A darn fine survival knife...

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V Shrake

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As anybody who has ever read Nessmuk knows, his idea of "camping" is a lot closer to what we today would call a survival outing. As such, he had a pretty darn nice trio of cutting tools to get the job done, whether processing game or making camp utensils or just whittling for the pleasure of it.

I came across this really great write-up of a modern maker putting out his rendition of Nessmuk's fixed blade hunting knife. Thought you all might enjoy it.

http://outdoors.free.fr/s_article.php?id_article=114

Add in a GB Mini or perhaps a Reeves mini double bit hatchet, and a nice 2 bladed slipjoint pocketknife, and you, too, can have this timeless trio. :)
 
Wow, nice knives. If I remember correctly, Dave Beck made a Nessmuk knife also, perhaps he'll bring it back. :).
 
Dave's Nessmuk is what inspired me to make mine. I love the design but wanted something really tough. I ended up with what you see on my sight, 1/4" thick O-1 with a fully tapered tang. It was actually heat treated by Dave Beck. It's my favorite knife that I've made so far. Looking forward to making more. My next one might be a "Tactical Nessmuk" out of stainless and Micarta, who knows.

-Jared
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Has anyone else gotten the impression that the Grohman Survival Knife is really jsut a modern Nessmuk copy?:confused:
 
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