New Nessy...

[Nifeman]

Here's a little Nessmuk I just finished. It has chestnut scales and brass bolsters. Overall it is 8 1/2" with the 1080HC blade being 4 1/4". It has a simple pouch sheath made from veg tanned leather. Should work nicely around deer camp this fall. Hope y'all like...Bud

 

[LRB]

Nice, I don't like most nessmuks, but that one is not too bad at all. :hatsoff:

 

[PitchyPine]

Great looking knife, just right for deer. :thumbsup:

 

Looks like it will make a fine skinning blade :thumbsup:

 

[tom hargrove]

excellent :bow: :bow: :bow:

 

[oldsarge]

I love it, did you blue the blade or is it just the angle? I like the way you followed the line of the blade and bolster too.

 

[Nifeman]

Hey Sarge, no, that's a mustard etch finish...

 

[paulvallandigham]

WADR, I am not a fan of the Nessman design. It is either a great skinning knife, or a good small spade, depending on whether it holds and edge or not. The blade is too wide for tight work in gutting and skinning out small game, and even most whitetail deer.

I think a better designed blade is the Canadian Belt Knife, by D.H. Russell, made and sold by the Grohmann Knives company in Nova Scotia.
[url] http://www.grohmannknives.com/[/url]

The two knives are similar in the bellied shape, but the Russell design allows for a wider range of work with the knife. The pronouced narrowing at the back of the blade allows for a firm grip in the fingers when everything is covered in blood and body fluids. The knife does not slip in your hands and cut you, too!

Having said all that, I think you did a fine job on the knife, and on the sheath. :hatsoff:

 

[mommicked]

:hmm: That looks like it would make the perfect deer disassmebly tool for our smallish coastal whitetails! :thumbsup: Send one down and I'll give you a field report this fall! :winking: :hatsoff: Nice looking sheath there too!

Mommicked