Unusual Nessmuk !

SDS said:
It looks utilitarian enough. To me it looks very much like one of the plastic handled kitchen variety knives. SY makes some pretty good knives from what I've read and the ones I have handled seem very well made. This one looks like a kitchen skinning knife to me though.

SDS
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The knife may not appeal to the purists, but I have used Scrappers with the mudder handles, and they feel great. It would make a nice kitchen knife, but so does my "traditional" Nessmuk. With Busse's heat treat, I am sure that 154CM will perform very well.
 
Looks good and I would be be all for it except that the blade is too curved for me.
 
My only complaint is that I would like to see a taller blade profile, where the edge comes further down from the handle. I love the nessumks designed by Koster. The design of the Scrapyard looks very useful, I would just like it it be a bit taller for chopping/slicing kitchen prep, which is one of the really strong points of the nessmuk desing.
 
I love Scrap Yard Knives, but I'm sitting out on this one. Not really my style either, but for anyone who's interested, here are some test pictures of the Swamp Rat HCLE and Scrap Yard MPLE, pretty much the same 154cm with Busse's heat treat.

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Reprofile the edge and it'll be sharp, and it's suppose to hold a great edge too!
 
I really like the idea of a nessmuk, but I think I prefer the design of the Koster. Still cool to see other makers step up to the plate and try a new design, though.
 
Horndog, I didn't mean that I don't like the knife at all. It just reminds me of the kitchen knives made by companies like Forstner. Albeit with a different handle.

I like the term "tacti-muk". That seems to describe this knife quite well.

If everyone liked every knife, this would be a very boring forum.

SDS
 
I have a few of the mudder handles and what they lack in visual appeal they make up for in comfort & grip.
 
I am not a fan of high carbon steel (blasphemus I know) so I am very excited with the new offering...will certainly be getting one....I have a son of dogfather from the yard and cant say enough good things about it.
 
SDS said:
Horndog, I didn't mean that I don't like the knife at all. It just reminds me of the kitchen knives made by companies like Forstner. Albeit with a different handle.

I like the term "tacti-muk". That seems to describe this knife quite well.

If everyone liked every knife, this would be a very boring forum.
SDS
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Well it is an unusual looking knife and it does have an industrial look to it. Certainly not as pretty as a Koster or Bark River. I really don't care for the looks of any of the Resprine or Kraton handles. "Rubber" handles do work quite well, though. Maybe Swamp Rat will make prettier version with micarta or G-10 scales. All those Nessmuks look like strange skinners to me, with that hump and all.
But they seem to work fine. It would be a boring world if we all liked the same things. :D
 
psmith27 said:
I am not a fan of high carbon steel (blasphemus I know) so I am very excited with the new offering...will certainly be getting one....I have a son of dogfather from the yard and cant say enough good things about it.
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You have a SOD and can't say enough good things about it but you are not a fan of high carbon steel ? Ya got me confused buddy, the SOD is S7 steel which has about 0.55% Carbon...that's pretty high !!!! :confused:
 
Not to derail the thread, but I never really understood the benefit of this particular style of blade. I like it okay. I have sold several of this style and I wouldn't mind carrying one. I just don't see a particular benefit to it. I have often wondered if the flat, hump section might be used as an eating utensil of some sort (the back, unsharpened edge obviously).

I agree that the "rubber" type handles certainly have their place. I have some horse stall mat that I have been intending to put on a machete and try out on some different projects. That is if I can ever get caught up on my orders.

SDS
 
pitdog said:
the SOD is S7 steel which has about 0.55% Carbon...that's pretty high !!!! :confused:
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Not really. A full percent of carbon content is considered the high end, I wouldn't call half a percent "high carbon" by any means. Many "stainless" steels have that much. Most bladesmiths I've read up on consider 1040 (roughly .4% carbon) to be the bare minimum for a good hardenable cutlery steel. *shrug*

Anyway, I also never heard a good reason for this blade design, and I don't know why ScrapYard put a false edge on it, and it just doesn't appeal to me when someone takes an old-timey design and gussies it up with 154CM (which by all accounts is a very fine steel, don't get me wrong) and whatever those handle scales are made of. "Resiprene"? What's that? Does it come from the same lab as CarbonV, Kraton and other "proprietary" materials? Reeks of gimmickry, frankly.

But hey, they have to get their share of the Nessie market just like everyone else :)
 
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I have some Busse Basics that employ the same type of handle material and it is far superior to kraton, in my opinion. Feels comfortable, holds up well, and absorbs shock when chopping with the Basic 9.

DancesWithKnives
 
I'm not a big fan of it at all. Although I always tend to like traditional/hard wood handles way more than modern stuff - at least in the looks department. It is out of my price range anyway but I would look elsewhere even if it was. The design is interesting, but those handles do a real disservice to the overall product.
 
I wasn't touting it as the best handle material available; merely responding to the concern that it "reeks of gimmickry...." by pointing out that it functions well and is a lot better than kraton---in my opinion.

DancesWithKnives
 
I wonder how many people will buy one and have it re-handled in a different material?
 
DWK2 said:
I wasn't touting it as the best handle material available; merely responding to the concern that it "reeks of gimmickry...." by pointing out that it functions well and is a lot better than kraton---in my opinion.

DancesWithKnives
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Fair enough, friend. Thanks for your input :)
 
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