Author Topic: Nessmuk (Read 1709 times)

tippit · « **on:** July 02, 2020, 05:55:49 PM »

Nessmuk...very old style knife from around 1850 designed by George Washington Sears AKA Nessmuk, man of the wilderness. Interesting guy kinda like Thoreau...look him up on Google. Anyway I wanted to forge one....deer antler stained & filed, 1084 steel thin & wide blade, hand sanded, and OAL 10 inches.

View from spine of blade, deer antler filed and tapers toward blade...

dragonheart · « **Reply #1 on:** July 02, 2020, 06:58:37 PM »

I really like that style...Looks functional.

Car54 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 02, 2020, 07:05:06 PM »

Very nice Tip!

wisconsin wood butcher · « **Reply #3 on:** July 02, 2020, 08:16:16 PM »

nice job ! I do like the nessmuk style

Cyclic-Rivers · « **Reply #4 on:** July 02, 2020, 08:37:25 PM »

Nice jeff. Very nice

Tater John · « **Reply #5 on:** July 02, 2020, 08:39:13 PM »

Good looking knife! I have a nessmuk with elk scales it’s a very functional design
Rusty

goingoldskool · « **Reply #6 on:** July 02, 2020, 10:41:29 PM »

Nice work! As always, it's a pleasure seeing your craftsmanship.

Wudstix · « **Reply #7 on:** July 03, 2020, 12:04:37 AM »

Good sturdy all around knife design, GW Sears would be proud.

Phillip Fields · « **Reply #8 on:** July 03, 2020, 07:43:22 AM »

Great looking knife! Now, build the folding knife and 2 bit hatchet that completes the trio.

tippit · « **Reply #9 on:** July 03, 2020, 07:57:47 AM »

Phillip,
Do you have his book...Woodcraft and Camping written in 1884 and still in print today. I just purchased it from Amazon for like $9. The guy fascinates me as he was a minimalist on his camping treks. I now love the feel of the knife even though it's my rendition of his knife.

Phillip Fields · « **Reply #10 on:** July 03, 2020, 08:06:35 AM »

tippit, no, I don't. I have read it though. He is one of the reasons I have always wanted to hunt the Great North Woods. I did finally hunt northern Maine. I took a small black bear with my longbow last year. I'll be hunting Maine again this year. I'll be in camp with the guys from Black Widow Bows.

tippit · « **Reply #11 on:** July 03, 2020, 09:11:48 AM »

Good Luck to you. Will Sean be there? I'm staying are our farm in Aiken, SC through the year. This will be the first time for a summer here as we usually head home to MA & Me around June 1st. We've already had heat indexes above 100%...not sure this Northern Boy is going to fair well as we would be at our Maine lake house now

Phillip Fields · « **Reply #12 on:** July 03, 2020, 09:54:13 AM »

Haven't heard if Sean will be there.

wisconsin wood butcher · « **Reply #13 on:** July 03, 2020, 11:04:28 AM »

his book is a great read I got it to learn the secrets of his nessmuk design . not a lot of info yet a good story then an entire chapter on coffee! I do like coffee

ron w · « **Reply #14 on:** July 03, 2020, 12:49:33 PM »

That’s a real nice one.....!!

Ron LaClair · « **Reply #15 on:** July 03, 2020, 01:00:38 PM »

Here's mine I bought it from an old buckskinner on line years ago. It has very old stag handle slabs also very old leather sinew stiched. It has a very thin blade and sharp enough to split a whisker. I keep it in my bag for when I need such a knife

Duker · « **Reply #16 on:** July 03, 2020, 01:06:09 PM »

SWEEEET looking knife Jeffrey:::Very interesting book , I liked the part where Nessmuk is looking for the perfect canoe.

Wudstix · « **Reply #17 on:** July 03, 2020, 08:25:42 PM »

Just ordered book from Amazon. It’ll be here Monday.

beemann · « **Reply #18 on:** July 04, 2020, 03:03:04 PM »

Never knew I wanted a Nessmuk knife until right now. Very nice work thanks for sharing....

Wudstix · « **Reply #19 on:** July 06, 2020, 11:27:44 PM »

Me either!!!


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