AWESOME! My new Nessmuk from Idaho Knife Works just arrived. The elk handle fits my hand like a glove. With it in the picture is the knife I'm retiring. It was given to me by my Uncle Jack, it was my Grandfathers, he bought it in 1924. I couldn't be happier with this new knife. Awseome!

 

Very cool, congrats...They both look great!

WOW!!!       THATS A COUPLE AWESOME KNIVES!!! and please tell us a little about the wood piece they are sitting on.

Yep they are very NICE!<><

Thanks guys - adkmountainken - that wood in the back ground is actually a tree stump made into a coffee table. My Mother bought it from some Amish crafstman in Northern Michigan.

That is a gorgeous knife Roger.

Roger, that's a great looking knife, I can hardly wait to sharpen it for you.  

Joking aside, Mike's knives sharpen easily and take a great edge, I've got two of them that he made for me. I've been eyeballin his Nessmuk it's a neat design, I'm happy for you. So now are you going to retire your Grandpa's knife?

I think I am Ron. Rememebr that Mesquite handled Bowie I bid on at the MBH meeting? It came with that deer antler knife stand, and my Granpa's knife sets in it nicely. I will post a picture.

I touched up this Nessmuk with a butchers steel last night, and it's prety sharp, but it will benefit from the "LaClair sharpening technique". For those of you that don't know, if there is such a thing as "too sharp"...Ron can do it.

Roger,
That is a nice knife ! What about the old knife ? Is it a Case ? My Dad was killed by a drunk driver when I was 5 and I have his knife that looks almost identical to yours. I think it was his Dad's knife before I got it. My son now carries it, so it is 4th generation now.

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nocams - The old one is marked Kabar, and even knife collector types have a hard time identifying it. We are pretty sure my Grandpa bought it in 1924 either in Dafter MI (in the Upper Penninsula) or somewhere in Ontario. I have been carrying it for about 10 years now, and I just hate to risk losing it....I'm going to retire it, although I'm sure I will still use it from time to time.

Roger those knives are great!

I like your granpa's the best.  I have a soft spot for leather washer handles.

QuoteFor those of you that don't know, if there is such a thing as "too sharp"...Ron can do it.  

And I've got the scars to prove it      

i have a Kabar 2 blade pocket knife that was my Grandfathers, it is very special to me. was not even aware that Kabar made a folder until it was handed to me after he passed.

Those old knives mean something, don't they Ken? I have used my Grandfathers knife on at least 10 deer...I often wonder how many deer it has been through?

Good looking knives Roger.I like the blade style on your new one and I bet your grandads will razor up. Is that an old sheath or a new one, and is there another belt loop hiding somewhere ?

Nice knives Rogger,,

geno - My Grandpas knife does get sharp. Ron put an edge on it that was just amazing. The sheath came with the new knife, it has just the one loop, it rides UNDER the belt.

Great looking Nessie.

Roger I think you need to dress that sheath up like I did on one of mine. I covered the sheath with a deerskin split, left a flap so I could cut some fringe to make it look Indian'ish.

 
 

After it was done I didn't like the light color so I soaked it in very strong coffee.

 

Then after all that I sent the knife out to Chuck Burrows of Wild Rose Trading Co. and had a custom sheath made. It's buffalo rawhide lined with braintan elk, beaded and fringed. It's almost too fancy now    :rolleyes: