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My reproduction of the nessmuk knife, whitetail crown antler shown with a 44 special casing for comparison. all hand finished.
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And a MINI nessmuk full tang that wil leither ride in a pocket or neck sheath, bloodwood crossgrain, shown with a 44 special casing for comparison.
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Wow:thumbup: :thumbup: ! Those are beautiful knives indeed! How did you make them?
 
muskrat man said:
My reproduction of the nessmuk knife, whitetail crown antler shown with a 44 special casing for comparison. all hand finished.
nessmuk013.jpg
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That is the nicest Nessmuk I have never seen. Do you have any more antler like that?
 
Great job, those both look fantastic. That is just about a perfect rendition of the image I had in my head of the original.
 
Well done. That is an extremely handsome knife, and very representative of Mr. Sears' original knife.

L.W.
 
Love the big one.
Just a quick question- Is there a reason for the humped back over a straight clip to it?? I've never heard of the hump being used for much and wanted to learn more. I've also never held a nessmuck before- maybe it is self evident, I don't know.
 
CUTS LIKE A KRIS said:
Is there a reason for the humped back over a straight clip to it?? I've never heard of the hump being used for much and wanted to learn more.
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There are several different designs for hunting knives. Each has its strengths and its proponents. One type is the trailing point, generally a long thin blade that curves up to a needle point. A very different type is the swept point, a broad blade with what would be a drop point except the tip also curves upwards. The Nessmuk has a swept point.

Both rely on the belly for skinning but the broad blade of the swept point can give you better control of the edge, as it guides itself in lying flat. Its more obtuse point can pierce, but is less likely to do so accidentally.

Since the Nessmuk is also generally a faily short blade, the curved back and hump can work as a finger rest which increases control of the tip.

I have a BRKT Adirondack Guide, which is a Nessmuk of sorts, with the typical thin, broad blade but a less dramatic handle. It works very well in the kitchen, where the broad blade is also useful in scooping up chopped up vegetables like a spatula. :)
 
Those are very nice MM. Love the stag. :thumbup:
Scott
 
Esav Benyamin said:
Since the Nessmuk is also generally a faily short blade, the curved back and hump can work as a finger rest which increases control of the tip.
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Thanks Esav- I know of the different point styles and now that you mention it the finger rest makes sense. I am working on a "chopper nessmuck" and slightly larger than normal "nessmuck" design but mine have a straight section instead of the curved spine- not too sure they should be called Nessmucks but that is what they were modelled after (I know that the nessmuck should be small but I like the small knives I have and wanted to be creative)
 
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