I really like how these CPM 3V Nessmuks turned out!

Daniel Koster

Daniel Koster

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At this year's Blade Show, I got a lot of requests for my Nessmuk knife to be made out of CPM 3V. So, I decided to give it a shot. After all...I just LOVE the stuff...and I already do a scandi knife using it (Bushcraft)...so why not?

The price will obviously be higher...but the performance will be through the roof. :thumbup:

And crazy enough...you can still get one of these in micarta with a sheath and barely break $200 !!!

(someday I'll restructure my pricing...but not anytime soon!)



Anyway, I picked up some oversize 1/8" thick CPM 3V and I have a dozen or so of these "in the works". Some are orders...some are extras. ;)



Have a look at two I finished up today - and let me know what you think!



First, one in some very nice, very curly, stabilized Koa:

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Last, one in some nice-n-thick Black Canvas Micarta:

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I am really liking how these turned out....just feel great in the hand....thick enough steel to beat/wail on it...stout scandi grind (12.5 degrees each side)...as-forged finish will resist tarnishing, and even if it rusts, it is easy to restore with a scotchbrite pad...the thickness of the handles really makes for a nice grip...

If you can't tell...I'm having a Happy Monday. :D

Thanks for looking!

Dan
 
I have been drooling over your nessmuk's for a long while now especially the flat ground 3V model. I like the scandi grind on my mora's and how it works but after a complete resharpening they seem to loose their edge holding and tuffness. Not sure if you can answer this but is it because they are cheap? Is a scandi grind not to be sharpened often? I use and sharpen my knives often and this is why I ask.


Nice knives BTW, are the extras spoken for yet?
 
Very nice, I thought they looked thicker than the standard 1/32 so I had to go back up and look again.

very very nice.
 
Yes there are extras available.

These are hardened 100% top to bottom...no amount of resharpening will change the edge holding. :thumbup:


Dan
 
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