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Unusual Nessmuk !
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I would have pegged that closer to a semi skinner than anything Nessmuk.
Not something I'd want to own but I think it looks very useful. Materials selection looks ideal to me. Design wise, if I had a regular use for a semi skinner I'd have that on a shortlist. It would be lovely to know what a nice thin finely finished one worked like.
Not something I'd want to own but I think it looks very useful. Materials selection looks ideal to me. Design wise, if I had a regular use for a semi skinner I'd have that on a shortlist. It would be lovely to know what a nice thin finely finished one worked like.
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I totally agree ,they have played around with the design so much that it no longer really resembles a Nessie. I also think that on a knife of this design which looks aimed at skinning etc they should have gone with 1/8" stock !
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I like it. Sure, its not traditional, but I bet it will make a great survival/hunting knife.
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I like the design of the blade shape quite a bit and think it would be a really useful knife. Like many, I'm torn on the look of the handle but also agree with those who are fans of resiprene-C. I'd probably like the visuals of a wooden handle on that knife better but appreciate the functionality of its current design.
I have to say I totally agree with this too. If I had any money, I'd jump on this one for sure. As it stands, I'm caught in-between too many travels and the fiscal belt is being drawn tight.
Never really expected Scrapyard to pump another knife out so quickly. Kudos to them for bringing something out so quickly. Also Kudos to them for bringing out a very different design from their usual line-up. I think this knife just might be a bit of a breakthrough for them w.r.t. design.
I have to say I totally agree with this too. If I had any money, I'd jump on this one for sure. As it stands, I'm caught in-between too many travels and the fiscal belt is being drawn tight.
Never really expected Scrapyard to pump another knife out so quickly. Kudos to them for bringing something out so quickly. Also Kudos to them for bringing out a very different design from their usual line-up. I think this knife just might be a bit of a breakthrough for them w.r.t. design.
Not to be a stick in the mud, but if you look at the actual knife used/advocated by GW Sears, this is almost identical. The Koster nessmuk, while a fantastic looking knife, departs from the original design.
For me personally, I'd like to have both. I love it when someone takes a traditional proven design and updates it with a great steel and great handle. Its the best of both worlds.
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I agree ... I went back to the old pics and I think the SY nessie is pretty close.
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I am feeling just a bit pedantic about this, so I will post again.
While the blade is like some nessmuk patterned knives, the general shape, the 'boomerang edge out' caused by the 'lifted' handle makes this more like a sheep skinner in my opinion.
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o310/scrapyardknives/ScrapMuk.jpg
Another sheep skinner....
http://jantzsupply.com/cartease/item-detail.cfm?ID=RHL012
Two drawings of Nessmuk's knife....
Which, to my eye, has more of a clip point, and while it's handle rises above the center-line of the blade, it descends back to the center-line at it's completion.
BTW- I think the handle looks great, I just wish it wasn't bent off the center-line so... And, that you could buy a knife from that family of companies without impersonating some sort of bovine or dinner bell trained dog.
While the blade is like some nessmuk patterned knives, the general shape, the 'boomerang edge out' caused by the 'lifted' handle makes this more like a sheep skinner in my opinion.
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o310/scrapyardknives/ScrapMuk.jpg
Another sheep skinner....
http://jantzsupply.com/cartease/item-detail.cfm?ID=RHL012
Two drawings of Nessmuk's knife....
Which, to my eye, has more of a clip point, and while it's handle rises above the center-line of the blade, it descends back to the center-line at it's completion.
BTW- I think the handle looks great, I just wish it wasn't bent off the center-line so... And, that you could buy a knife from that family of companies without impersonating some sort of bovine or dinner bell trained dog.
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It's sure interesting to read the different reactions to this knife...it's too Nessmukky, it's not Nessmukky enough, I don't like the steel, I like the steel but not the grind, I like the grind but not the handles...
Knives sure are an individual thing, I guess. I happen to like the looks of the mudder grips (although I agree I would rather have them in black) but overall the blade doesn't do it for me.
But that's an entirely personal view, not based on objective...anything!
Knives sure are an individual thing, I guess. I happen to like the looks of the mudder grips (although I agree I would rather have them in black) but overall the blade doesn't do it for me.
But that's an entirely personal view, not based on objective...anything!
Haven't decided if I'm going to get one, just bought a SOD from them and with delivery & duties it does get expensive. And you still have to get a sheath.
I like the design and the ResC handles are amazing. I know they look like rubber handles, well they are some kind of rubber but if you use them hard you will love them and forget the looks. And being stainless makes sense for a small camp chore / hunter type knife.
I like the design and the ResC handles are amazing. I know they look like rubber handles, well they are some kind of rubber but if you use them hard you will love them and forget the looks. And being stainless makes sense for a small camp chore / hunter type knife.
res-c is probably the best rubber like handle materiel out.
i have been floored with the level of performance the busse boys got out of this 154CM with their heat treat.
i have loved that satin finish with that color handle since day one when the MPLE first came out last year.
everything else aside its probably safe to say this will be one of the tougher nessmuk style blades out there.
on the other hand i never got what the big deal was about sears and and think the whole nessmuk pattern is over rated.i think he'd be scratching his head right now at all the hype about his design.i dont think its a bad design,i think its a good one,just a bot over rated.
so i'm on the fence on this one.
sorry guys gotta go,i hear the dinner bell....moooow.
i have been floored with the level of performance the busse boys got out of this 154CM with their heat treat.
i have loved that satin finish with that color handle since day one when the MPLE first came out last year.
everything else aside its probably safe to say this will be one of the tougher nessmuk style blades out there.
on the other hand i never got what the big deal was about sears and and think the whole nessmuk pattern is over rated.i think he'd be scratching his head right now at all the hype about his design.i dont think its a bad design,i think its a good one,just a bot over rated.
so i'm on the fence on this one.
sorry guys gotta go,i hear the dinner bell....moooow.
