The handle is easy to use in a variety of grips, and is comfortable in all of them. Knife microsoft word templates are ready to use and print. Knife making how to make a nessmuk knife from an old file. The sheath knife 7th jun 2014 as we said in our last post, we can learn much from the trio of woodcraft tools carried by george washington sears a. It has a 18 inch thick 1075 steel blade with a bead blast finish and satin finished scandi grind. Forging toolsknife templateskinning knifedamascus knifeslingshotknife. These templates depict kitchen knives which provide an ideal setting for making presentations about food, restaurants, fine dining, cooking, chefs, etc. Here is a little tutorial showing how i make a foldover style leather sheath for a nessmuk knife. Good nessmuk knife to get discussion in traditional folders and fixed blades started by vpetrell, aug 6, 2015. The green river knife became a favorite of emigrants, buffalo hunters, indians, miners and settlers. Print a pdf and transfer it to wood, polycarbonate or steel to make your pattern.
It is only a small sample of his work much of it is unrecorded. Printable knife patterns templates for amateur knifemakers. It is a pdf and you can download and print it up if you want to make the same knife. This is not a copy of his design and is not meant to be a reproduction. Good evening, guys and gals if any are out there im a new knifemaker and have quite a few designs sketched out on my sketchpad, i would like to take a few of the ones i plan to make more of and make a sort of pattern with them i have tried it with a few pieces of 14 wood, and t1 wood, but they dont seem to hold together great i was thinking of cardboard, but it would be really neat to. A free to use collection of of knife patterns templates in printable pdf format. Jan 01, 2018 knife making how to make a nessmuk knife from an old file emmerknives. In an effort to contribute to the knife maker community at large, id like to share some profiles that i have made. The green river knife became the source for various sayings and phrases related to quality and or doing a job right. Nessmuk thought the sheath knife should be of the best quality, well suited for skinning and field dressing game, and could be used as an eating utensil. There are some ontario kitchen knives in my shop that might profile okay. Save nessmuk knives to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. Joe elinburg in northeast florida likes the nessmuk pattern for a skinner.
Etsy has thousands of handcrafted and vintage products that perfectly fit what youre searching for. He was a writer for forest and stream magazine later merged with field and stream in the 1880s he was a small man and was, therefore, very conscientious about the amount of gear he carried. Ive had my eye on theses for a while due to the history. Many incorporate a small offset drop to the edge of the blade, which acts as a vestigial finger guard. Neonessmuk arrived fairly sharp, but could use a dressing.
Nessmuk sheath full leather holster, leather working. Here is the template i go by for the oh kephart and nessmuk. This work is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 4. But we both agree on the value of a sturdy sheath knife.
Personally, i would rather carry a big bowie than a nessmuck knife and a hatchet, but thats just me. Not every knife is a fourinch drop point or a bowie, and the skill necessary to effectively create salable, desirable knives does not exist in the pattern template alone. The nessmuk knife was named after george washington sears who was known by the pen name of nessmuk after a native american childhood friend. I commissioned my friend jamie harris to build me a knife based on the nessmuk design. Due to popular demand i have expanded the printable knife patterns templates to three pages. The lochnessmuk is a huge knife that measures in at 16 inches. Why not have a go at making your own bushcraft knife with one of my knife kits.
Right now, you are reading the best singular knifemakers website ever made on our planet. This a the great choice for carry knife, and is an instant classic. My nessmuk is one of my favorite and most used woods knives and i arent a hunter or do anything people say that the nessmuk is only good for, i am a bushcrafter and i process fire wood carve spoons and camp equipment and all the task most people say a. Its ergonomic shape and deep belly make it a great slicer and many prefer it for food preparation. Jun 05, 2017 every year, the blade show is full of highlights, but 2017 gave me something that will be hard to beat. Ive been thinking of giving a canadian belt knife this knife is pretty famous. The nessmuk knife performed very well, this was a task it really excelled at. Condor tool and knife nessmuk knife, wood handle, leather sheath. It cleaved through knots with no damage to the edge, and peeled bark off like a champ. Nessmuk my nessmuk model incorporates the most comfortable handle profile out there, the hump back shape of the handle really fills your hand and is very comfortable to use for extended periods of time. A detailed written description of it being made will be posted in a few days.
Oct 27, 2017 but we both agree on the value of a sturdy sheath knife. I think the nessmuk excells as a hunting, skinning, butchering, food prep knife. This means your designs are stored as cad files in the cloud online. It has a thin, wide, five to six inch blade and curved handle.
The blasted satin blade is manufactured from 1075 high carbon steel measures 10 inches in length and it is 316 thick. The handle features riveted hardwood scales with contoured edges. Make a cardboard template and draw a curvature resembling the curve as seen on the nessmuk knife. A very nice reproduction, handforged nessmuk knife that will take and keep a good edge. Aug, 2017 raymon earl hunts nessmuk style droppoint hunter has a forged 4inch flatground blade made out of 1075 steel. Here is how to make a kephart style knife from an old hickory butcher knife. This work is licensed under a creative commons attribution. Create printable knife templates style with photoshop, illustrator, indesign, 3ds max, maya or cinema 4d. The single illustration in woodcraft is the only rendering or specific mention of the knife by sears.
He enjoys sharing common sense tips for anyone to survive an urban or wilderness emergency, or natural disaster. This knife comes with a certificate of authenticity. Have you ever done a nessmuk pattern, i have one that i drew up but its not quite the traditional shape i was after. The backgrounds provide a mixture of light and dark colors to make the text. Most production examples also come with full tangs instead of a stick tang. Please ensure you print the pdf as is avoid resizing or fitting to page otherwise it will shrink the dimensions. Jun 09, 2018 i commissioned my friend jamie harris to build me a knife based on the nessmuk design. Its a dandy and if a store bought nessmuk is in my future it will be one of his.
There are many modern examples of nessmuk s knife, some more faithful to the original mission of the knife than others. Knife making how to make a nessmuk knife from an old. See more ideas about knife making, custom knives and blacksmithing knives. The knife illustrations have been designed to depict shiny blades, making the powerpoint backgrounds all the more attractive.
Custom leather horizontal carry sheath for opinel knife with belt loop. He was a small man and was, therefore, very conscientious about the amount of gear he carried. The karambit curved fighting knife template is here. I use manila folders from an office supply store because they are relatively stiff cardboard and very cheap.
This is a tribute to lloyd harding, western australian master knife maker, 1921 to 2003. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Please message me what number you want it for, orders without message about the size will be made for number 8 since i think it is the most widely used. The original kephart knife examined the truth about knives. Dont really know why as the blade shape is interesting and it would appear to be a useful knife in camp. Jan 11, 2011 the nessmuk knife has recently regained popularity as a great little knife. Here you will see my historic models, these were influenced by a knife of old made famous by some individual a hundred or more years ago. If you think camp cleaver when you look at the lochnessmuk you arent far off. Neonessmuk is of sufficient blade thickness to be that standalone one knife.
Usa canada return to northrivercustomknives home page. Its interesting, then, that the familiar kephart knife bears little resemblance to the blade identified with his predecessor. Balance is superb thanks to tapered tang construction. This knife is made for those who like the idea of a. Nessmuk the classic woodsmans knife popularized by woodcraft, the 1884 book on camping by george washington nessmuk sears. In horace kepharts own journals, its obvious that he was an admirer of nessmuk, going so far as to include a sketch of the nessmuk trio, complete with dimensions of the axe. Infamous as the knife of choice for george nessmuk sears, it is both unique and highly functional. All i ask is that you drop me a note if you find them useful. I love to see what makers are doing and ill try and post photos that you send of your knives.
Makers and manufacturers quickly find that they just cant quite get the same knife, and some of their attempts are humorous. Seems the nessmuk style has fallen out of favor since the woodlore, bushcraft scandi grind style knife craze. Joe flowers has taken the design and enlarged it into a capable camp knife. I had the chance to handle an original kephart knife by colclesser bros. This archive contains 104 templates and 300 drawings which have been scanned to scale to allow them to be printed as templates. Nessmuk is an historic replica of a canoe commissioned by the author george washington sears for his adirondack cruise in the summer of 1880 and built by the rushton boat works of canton n.
So when i saw a nessmuk style knife advertised by c. Knifeprint is the first cloud cad service specifically for knife design. On this website, you will see many hundreds of defined knife terms, detailed descriptions and information on heat treating and cryogenic processing, on handles and blades, on stands and sheaths, and on knife types from hunting and utility to military, counterterrorism, and collection. This design is a variation of the knife favored by george washington sears, whose pen name was nessmuk. Just send me a photo or twotopdown, with dimensions or a banana for scaleand ill see what i can do. The mortised handle is made with exhibitiongrade desert ironwood with sterling silver pins and 416 stainless steel guard. His stories, appearing under the pen name, nessmuk popularized selfguided canoe camping tours of the adirondack lakes in open, lightweight solo canoes and what is today called ultralight camping or ultralight backpacking. Knife making how to make a nessmuk knife from an old file emmerknives. Leon pantenburg is a wilderness enthusiast and writer. George washington sears, who wrote under the pen name nessmuk, and to whom kephart dedicated camping and woodcraft, also had opinions on outdoor knives.
The woodsman nessmuk is a rich, historicallyinspired knife design that is built for todays adventure. Formerly belonging to mark zalesky, owner of knife magazine, the kephart was brought to the show by ethan. Sears wrote about this and subsequent trips in forest and stream magazine under the pen name nessmuk. Again its the night before christmas and im scrambling to do up a nice present. Public projects can be created using the knifeprint free plan, which is great for hobbyists, makers and opensource designers who want to design knives with. Jan 21, 2017 download pdf knife templates to print and make knife patterns. Both men appreciated having a nimble cutting tool for finer tasks, but with so much attention paid to these legends sheath knife patterns, their simple folding knives often get lost in the historical shuffle. However, no direct free download link of printable knife templates placed here. The story of the nessmuk knife bushcraft usa forums. He was a writer for forest and stream magazine later merged with field and stream in the 1880s.
Nessmuks original fixed blade was too, thin of blade to stand alone as a one knife for wilderness survival, and needed the two other tools of the trio to make it fail safe. Again these templates are free to download, print and make your own. Nessmuk is available in d2 or forged version from 1084 high carbon steel. Fillet knife blade blank 001 9cr18mov stainless steel 12 12 oal new design.
The nessmuk knife has recently regained popularity as a great little knife. Having looked around the web for decent starting points for making knives, i found a lack of free printable knife patterns, templates or any knife profiles in pdf or other suitable format and have had mixed results. Fischer knives, based in elk city, idaho, i just had to try one out. We have captured the spirit of this historical pattern and added our own touch of style. Unfollow nessmuk knives to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
Both men appreciated having a nimble cutting tool for finer tasks, but with so much attention paid to these legends sheath knife patterns, their simple folding knives often get. Free knife design template of japanese kitchen knives, western chef knives, and outdoor utility knives. Full details of printable knife templates for digital design and education. The convex cutting edge is 3 12 inches, and the knife is 8 12 inches overall. The nessmuk style knife, which is actually an old indian style scalping and skinning knife is very popular with modern folks into the whole bushcrafting movement. In chapter ii of his woodcraft and camping, a reedited dover edition of nessmuks 1920 woodcraft, he writes, a word as to knife, or knives. The thin, keen edge bit into the wood well, was easy to control, and left a nice smooth finish. I watched my hunting buddy make short work gutting and skinning a whitetail with one i made for him. George washington sears december 2, 1821 may 1, 1890 was a sportswriter for forest and stream magazine in the 1880s and an early conservationist. This nessmuk trio as it came to be known consists of a small doublebit axe, a moose pattern folding knife, and his now infamous fixed blade. Printable knife templates desigen style information or anything related. Jamie has both the eye of an artist and the precision of a. Ive been eyeing the condor tool nessmuk, but may want something custom. Make a kephart knife from an old hickory kitchen knife.
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