NESSMUK knives = FAD ?

Yes and no. Is the style a fad? No more than the Puuko. But, the fad of carrying the old styles of 'outdoor primitive knives' goes along with the 'bushcraft' fad. Apparently at some point, someone decided that older patterns of fixed blades were more capable to 'bushcraft' than their more current patterned kin. Popularity fades as fads pass. The knife style has a proven purpose that has given credibility to it.
 
jimh0220 said:
Yes and no. Is the style a fad? No more than the Puuko. But, the fad of carrying the old styles of 'outdoor primitive knives' goes along with the 'bushcraft' fad. Apparently at some point, someone decided that older patterns of fixed blades were more capable to 'bushcraft' than their more current patterned kin. Popularity fades as fads pass. The knife style has a proven purpose that has given credibility to it.
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Totally. Yes and no. :):thumbup:
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
The knife George Sears used is almost identical to a classic butcher's knife known as a lamb skinner. Great all-around skinning and game prep design, but less of a "do all utility knife" for the woods. And loe and behold that's just what he used it for. Modern renditions are typically beefed up to the point where they're more all-around knives and less of a dedicated game and food prep item. They trade off a little performance in those areas for increased range of utility.
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Wasn't his "specially designed" knife just a cut down skinner? I think I read that he wanted/needed something shorter than the knife he had, so he took it down some and that's why the Nessmuk looks the way it does, like a knife with the top end filed to a hump.
 
jimh0220 said:
Yes and no. Is the style a fad? No more than the Puuko. But, the fad of carrying the old styles of 'outdoor primitive knives' goes along with the 'bushcraft' fad. Apparently at some point, someone decided that older patterns of fixed blades were more capable to 'bushcraft' than their more current patterned kin. Popularity fades as fads pass. The knife style has a proven purpose that has given credibility to it.
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I assume you mean Puukko.
Puukko knives are hardly a fad. Its a time proven design still very much in use. Especially in those countries where it originated.
 
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