Holy Trinity of Cutting tools

[donnord]

I was reading about George Washington Sears, one of the founders of Field and Stream magazine. He wrote about the holy trinity of outdoor tools. A double sided axe, a folding knife and a fixed blade. The fixed blade is also called a Nessmuk due to the fact that Mr. Sears used that pseudonym when writing, and he had the blade shape custom made to his specs. Anyway what's your Holy Trinity. Mine is a SAK Champ type C, A Ralph Bone custom hunter. I prefer a lighter axe than most double sided ones . I have had the same axe for 30+ years. So I'll keep the axe but I have no idea who made it.

 

[Mk-211]

Joe makes an incredible Nessmuck.



And a Kephart.



Both are great outdoors knives.

 

[donnord]

Kephart is such a classic and versatile style.. The handle is amazing!

 

[RPZIP]

Joe makes an incredible Nessmuck.

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And a Kephart.

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Both are great outdoors knives.

Beautiful. Would prefer the nessmuk with a full flat grind though.

 

[el gigantor]

Kephart is such a classic and versatile style.. The handle is amazing!

My grail knife:

 

[Mk-211]

Beautiful. Would prefer the nessmuk with a full flat grind though.

Best part about ordering a custom, have it made, how you want it.

 

[Mk-211]

Here's the limited run, that Joe did, of Kephart knives.

 

[brandonc]

IMO the modern nessmuk trio is a heavy duty fixed blade, a modern locking folder and a multitool.

 

[Lesknife]

I would have to add a multi tool to that list so it wouldn’t be a trinity.

 

[RLB0414]

4" to 6" fixed blade, Buck 307 and Leatherman Supertool.

 

[DocJD]

Anvil pruner , chainsaw , and Chinese sword machete !

 

[abcdef]

Vic Farmer and a steady hand.

 

[Ron Texas]

You can't beat a good battery powered cut off saw. It will go through locks, fences, tire boots and anything else...

 

[eveled]

I think a single bit axe, is safer. Getting hurt in the wilderness was very bad back then.

I’d go with a small single bit axe, or large hatchet with 2 fixed blades, one heavy, one lighter.