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@@nobodyatall7039 fair enough mate 👍 each to his own preferences. Thanks for watching, Atb Tom.

@@LETME-kl9jg yes absolutely 👍 he had his trip of tools, each with specific purposes. Woodcraft and Camping is a great book. Thanks for watching

@@inregionecaecorum I have! Very cool, quite like a parang! I haven't used a condor one though. All the best, Tom.

@@stephencarmichael5156 indigenous peoples always have incredible knowledge and we have much to learn that is for sure. Thanks for watching and commenting Atb Tom

@@BackGardenBushcraft Penobscot Man by Speck is a better book for the big woods

@stephencarmichael5156 I will check it out thank you 🙏

@@longrider42 good point! There are some other ideas in the comments that people have recommended. Esee also makes one

@@BravingTheOutDoors I will look into that up! Thanks for the tip 😁 best wishes Tom 🙂

@@davidcallan7844 good blades!

@@BackGardenBushcraft i don't leave home without my camp creek .

@@davidheath2427 sounds fantastic! Thanks for watching and commenting all the best Tom

@@ulbushcrafting6592 thank you very very much! Very kind! 😊 Best wishes, Tom

@@navigator1372 yeah each to his own personal preference. My most commonly used tools are mainly 4inch 4mm scandis grinds. But I like using a variety of tools, some of my pukkos are very capable and 2-3mm thick. A Mora is more than enough tool for most tasks. I do enjoy things that are overbuilt for their own unique way of doing things, just as I like other tools such as dainty carvers or big choppers. Thanks for watching and commenting. Best wishes, Tom.

@BackGardenBushcraft the logic is that you won't be chopping with a small knife and for the thickness of the wood you can span it doesn't need thickness in the blade

@@navigator1372 you'd be surprised what that knife can do to be honest and it's nicely compact. Feels similar to an Esee 5 but it slices better. I have larger choppers if that's the style I'm going for and smaller lighter knives too. All good options.

@@redelk2974 thank you so much. Really appreciate the positive comment! Best wishes, Tom.

@@kurts64 thank you very much mate

Great comment thank you - totally agree and like your outlook. Thanks for watching, all the best, Tom.

@@michaelyoumans2113 thank you! I wondered if anyone would pick up on the Nessmuk pack! Good eye! Thank you for subscribing and commenting, really encouraging to have some positive feedback! All the best, Tom.

I have an axe. In fact an axe is my favorite tool and in my opinion the most useful and efficient tool there is. However... I know some people disagree on this technique and that's fine, everyone has their own OPINION and that's fine. Batoning is a very useful, safe and efficient method and one taught in most top Bushcraft schools. If you don't use it as a method that is your choice, but sometimes carrying a small saw and a belt knife is all we have and it's good to be able to know how to use them to achieve different outcomes. You also don't necessarily need a cut log to baton, you can break wood if you don't have a saw. My 2$.

@@camojoe83 good stuff! I bet they are great!

Well as you say to dig and hammer, I agree in 9/10 cases I would likely make a tool for it from wood, and do frequently make digging sticks and mallets using these tools. But if I had to I would happily use these for anything required, including prying wood apart to make other items etc. I said that merely to illustrate the point that these are very capable and strong tools and that I have used them for a lot of heavy tasks. Hope that clarifies what I said a little bit. I also like using a short belt axe, hatchet or hawk as you said in your other comment.

I like a short axe hatchet or hawk as well most of the time. Atb, Tom

@@swamp.rats.survival I will check it out thank you

Absolutely 💯 very good comment and links to what I was saying about our developing and changing uses of tools. Thank you for watching and writing such a detailed comment. Best wishes, Tom

Thanks very much

@@argokuusk guess it's all personal taste and opinion, I personally like the design. Thanks for watching and all the best

@@billclancy4913 sounds like a great combination. All the best, Tom.

@@billclancy4913 they sound excellent 👌 thank you for watching!

@@BravingTheOutDoors I'm in Sussex mate. Thanks for watching and commenting 😁

I think originally batttoning knives was just done on small pieces of wood for kindling. But in today’s world people have gone to the extreme with it trying to split logs with their knives.

@@runningriverbushcraft thank you 🙏

@@kingarthur488 will do! Thanks 🙏

@@GeorgeCCourtBartlum thank you very much! All the best, Tom.

@@Mike-zw7fq great combo! Best wishes, Tom

@@Mike-zw7fq 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Or burnt bitter garlic

@@peetsnort 🤣 fun at parties

@@ryc3rz I haven't! I will check it out, thank you

@@larrybadman9965 I will check them out! Thanks 🙏

@@joepublic573 thank you. Atb, Tom.

@@keithappler5291 thank you for watching and your comment. I bet that's a lovely knife. All the best, Tom

@@jamesnelson1443 thank you for your support

Thank you very much! That means a lot to me. All the best, Tom

@@Eezyriderr1 good knowledge - I will check it out! Thanks 🙏

Green River pattern knives were much larger than the Nessmuk pattern, reflecting the uses you pointed out as a favored style by ranchers and buffalo hunters. I had a Damascus custom Green River made...but it was far too large for my needs.

What is the time stamp for said Green River knife? I have four Green River knifes myself. A small "Fish" knife, the Hunter/Traditional with a 5 inch blade, a Butcher knife with 6 inch blade, and a big one with a 12 inch blade. I've used all four in the kitchen for years.

@@jacobvasco990 stoney path is on Etsy and insta, willowwood and field and steel have Instagram and websites where you can buy or order knives

@BackGardenBushcraft thank you

@@Ralphbo-u6l thank you! All the best, Tom.

I agree. If you recall, after Nessmuk came Horace Kephart, who basically liked the same type of knife as Nessmuk, but wanted more people to get out and enjoy the woods. As people started getting out and experiencing the wilderness, then came along Mors, who only used a scandi. From then on, it seems that the scandi was the go to grind for a bushcrafter and consumerism took advantage of it because there was a demand. With that said, the majority of bushcrafters, at least the ones I know do not care about skinning an animal as much as just getting the meat from it, so they will usually carry a small gutting-skinning knife as well as their "bushcraft" belt knife. Batoning wood also came from Mors, and I think that is the dumbest thing I have ever seen, but I wood put any knife in his hands and he would make it work.

@@Swearengen1980 guess that's why they make it for different people's opinions and tastes/preferences and as I said was Nessmuks opinion too. I personally like the versatile nature of a stout blade and have used the tools in this video for a whole range of things, so are still useful tools if not specialized in one area. Certainly not useless, just different. Best wishes, Tom

@@BackGardenBushcraft What I meant by useless was specific to a scandi, stout, Nessmuk style blade. It's just silly. My favorite skinners are both small-ish, thin, slicey, in the Nessmuk style. One being the MKC Stonewall skinner in magnacut. That knife will do any basic chore, but specifically takes advantage of the belly to properly skin an animal. I get it, people have different goals; most bushcrafters are just weekend guys who sit around a campfire and playing survival. My point being, the Nessmuk specifically offers no advantage as a stout blade. I don't mind a stout blade in some cases, my favorite all purpose blade is a Reiff F6 3V, at 3/16" spine it's the stoutest I have and it's a beast. But the style is more conducive to utility.

@@JO-rk5gu Indeed. I've read Nessmuk and Kephart. I have knives in both their models, though partially for historic value. My parents live in the Appalachians near where these men spent their time, it's nice to go out there and use a Kephart to camp and have fun. Around here, those I know, scandi is hit or miss. Many went through a phase, fell for the fad/grift, and went back to a saber or flat grind. But they are often also hunters and do skin. We do use the hides as well. One difference is, as I said in the other reply, most bushcrafters are city slickers who play survival sitting around a campfire on the weekend. Then there's us country folk who have done stuff like this all our lives and have uses for the hides. Regardless, getting the meat is easier if you can efficiently and smoothly skin an animal (of any size) and that's done with a thin slicey blade, not a scandi or stout blade. Just because it can be done doesn't mean it's the ideal way. I've always carried my own version of the Nessmuk trio and my skinner does nothing but skin and cook. One "survival" option is just unrealistic.

​@@Swearengen1980there's a fine line between bushcraft and survival....some cases a big fat line. As a child growing up on a rural farm in East TN , I guess I practiced "bushcraft " in the woods daily. I called it playing. Nessmuk used his famous knife , a pocket knife and a hatchet. He was trying for a one tool does all. As a blacksmith and knife user , there's little I've done with a Scandinavian edge. It's not practical for a lot. I've made a couple of Nessmuk both in a Scandi and one in a thinner Saber. I made the Scani for someone. It looked cool . I never used it. The style is a skinning knife. I love my Kepart blades though. I have several. My grandparents have family in the same cemetery as Kepart. You mentioned the area I believe. It's a nice area. I really like to camp /trout fishing around the TN/NC border.....I don't call anything I do bushcrafting 😂. I can whittle at home. I'd rather be catching those trout 😅.

@@pleistorossica7362 very nice!

Folks want the crown on it (although I don't think they realize that means it's 99% not full tang).

@@dougdumbrill7234 good tip! Thanks for the comment - all the best, Tom

@@Echo5-Tango I would also love to handle one like that!

You could likely have one made. Lucas Forge makes an excellent traditional Nessmuk as well as some variants and he stays true to the style and intent, none of this scandi or thick nonsense. It's a true skinner and camp knife, the way Sears intended. Each one is made to order, so it's possible he'd do the crowned stag handle (he does a modern take on the stag handle, but he does note that a crowned antler handle means it's not a full tang, which is a terrible idea if you're going to really use it).

@@TrentCostello-s4h 🤣 thanks for your opinion