Nessmuk Style Knife

ArielSalaverria · Oct 8, 2004

Hello,

This is a Nessmuk style knife I just finished for a customer.

Here are the specs:

-3.75 blade according to the blade profile the customer sent me.
- Blued cable damascus, with a not too steep convex grind that can still slice good.
- 4" handle, including bolsters in virgin red deer stag in S shape with a method to attach a lanyard, wheter is a ring or some carving on the handle to secure the leather loop. Not the original method.
- Bolsters in polished leather and red enameled copper rings. Buttcap in leather (just one ring) and cable damascus
- One pankake sheath to carry the knife and another one following the lines of the knife "for shows" (although is heavy duty too) Both in handstitched brown cow leather.

I have almost 30 pictures showing the process of knifemaking and sheathmaking, I'll post an update when I get my website updated with that

Regards,

Ariel

Myakka · Oct 8, 2004

Great looking Nessmuk, I'm a big fan of this style of blade. Thanks for sharing.

ddavelarsen · Oct 9, 2004

I grew up reading Woodcraft and love these knives. This one has a "stumpier" blade than I'd expect but I like it. Now you need to make a Nessmuk hatchet!

I really like your enameled copper. How do you do that? Is this something regular folks could do?

Gossman Knives · Oct 10, 2004

Very nice! I love this style. The pancake sheath is great. Nice work

Scott

ArielSalaverria · Oct 10, 2004

Thank you folks

I haven't heard about Nessmuk before I got this order, the blade design was provided by the customer.

I might make a hatchet, that's a good point!

This is how I made the detail of the sheath, and you can see the enamel process (I still have to make a tutorial on that)

Detail in copper for the point of the sheath (already drilled)

Spraying destiled water on it so it can retain the powdered enamel later.

Powdering the enamel on it, sifting it through a regular coffee strainer.

Piece inside the oven to get cooked. I use that inverted U shape piece to insert and retrieve the piece from the oven easily, with just a steel bar.

When you took it off the oven, the hot glass looks almost black, it gets the real color when it cools off.

Cooled off and finished piece.

Regards,

Ariel

ArielSalaverria · Oct 11, 2004

Nestor just unveiled the new section of my website with pictures of the making of this knife/sheath.

Here's the link, it has more than 40 pictures

http://www.aescustomknives.com.ar/docs/knifemakingnessmuk.htm

Regards,

Ariel

paintfool · Oct 12, 2004

Awesome Ariel!

and more tutorials!!

how have you been? I got some new things to work with, I'll have to email you later and tell you the story..

blgoode · Oct 12, 2004

Damn fine job!!! I like the sheath too....

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