Nessmuk question

45-70

45-70

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Thinking about moding a greenriver blade into a nessmuk knife. (HD, you made me jealous). What do you think of this blade?

http://www.heimerdingercutlery.com/catalog/category.cfm?Category=185

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it is the Green River Buffalo Skinner
 
Nice shape. But all that handle mass/weight, might balance nice, but will break at the division between blade and handle, if it ever broke, which I doubt. Still, I don't like weakness engineered in.

But nice.

munk
 
I doubt that it will last more than 100 years. ;) Just over 1/8" thick, it'll cut and cut till there's nothing left to cut. Just don't use it (or any other) for a pry bar.:) Can't wait to see how it finishes out! :thumbup:

Steve
 
It looks like a good start to me, cheap enough to experiment with. Curious as to what blade length you plan to end up with. I took a Dremel to a 6" Old Hickory skinner with good results. The blade is 4.75". Good luck and I hope we can see some photos of the finished Nessmuk.
 
Plan?

Ask my boss, I'm not good at planning.

Really, seriously, I don't know what length it'll end up, whatever it ends up at should be enough to try the thing. If nothing else I can extend the grips to the rear to increase the overall length.

That particular knife shop is close to the house, I've emailed to make sure they have it in stock come Monday and I can study it first hand.

I was looking for an old hickory skinner to try, but couldn't locate one in stock anyplace. Figured that I'd use a Green River, ditto.
 
I've handled these blades before...thin and light. Add two thin half-oval-shaped handle slabs and you're set to go!

Why bother profiling it?

I thought Green River made a nessmuk blade?
 
"I doubt that it will last more than 100 years. Just over 1/8" thick, it'll cut and cut till there's nothing left to cut. Just don't use it (or any other) for a pry bar. Can't wait to see how it finishes out!" Ferguson


100 years is all??!! Geeze; I won't even be on my second cloned body by then.....

I'm amazed at the design alterations some of you do with basic blades. Way to go, IUKE12

munk
 
Try googling "Russell 4215 knife" Not a true Nessmuk, but I have always liked the knife.

Dick
 
Found a pic of some of the Green River blanks:

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The 4th one is also an upswept blade...but not what I was thinking.

A shorter version of the 6th one is what I thought they had...
 
Do you mean this one Dan? It's generally referred to as a "Sheath Knife" by everybody that sells Green Rivers. Handle (tang) is 4", blade is 4 1/2". Not exactly a Nessmuk, but very Nessmukish nonetheless, I get good service out of mine.

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The blade sells for nine and a half bucks at www.crazycrow.com ,the ready made knife goes for $13.50.

Sarge
 
Nessmuk doesn't really talk about his blade that much but the one aspect he sees fit to mention is that it is a THIN blade. Those blades are the right thickness I think.

45/70 were you viewing the Nessmuk Knife Thread? Isn't there some great versions there??:thumbup:
 
Cool project! I have a custom nessmuk that is quite a bit thinner that 1/8 and it cuts like a razor. I'd expect the Green River's would be pretty workable. Not the slicer the thinner blades are, but more robust. I'd expect the Old Hickory knives (if you can find one) would be more like mine, as their blades run pretty thin.

Pat
 
Outdoors said:
Cool project! I have a custom nessmuk that is quite a bit thinner that 1/8 and it cuts like a razor. I'd expect the Green River's would be pretty workable. Not the slicer the thinner blades are, but more robust. I'd expect the Old Hickory knives (if you can find one) would be more like mine, as their blades run pretty thin.

Pat
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Of the Green River Blades, the buffalo skinner, sheep skinner, and hunter models have a spine thickness of around 1/8". Most of the Green River butcher blades are around 3/32" at the spine, and the smaller blades (sheath knife, ripper, paring, Pacific paring, etc.) are just a hair thinner than that. The Green River blades feature a "high grind" (taper runs the full width of the blade), whereas Old Hickories feature a flat grind profile that only runs about half the width of the blade, the "flats" of the blade being embellished with a series of stamped grooves. Green Rivers not good slicers? They've sure got me fooled then hoss. :D ;)

Sarge
 
Sylvrfalcn said:
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Of the Green River Blades, the buffalo skinner, sheep skinner, and hunter models have a spine thickness of around 1/8". Most of the Green River butcher blades are around 3/32" at the spine, and the smaller blades (sheath knife, ripper, paring, Pacific paring, etc.) are just a hair thinner than that. The Green River blades feature a "high grind" (taper runs the full width of the blade), whereas Old Hickories feature a flat grind profile that only runs about half the width of the blade, the "flats" of the blade being embellished with a series of stamped grooves. Green Rivers not good slicers? They've sure got me fooled then hoss. :D ;)

Sarge
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Sarge,
sorry I'm not being too clear. Not nearly enough sleep last night combined with too much coffee this AM.

You are right on the GR grind, of course. My Chudzinski Nessmuk is thinner still IIRC and convex ground, and that was what I was mentally comparing. I should take a caliper to it and get the exact thickness, but the basement is being worked on and the shop is pretty much inaccessible.

You would have to reprofile the old Hickories to take full advantage of the thinness. Not necessarily a bad thing, as I don't care for the corrugated steel look of the Old Hickories, but way more work than the GR blade.

Maybe I am totally overestimating the cutting ability of my nessmuk, but it is wicked sharp. I am constantly amazed by how well it cuts. I should pick up one of the GR blades (and an OH) to compare side by side. Maybe I'll shut up til then :)

Pat
 
The link Andy provided is pretty close to what the Nessmuk would look like. The basic design is in the shape of an S with a wide blade. There are alot of good looking renditions of the Nessmuk being made today.
Scott
 
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