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exitinyourhead

exitinyourhead

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Never bought a handmade knife before, always purchased the mass produced sheeple type knives.

I ordered a mini nessmuk, and 2 tin knives from John through these forums and he could NOT have made it any easier to do. Not only do you know when they ship but you know when they are started, when the sheaths are being made and I even got to see pictures of them on the forums before they shipped.

If you're lurking and thinking what it's like to purchase something that isn't something everybody else in the world has, let me tell you. It's fun and easy.

He even threw in ANOTHER tin knife with the order.

Thanks a LOT John
 
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I try to keep the customer informed as progress is being made. One thing I enjoy is the back and forths about the details that makes the knife truly the new owners blade. :D I especially enjoy hearing from the owners on how they like their knife, one of my peeves is not hearing from them.
 
That John is a good guy to work with and makes a heck of a knife:thumbup:I hope you enjoy yours for years to come;) Hey! I don't see any pictures!:D
 
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Little Fire making kits I'm doing for my son and myself with the JK Tin Knife. It comes with the kydex but won't fit in the tin with while wearing it. Will make a great neck knife though.

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This is the cool one though. I've been edc'ing the bark river psk and it's a great knife and comfortable but This new nessmuk is roughly the same length as the psk and mikro canadian but just has a bunch more knife to it. With your index finger on top of the blade and your thumb along the side it is almost like cutting with your bare hand.

here is another for thickness camparison.
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The Nessmuk came with a kydex sheath and no pocket clip so it just slides into your front pocket. I can't tell a difference between carrying it and carrying the PSK but there is a big difference in the hand.
 
Wow! I like that little nessmuk she looks like a hand full :thumbup: Good pictures too ;)
 
I can't see the pics....I agree that John is very good with communication and progress pics!
 
thanks a lot

it's really wierd, you pull it out and think... wow, that's smaller than i thought it was... you put it in your hand and think... wow, it's bigger than it looks. (I am talking about the knife, that sounds strange on re-read)

This knife may need it's own description... illusion knife, somthing... just wierd, but in a good way. I need to use it more but it just cuts so naturally. I'm cutting everything with it.

I CAN'T STOP!
 
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I love my mini nessmuk, it is one of my favorite knives. John did an EXCELLENT job with the drawing I sent him. It is great as a neck knife too, which is what I originally had in mind for it. I like to call it a neckmuk :)
 
C Bryant said:
I love my mini nessmuk, it is one of my favorite knives. John did an EXCELLENT job with the drawing I sent him. It is great as a neck knife too, which is what I originally had in mind for it. I like to call it a neckmuk :)
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When I get a drawing as well detailed as yours always are, it`s easy to make! "Neckmuk", I like that! :thumbup:
 
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One thing I enjoy is the back and forths about the details that makes the knife truly the new owners blade. :D.
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You know that this is a Pandora's Box situation right there, don't you?;)

I mention this because earlier I placed an order with John for what you might call a Straight-Backed Tank. After pondering all of the details I wanted and making several sketches and finally emailing John with the specs, I started wondering about my design. Out came the paper and pencil and I started looking at other knives and hesitantly emailed John just a short while ago with a change to my initial order. I promised myself and John that I wouldn't be "one of those" customers that makes a knifemaker go :rolleyes:. I'm just one excited fella. Thanks in advance John for understanding and bearing with me. It's gonna be a great knife.:D

Here's a sketch of my final draft:

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Also, exitinyourhead, thanks for starting this thread and giving me the nudge to place my order.:thumbup:
 
I think you'll be really happy that you did place that order. John really couldn't have made the experience any more enjoyable or easier.

I just ordered one of his standard types because I don't know enough about blade shapes and handle shapes to even know what I like. I envy your knowledge and ability to come up with something like that. It looks really cool. It's got to be the best of both worlds... thinking up a knife that you will love and knowing that somebody is going to create it with care and skill.

One day I'm going to try it.
 
PB Wilson said:
You know that this is a Pandora's Box situation right there, don't you?;)

I mention this because earlier I placed an order with John for what you might call a Straight-Backed Tank. After pondering all of the details I wanted and making several sketches and finally emailing John with the specs, I started wondering about my design. Out came the paper and pencil and I started looking at other knives and hesitantly emailed John just a short while ago with a change to my initial order. I promised myself and John that I wouldn't be "one of those" customers that makes a knifemaker go :rolleyes:. I'm just one excited fella. Thanks in advance John for understanding and bearing with me. It's gonna be a great knife.:D

Here's a sketch of my final draft:

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Also, exitinyourhead, thanks for starting this thread and giving me the nudge to place my order.:thumbup:
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One of the best parts of making knives is working to a customers drawings. I enjoy fresh ideas. One of the reasons I email to inform that the knife will be starting is to be sure there are no changes, otherwise untill it`s been profiled and heat treated, any changes are fine with me. After all, it is the customers knife, and the customer is always right! I`ve found that a happy customer is a return customer.
 
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