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Nessmuk Trio Revisited!!

Gossman Knives said:
Here's my take on the Nessmuk trio. Even though I am a proponent for large fixed blades, nothing will replace an axe when it comes to splitting large pieces of firewood. Winter camping IMO, it's a must to have an axe and a large saw. A hatchet or a large blade becomes a personal preference. For me, I'd take a large blade over a hatchet. Some folks are really good using a hatchet, me, I'm better with an 8" camp knife. I'd rather have the large blade because I feel it's more versitile then a hatchet. I add a 4" fixed blade and I'm set.
Thanks for the compliment Tarmix. :)
Scott
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No thanks needed. You deserve the recognition. :thumbup:

One area where large blades or machetes is well above an axe is brush clearing. My Brother and I found a cool spot in North Idaho that was perfect for a camp site. It was "wild" however and he used his Cold Steel Trailmaster (or Hobbit sword as I call it;)) clearing the brush. An axe would have been almost useless for the job.
 
I would prefer an axe, because if you are carving or doing precise cutting you can just choke-up on an axe, then you get both cotroll and the weight of the axe head to help do the cutting. I cant get that amount of controll with a big knife.
 
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