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Bookmark or Share- Nessmuk Knife: Options In The All-American Outdoor KnifeWhat Is A Nessmuk. The Nessmuk-style knife has a unique shape that sets it apart from other models. The 4-to-5-inch blade has a hump on the spine that is closer to the point. The blade also has a deep belly and an upswept point, which makes it ideal for slicing, skinning and similar tasks.
- Pennsylvania Center for the BookNessmuk's contributions to the world of woodcraft and conservationism are innumerable. One of the world's first conservationists, he repeatedly criticized Pennsylvania's lumbering practices, both for their negative effect on the trout populations and for their destruction of pine forests.
- ExplorePAHistory.comNessmuk. County: Tioga. Marker Location: Courthouse Square, Pa. 660, Wellsboro. Dedication Date: October 10, 1972. Behind the Marker. George Washington Sears, circa 1877. For modern hikers, campers, and lovers of the outdoors, the idea of entering the wilderness for its peace and then leaving it no worse for having been there is accepted practice.
- The Nessmuk Ideal - A Knife's History - Knives IllustratedThese popularized canoeing, the Adirondack lakes, self-guided canoe camping tours, the open, ultra-light single canoe, and what many today call environmentalism. It was a happy union of technology and art, nature and life. Nessmuk (George Washington Sears) from Forest and Steam magazine.
- On George Washington “Nessmuk” Sears | Northern BushOn George Washington “Nessmuk” Sears. George Washington Sears (December 2, 1821 – May 1, 1890), might not be so internationally famous, but among American bushcrafters he is without doubt one of the most well-known and influential early fathers of the whole lifestyle, inspiring other renowned outdoorsmen like Horace Kephart, and his works ...
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