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So I am absolutely stone-cold loving the maple inlaid nessmuk I got on Friday. I was sweating the timing a bit because I was going to be out camping all weekend and I really wanted the knife in-hand for the trip. As luck would have it, it was in my mailbox as I was literally driving away.
Here's the package. I was SO STOKED that it came just in the nick of time.
Cold Steel Voyager helping with opening duties. Excitement building.
OMG CAN YOU FEEL IT
Boom. I love the sheath.
Backside. No dye under the loop. Who cares.
Tah Dah! The first non-production knife I've ever bought, and damn is it ever beautiful.
Backside.
I feel really luck to get one of Mark's knives before what appears to be a big change for him comes through.
Get me to the woods, I'm ready for some cuttin'!
So I love it. The thing was sharp as sin, sharper than anything I've ever held in my life. I was actually a little afraid of it, which probably isn't a bad thing because I was very cautious. I was particularly into this knife out of all the nessmuk's I've seen Mark post up because I like the shape, the backswell being a little bit straighter than most 'muks, and the pronounced tip. I really love the forged finish; like, so much. The handle feels nice and the inlay is a cool touch. It's not a factory knife so nothing is factory perfect, but is it perfect for me? You bet.
It rode my hip the whole weekend and was used for carving, cutting up food, scaled some fish with the spine edge, and chopping one time (a 2" dry pine branch, it put a tiny roll on the edge immediately so now I know: no chopping dry old wood with this knife. Nessmuk's scheme is probably a good one for this particular blade - use an axe for chopping). Here's the spoon (I'm not much of a carver but my buddy's kid asked for it and was covetously smoothing it with a rock all day today):
Here's the knife with my Becker BK2 and the walking stick I carved plus tons of shavings:
I'm so totally stoked with this thing. I predict it will never be far from my side and I can only hope it will last for a longass time. Thanks for the amazing knife, Mark!
Here's the package. I was SO STOKED that it came just in the nick of time.
Cold Steel Voyager helping with opening duties. Excitement building.
OMG CAN YOU FEEL IT
Boom. I love the sheath.
Backside. No dye under the loop. Who cares.
Tah Dah! The first non-production knife I've ever bought, and damn is it ever beautiful.
Backside.
I feel really luck to get one of Mark's knives before what appears to be a big change for him comes through.
Get me to the woods, I'm ready for some cuttin'!
So I love it. The thing was sharp as sin, sharper than anything I've ever held in my life. I was actually a little afraid of it, which probably isn't a bad thing because I was very cautious. I was particularly into this knife out of all the nessmuk's I've seen Mark post up because I like the shape, the backswell being a little bit straighter than most 'muks, and the pronounced tip. I really love the forged finish; like, so much. The handle feels nice and the inlay is a cool touch. It's not a factory knife so nothing is factory perfect, but is it perfect for me? You bet.
It rode my hip the whole weekend and was used for carving, cutting up food, scaled some fish with the spine edge, and chopping one time (a 2" dry pine branch, it put a tiny roll on the edge immediately so now I know: no chopping dry old wood with this knife. Nessmuk's scheme is probably a good one for this particular blade - use an axe for chopping). Here's the spoon (I'm not much of a carver but my buddy's kid asked for it and was covetously smoothing it with a rock all day today):
Here's the knife with my Becker BK2 and the walking stick I carved plus tons of shavings:
I'm so totally stoked with this thing. I predict it will never be far from my side and I can only hope it will last for a longass time. Thanks for the amazing knife, Mark!
