Nessmuk. Which one and why.

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Bird's eye maple (dyed), brass pins, 1/8" CPMS30V convex grind.

Awesome threads!
 
I don't really care for the Nessmuk design. I guess it is popular because of the Nessmuk books. I believe it is just a Green River knife that was made cheaply for the old mountain men fur traders. I do have a full flat grind one by Koster that is a modified Nessmuk. This design looks like a good knife for the kitchen or for cutting up game. I was very pleased with the quality of the finished product.
 
My Dale Chudzinski one is probably my favorite one.

Second would be my Charlie Bradley Culloden Forge one]

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Nessmuks are a great camp knife if done right. Thin and with the proper curve to the edge and point.
 
there are a lot of good knifemakers out there, making some really cool Nessmuk style knives.... if i was going to pick, i would probably also choose Fiddleback... i think his renditions are some of the best out there...

here's a pic of mine, with a few ML's.... it's the top knife...this is one of the first 9 knives that Andy made... i love it..

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I'm not sure about the Nessmuk's yet. If I were going to get one to try out, it would probably be one of the new Condor's, just to see if I like the shape, or not.
 
I don't have much to add here, but I wanted to say that this thread is making me drool. Nice knives!

All the best,

- Mike
 
Mentor said:
I don't have much to add here, but I wanted to say that this thread is making me drool. Nice knives!

All the best,

- Mike
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I'm still not sure what they are really for but I do know I like 'em.
Since most of my cutting will be camp/cooking chores I think one will work very well.:thumbup:
Freat pics, there are some beautiful examples out there. Please forgive me if I ignore Ariel's. His work is unreal.:thumbup:
 
Defaultuser made mine (see the pic he posted) and I use it almost every day. I have one by Charlie Ridge and it is a beauty! I will try to find pics...
 
I'd also like to add that this thread is killing me. I've had a wierd Nessmuk knife obsession for a couple months now, but still haven't been able to afford one.
 
Nice Nessmuk's everyone, I've got quite a few I bought off of a seller/Knife Maker on E-Bay his name Is Jeff White, He does mostly Mountain Man/Rendezvous type Trade Knive's, He has a different style's the French Trade Knife and the English Trade Knife and the English LongHunter also a Camp Knife/Bowie, "I'm sure some of you have seen his Work, I know there are some E-Bay Lurker's on the Forum, I think for the price there a Great Knife, I got all of these Knive's without Sheath's for a little over 20.00 and he has Free Shipping, If you watch his Knive's sometime's you can get them for less than 20.00, Two of these are In Cherry Wood and one In Darked Curly Maple, There made of 1095 High Carbon Steel, Here's a link to a Site that carry's his Knive's with the Spec.'s on these knive's, http://www.handsewnleather.com/store/knives/202.html

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