Hello guys!
This time, I would like to show you my new EDC set.
Wonderful Boker Nessmi at the beginning.
This small knife was designed by Jesper Voxnaes to give special honor to George Washington Sears. Under the pen name of "Nessmuk", George W. Sears wrote "Woodcraft" - a general book about camping and he also published many other books and newspaper articles about outdoor life.
"Sears believed that there were great health benefits from being in the outdoors. Being a rather small and frail man, he also wanted to demonstrate that camping, canoeing and enjoying the outdoors was for everybody and not just the stereotypical rugged he-man types. (...)
At the age of 59, a little more than 5 feet tall, weighing less than 105 pounds, and weak with acute pulmonary tuberculosis, Sears was so small and weak he investigated ultralight canoes. He persuaded J. Henry Rushton of Canton, N.Y to build him a single canoe he could carry. (...)
Nessmuk favored a trinity system of cutting tools, his little double bit hatchet of his own design, a light fixed blade and a substantial Moose pattern folder. Nessmuks views towards knives are arch-typical of the classic outdoorsmen; he preferred thin knives, keen edges and a useable length. Nessmuk, like other classic outdoorsmen, recognized that a hatchet or small axe was the tool of choice for chopping, and wrote with disfavor of large, thick Bowie knives. Instead, a smaller knife designed for cutting efficiency was highly favored.
The Nessmuk knife has recently regained popularity as a great little knife. It's ergonomic shape and deep belly make it a great slicer and many prefer it for food preparation." by Mike Carter.
Today our society knows the characteristic shape of the Nessmuk knife.
Jesper Voxnaes goes even further and together with Boker company he made a compact version of the knife - Nessmuk mini - Nessmi - the knife for outdoor and hunting applications and also for EDC.
Boker Nessmi specifications:
☞ The length of a knife with leather sheath: 15.6 cm
☞ Overall length: 14.4 cm
☞ Handle length: 8.3 cm
☞ Handle Material: Micarta
☞ Blade length: 6.4 cm
☞ Blade thickness: 3 mm
☞ Steel Blade: CPM-S30V 58 HRC
☞ Weight: 87 g
The handle is made of dark green micarta and it is slightly polished. Together with yellow fibre liners it looks very elegant. With my medium-sized hands, three fingers cover exactly two notches from underneath the Nessmi's handle. The smallest fourth finger rests on the ending small cut-out, and the thumb firmly bases on the grooving back of the blade.
Knife sheath is made of brown rigid 3 mm leather, which covers almost whole knife. The knife in a sheath is stable and very firmly secured. For me it is not possible to pull out the knife accidentally, even upside down. A small lanyard hole is at the end of a sheath.
The knife was made in Germany, in known for its knives city of Solingen. All parts are perfectly fitted. Even the inscriptions on the blade are made in a completely different technology than a Boker Plus series.
The Nessmi is my first knife made from premium S30V powder-metal steel. Out of the box the knife shaves hand hairs and it cuts paper, cartons, tomatoes etc very smoothly with very good edge retention. The Nessmi is a precision tool which in the outdoors will be an ideal companion for its big brother - Boker Plus BOB.
My collection of different knives grows slowly, but considering their aesthetic and functional, I can confidently say that Jesper Voxnaes "VOX" is one of my favorite knife designers. In addition to these three knives below I also tempted to the Boker Plus Vox C4 (Credit Card/Cash Clip) of his authorship, made of titanium. This clip together with Nessmi is an excellent set for EDC applications.
Boker Plus Vox C4 specifications:
☞ Length: 9 cm
☞ Width: 5.5 cm
☞ Thickness: ~ 1.7 mm
☞ Weight: 44 g
☞ Material: Titanium
Boker Plus Vox C4 (Credit Card / Cash Clip) is two-sided and it is matched to the size of a credit card. On the front, on the left and the right side are protective curvatures, and in the middle it has a wide, strong clip which securely holds credit cards and money. On the back there is a second narrower clip, where you can also keep the money or fasten it to a pocket.
Pozdrowienia z Polski
Greetings from Poland
This time, I would like to show you my new EDC set.
Wonderful Boker Nessmi at the beginning.
This small knife was designed by Jesper Voxnaes to give special honor to George Washington Sears. Under the pen name of "Nessmuk", George W. Sears wrote "Woodcraft" - a general book about camping and he also published many other books and newspaper articles about outdoor life.
"Sears believed that there were great health benefits from being in the outdoors. Being a rather small and frail man, he also wanted to demonstrate that camping, canoeing and enjoying the outdoors was for everybody and not just the stereotypical rugged he-man types. (...)
At the age of 59, a little more than 5 feet tall, weighing less than 105 pounds, and weak with acute pulmonary tuberculosis, Sears was so small and weak he investigated ultralight canoes. He persuaded J. Henry Rushton of Canton, N.Y to build him a single canoe he could carry. (...)
Nessmuk favored a trinity system of cutting tools, his little double bit hatchet of his own design, a light fixed blade and a substantial Moose pattern folder. Nessmuks views towards knives are arch-typical of the classic outdoorsmen; he preferred thin knives, keen edges and a useable length. Nessmuk, like other classic outdoorsmen, recognized that a hatchet or small axe was the tool of choice for chopping, and wrote with disfavor of large, thick Bowie knives. Instead, a smaller knife designed for cutting efficiency was highly favored.
The Nessmuk knife has recently regained popularity as a great little knife. It's ergonomic shape and deep belly make it a great slicer and many prefer it for food preparation." by Mike Carter.
Today our society knows the characteristic shape of the Nessmuk knife.
Jesper Voxnaes goes even further and together with Boker company he made a compact version of the knife - Nessmuk mini - Nessmi - the knife for outdoor and hunting applications and also for EDC.
Boker Nessmi specifications:
☞ The length of a knife with leather sheath: 15.6 cm
☞ Overall length: 14.4 cm
☞ Handle length: 8.3 cm
☞ Handle Material: Micarta
☞ Blade length: 6.4 cm
☞ Blade thickness: 3 mm
☞ Steel Blade: CPM-S30V 58 HRC
☞ Weight: 87 g
The handle is made of dark green micarta and it is slightly polished. Together with yellow fibre liners it looks very elegant. With my medium-sized hands, three fingers cover exactly two notches from underneath the Nessmi's handle. The smallest fourth finger rests on the ending small cut-out, and the thumb firmly bases on the grooving back of the blade.
Knife sheath is made of brown rigid 3 mm leather, which covers almost whole knife. The knife in a sheath is stable and very firmly secured. For me it is not possible to pull out the knife accidentally, even upside down. A small lanyard hole is at the end of a sheath.
The knife was made in Germany, in known for its knives city of Solingen. All parts are perfectly fitted. Even the inscriptions on the blade are made in a completely different technology than a Boker Plus series.
The Nessmi is my first knife made from premium S30V powder-metal steel. Out of the box the knife shaves hand hairs and it cuts paper, cartons, tomatoes etc very smoothly with very good edge retention. The Nessmi is a precision tool which in the outdoors will be an ideal companion for its big brother - Boker Plus BOB.
My collection of different knives grows slowly, but considering their aesthetic and functional, I can confidently say that Jesper Voxnaes "VOX" is one of my favorite knife designers. In addition to these three knives below I also tempted to the Boker Plus Vox C4 (Credit Card/Cash Clip) of his authorship, made of titanium. This clip together with Nessmi is an excellent set for EDC applications.
Boker Plus Vox C4 specifications:
☞ Length: 9 cm
☞ Width: 5.5 cm
☞ Thickness: ~ 1.7 mm
☞ Weight: 44 g
☞ Material: Titanium
Boker Plus Vox C4 (Credit Card / Cash Clip) is two-sided and it is matched to the size of a credit card. On the front, on the left and the right side are protective curvatures, and in the middle it has a wide, strong clip which securely holds credit cards and money. On the back there is a second narrower clip, where you can also keep the money or fasten it to a pocket.
Pozdrowienia z Polski
Greetings from Poland
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