Modern Kephart & Nessmuk Trios

mykel m said:
JK Pocket Muk,JK Belt Hawk & Schrade USA 8OT.

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It doesn't get much better than that.:thumbup:
 
neeman said:
Do tell about the Rosselli Axe
Please
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I got it from Ragweed forge for 99 bucks last winter. Has a very thick wedge shape and won't stick in wood but blows out large chunks when chopping and is a very effective splitter. Seems to want to glance off a bit more than a thinner axe due to the thick wedge. Still it really chops well and I don't know why. Kinda like the bumble bees can't fly thing. Everything is telling me it shouldn't work as a chopper but darn if it doesn't. The hammer back is small however does work to drive tent pegs into frozen ground etc. I have mixed feelings on it but the positives for me overrides the negatives.
 
The handle is around 18 inches. It's shaped good for my hands with a wider area near the end. It's got some shape to it but not overly so.



 


My interpretation of the Sugar Fork moonshine drinkers triumverate.Three different notions actually.
 
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When I was young I fell under Nessmuk’s influence. I bought a double bit hatchet for hiking, hunting, camping. One edge for knotts wood, one for clear. This was in the sixties, Logger quality axes were still industry standard.

The companion hunting knife was a Herter’s knockoff of the Grohmann knife. Not that I’d heard of Grohmann.

The pocket knife was whatever I was carrying at the time. Probably a big stockman.

Then one day I gave up the hatchet. http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/973648-The-day-the-hatchet-stopped

Even since, my Nessmuk trio has featured a 9” or 10” trail knife. The first was a Marbles Trailmaker.
 
h&b shawnee tomahawk, brk kephart 3v and victorinox bushcrafter.

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Hard to beat a Kephart and a two-blade 'moose' pattern for usefulness in the woods.

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Add a folding saw or hatchet as needed.
 
The kids want dad to make them breakfast over the fire in the morning so it was a good time to take the other kids out for pics. First up is the Gransfors SFA, LT Wright Georgia Bushcrafter, and Victorinox Swiss Army Knife.
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Second, we have the 2 Hawks Voyager, Jeff White Bush Knife, and the trusty little Buck folding trio knife.
 
Third, although not the standard trio, this is my most often used in group camping. The little Estwing hatchet is a work horse and a blue collar hand axe that is beyond worth it's money. Also included, is an older, when they were good, Gerber slide saw and Case lock back knife.
 
Another one for fun, and a trio I'm becoming very fond of for middle or south Georgia in the summer time brush and bramble, a Woodsman's Pal, Old Hickory knife, and a Knives of Alaska Ulu. This combo is light weight and the ulu is becoming one of my favorite belt knives. You won't get any large diameter branches or trees down with this combo but it's great for all the brush around here in summer.
 
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