nessmuk. But I will be looking for a Nessmuk in the next year or so.

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The girl in her completed sheath. I'm going to leather burn a design on the outside and rub in some bear grease. Other then that, she's done.

:eek: forgive the big pictures!
 

jojo

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I like your sheath a lot. Did you put a insert of any description in it such as raw hide? What skin did you use and did you use artificial sinew to sew the sheath? Hope that's not too many questions :rolleyes:
 

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