Nesmuk Handles

Grenadilla is a hardwood that is widespread in Africa. The dark brown, almost black heartwood is streaked with fine, often dark violet to black stripes, which give the wood its characteristic appearance. The enormous hardness and the very fine wood structure give grenadilla its very smooth surface.

Desert Ironwood comes from the Sonoran Desert in the USA and Mexico and is up to 1500 years old.

It is very hard and has a higher density than water. After processing, it shimmers in brown-reddish tones.

Karelian curly birch is a small species of birch native to northern Europe, primarily in the border region between Finland and Russia. Due to the slow growth, the light gray to light brown wood shows the strong, contrasting grain. Karelian curly birch is a typical knife handle of traditional Scandinavian knives and is unmistakable due to the very striking grain.

Juma Ivory is a precious plastic with a very high mineral content. The material is very hard and unbreakable as well as very easy to care for, since it is absolutely insensitive to water, fats and cleaning agents. Juma is also characterized by its good thermal properties, which means that it is always comfortable to hold. Originally developed as a substitute for ivory, Juma Ivory is 90% identical to real ivory.

Juma Black is a precious plastic with a very high mineral content. The material is very hard and unbreakable as well as very easy to care for, since it is absolutely insensitive to water, fats and cleaning agents. Juma is also characterized by its good thermal properties, which means that it is always comfortable to hold. Juma Black is jet black and the polished surface shows a fine sheen.

Micarta Red is a high-tech plastic whose characteristic grain is created by dyed linen.Micarta is an impact-resistant, hard and unbreakable material and is also resistant to moisture, acids and alkalis, which is why it is a handle material that is often chosen by professional chefs

Makassar ebony grows in Indonesia and is one of the few colored ebony species that is characterized by a striped grain in different shades of brown and black. Due to its elegant appearance and very fine texture, it is one of the most coveted and expensive rarities on the global wood market. Nesmuk only processes handpicked, flawless pieces of the highest quality.

Micarta Green is a high-tech plastic whose characteristic grain is created by dyed linen. Micarta is an impact-resistant, hard and unbreakable material and is also resistant to moisture, acids and alkalis, which is why it is a handle material that is often chosen by professional chefs.

Olive wood is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful woods. Nesmuk only uses hand-picked pieces of wild olive wood from a specific region in Spain - with a particularly spectacular grain, light brown to golden yellow, wildly barbed with dark stripes. The handles are deliberately not polished in order to preserve the pleasantly soft feel of the olive wood.

Micarta Black is a high-tech plastic whose characteristic grain is created by dyed linen. Micarta is an impact-resistant, hard and unbreakable material and is also resistant to moisture, acids and alkalis, which is why it is a handle material that is often chosen by professional chefs.

Bog oak is not a separate species of wood: In fact, it is a matter of subfossil oak trunks up to 5,000 years old that were found in northern German moors and bodies of water. If such a trunk is found and salvaged in a bog, it must first be dried in a complex drying process that takes several years before it can be processed. The color varies between brownish and bluish blacks.

Zebrano is a precious African wood. The wood is remarkably beautifully striped and so conspicuous that it is immediately recognizable among many other types of wood. Very parallel, sharply demarcated deep brown veins are drawn on a light background.The wood is hard, relatively dense and heavy; it is primarily used in high-quality furniture construction and as a veneer for exclusive woodwork

Bahia rosewood is found exclusively in Brazil. The very light, yellowish to pink colored wood is characterized by its distinctive, often contrasting red grain and extreme hardness. Due to its high price, the wood is mostly only used as a veneer; Nesmuk uses solid solid wood that is polished to a high gloss by hand.

Walnut burl is one of the rarest and most expensive European woods in the quality selected by Nesmuk. The real walnut is mainly found in Central and Southern Europe. Even the heartwood is a sought-after precious wood, the valuable wood of the rare burl nodules is even more beautiful: Very heavy and hard, walnut burl is characterized by the fine dark to golden brown grain.

Piano lacquer is characterized by its color depth, color saturation and very durable surface. Nesmuk manufactures the handle shells from specially developed fine paints. The paint is poured in a special process, the grip shells are milled from the full paint and finally polished to a high gloss by hand.

Lapis lazuli is a mineral mixture that was formed in various rocks, such as marble, under the influence of high pressure and temperature. Due to its rarity and unique look, the shiny blue-gold stone has been one of the most coveted gemstones for over 5,000 years and can be found in numerous important works of art history, such as the famous death mask of Tutankhamun.

curly birch is a small species of birch native to northern Europe. Due to its slow growth, the light gray to light brown wood shows a strong, contrasting grain. Since it is very soft and open-pored at the same time, Nesmuk processes stabilized curly birch: For this purpose, liquid, colored acrylic glass is drawn into the gaps in the wood under vacuum, making it very unbreakable and hard.

Bog oak is not a separate species of wood: In fact, it is a matter of subfossil oak trunks up to 5,000 years old that were found in northern German moors and bodies of water. If such a trunk is found and salvaged in a bog, it must first be dried in a complex drying process that takes several years before it can be processed. The color varies between brownish and bluish blacks.

Olive wood is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful woods. Nesmuk only uses hand-picked pieces of wild olive wood from a specific region in Spain - with a particularly spectacular grain, light brown to golden yellow, wildly barbed with dark stripes. The handles are deliberately not polished in order to preserve the pleasantly soft feel of the olive wood.

Black jade enjoys a special status among precious stones, as it has a cultural and art-historical significance like no other stone in the world; especially in China, where Black Jade is considered the stone of the gods. Jade is formed by volcanic processes and is not only one of the rarest and most expensive gemstones, but also extremely hard and difficult to work with. Nesmuk only uses handpicked stones of the highest quality.

Silver hammered is elaborately refined by hand using the traditional martelé technique: the fine hammered finish of the solid 925 sterling silver increases the surface and thus the reflection of the light, making the silver even more more shines.All Nesmuk folders are completely and exclusively made and finished by trained goldsmiths

Tiger Iron is an amalgamation of Tiger Eye, Hematite, and Red Jasper. These different minerals are responsible for the unique stripes between silver-grey and red-yellow; at the same time, tiger iron is very difficult to work with due to the different properties of its various components and requires a great deal of experience and care.

White Ebony is one of the rarest and most valuable woods in the world. The high contrast makes it distinctive. It has its origins in Southeast Asia, where, due to its rarity and beauty, it was reserved for the kings and rulers of the countries of origin for centuries. The high variance in the grain makes each piece unique.

Desert Ironwood is native to the Sonoran Desert in the United States and Mexico, where it is one of the longest-lived tree species and can live up to 1,500 years. The tree is strictly protected and only small amounts of wood from naturally dead trees are available. It is one of the densest, heaviest and hardest woods in the world and requires complex and demanding processing.