My wife would never say I have too many knives, but I know she's thinking it.

I do carry smaller knives on occasion, such as trail hiking, most notable a Mora MG Clipper. but when in the deep bush of Minnesota's North Woods, I like a bigger knife. I'm not trying to convince anybody that I'm right, it just works for me. I go with the addage that a big knife can do anything a little knife can do.....

My most recent aquisition is a Jeff White Custom Nessmuk knife.

I will admit I bought it mostly for the way it looked, but also for the image of the life in the woods that Nessmuk lived. It's blade is thin and razor sharp 1095 high carbon steel, 5½ inches long, 1½ wide and 3/32 thick. Handle is 4½ inches long,made of curly maple It's about the same size as my vintage Western W36 that goes with me into the deep bush, but lighter.

I haven't field tested it yet, but really, should I have to? Nessmuk already approved the design.