Show your nessmuk!

[British Red]

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 .

Slightly miffed?

Right, the rest of you guys set up the stake, a few more gather some wood and someone break out a bow drill - I feel a heretic burning coming on

Actually I'm gutted for you - I had Lee throw in two spare helves for me when he made mine (sadly they are for the double bit or you could have had one)

He will do a spare helve I'm sure if you want him to though. Good excuse for some fiddleback......

Red

 

[OzaawaaMigiziNini]

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

Rawhide insert, go to my website, then go to Buckskins, you'll see the original sheath on there, Just remove the belt loop, and stick it into the new sheath.

High grade wild moose buckskin, with Gold chrome tanning. Next knife sheath'll be elkhide.

Yes, sinew stitched 4 times up and down.

Not too many questions mate, always like chatting stats on work

 

[sam_acw]

Couldn't pass up a chance to resurrect one of my all time favourite threads - I've got two Woodcraft (1/2 Nessmuk 1/2 Kephart) trios photographed for your perusal. Two completely different approaches as well. Both trios contain only a single bit axe as I'm not really sure I need an extra sharp edge to worry about when chopping.
Set 1 is the traditional approach featuring some tools featured earlier. It has a Tlim Nessmuk, a Victorinox Electrician plus and my latest new toy. The axe is new from Delaronde Forge and is a nice feeling piece of kit - unfortunately it is beyond my sharpening skills at this moment in time to get a working adge on it

The second approach is the modern approach. I've included a Bark River PSK knife as the whittler element here as it fitted in with the black and orange colour scheme more than anything else The SAK would be fine in the whittler role and the alox ones nicely bridge the gap between old and new. The axe is the smallest fiskars and the knife is a Cold Steel Canadian. It is a brill tool and the S shape and fine blade have definite Nessmuk echoes.

I hope this serves to get a favourite thread going again and to show you that you can do it for less than £50 on all new tools.

 

[michiel]

Very nice! Thanks for posting another beauties.

Michiel

 

[santaman2000]

Bump. Just saw this old thread and wondered how members today many still like Nesmuks?

 

[HappyOutdoors]

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[Janne]

I use the old style Butcher’s knife every time I cut meat.
The Nessmuk style of a blade originated from there.

Btw, Nessmuk himself used two knives in his nature trips.
A large one and a smaller one.
Most of the knives shown on this thread are not designed to his ideas.

For the true design, have a look:
http://www.thetruthaboutknives.com/2015/09/know-your-knives-the-nessmuk-