Nesmuk handles

Grenadilla is a hardwood widely used in Africa. The dark brown, almost black heartwood is interspersed with fine, often dark purple 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 Sonora 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 hues.

Karelian bur birch is a small birch species native to Northern Europe, mainly 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 burl birch is a typical knife handle of traditional Scandinavian knives and is unmistakable due to the very striking grain.

Juma Ivory is a noble plastic with a very high mineral content. The material is very hard and unbreakable as well as very easy to clean, as it is absolutely insensitive to water, grease and cleaning agents. Juma is also characterized in particular by its good thermal properties, making it pleasant to hold at all times. Juma Ivory was originally developed as a substitute for ivory and is 90% identical to real ivory.

Juma Black is a noble plastic with a very high mineral content. The material is very hard and unbreakable as well as very easy to clean, as it is absolutely insensitive to water, grease and cleaning agents. Juma is also characterized in particular by its good thermal properties, making it pleasant to hold at all times. Juma Black is deep black and the polished surface shows a fine shine.

Micarta Red is a high-tech synthetic material whose characteristic grain is created by dyed linen. Micarta is a shock-resistant, hard and unbreakable material, as well as resistant to moisture, acids and alkalis, which is why it is a handle material often chosen by professional chefs in particular.

Makassar ebony grows in Indonesia and is one of the few colored ebony species 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 sought-after and expensive rarities on the global wood market. Nesmuk processes only hand-picked, flawless pieces of the highest quality.

Micarta Green is a high-tech plastic whose characteristic grain is created by dyed linen. Micarta is a shock-resistant, hard and unbreakable material, as well as resistant to moisture, acids and alkalis, which is why it is a handle material often chosen by professional chefs in particular.

Olive wood is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful woods. Nesmuk uses only hand-picked pieces of wild olive wood from a specific region in Spain - with particularly spectacular grain, light brown to golden yellow, wildly figured 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 synthetic material whose characteristic grain is created by dyed linen. Micarta is a shock-resistant, hard and unbreakable material and is also resistant to moisture, acids and alkalis, which is why it is a handle material frequently chosen by professional chefs in particular.

Bog oak is not a species of its own: in fact, it is subfossil oak logs up to 5,000 years old that have lain in northern German bogs and waters. When such a log 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 black tones.

Zebrawood is an African precious wood. The wood is remarkably beautifully striped and so striking that it is immediately recognizable among many other types of wood. On a light background, very parallel, sharply defined deep brown veins are as if drawn in. The wood is hard, relatively dense and heavy; it is used primarily in high-end furniture making and as a veneer for exclusive woodwork.

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

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

Piano lacquer is characterized by its depth of color, color saturation and very durable surface. Nesmuk manufactures the handle scales from specially developed fine lacquer. In a special process, the lacquer is cast, the handle scales are milled from the full lacquer and then elaborately polished by hand to a high gloss.

Lapis lazuli is a mineral mixture that is formed under high pressure and temperature effects in various rocks, such as marble. Due to its rarity and unique appearance, the blue-gold shiny stone has been one of the most sought-after 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.

Burl birch is a small birch species native to Northern Europe. Due to its slow growth, the light gray to light brown wood shows a strong, contrasting grain. Because it is both very soft and open-pored, Nesmuk processes stabilized burl birch: for this purpose, liquid, colored acrylic glass is drawn into the interstices of the wood under vacuum, making it very break-resistant and hard.

Bog oak is not a species of its own: in fact, it is subfossil oak logs up to 5,000 years old that have lain in northern German bogs and waters. When such a log 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 black tones.

Olive wood is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful woods. Nesmuk uses only hand-picked pieces of wild olive wood from a specific region in Spain - with particularly spectacular grain, light brown to golden yellow, wildly figured 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 as well as art-historical significance like no other stone worldwide; especially in China, where black jade is considered the stone of the gods. Jade is created by volcanic processes and is not only one of the rarest and most expensive gemstones, but also extremely hard and difficult to work. Nesmuk processes only hand-picked stones of the highest quality.

Silver hammered is intricately finished by hand using the traditional Martelé technique: The fine hammered finish of the solid 925 sterling silver increases the surface area and thus the reflections of light, making the silver shine even more. All Nesmuk folders are manufactured and finished entirely and exclusively by trained goldsmiths.

Tiger iron is an amalgamation of tiger eye, hematite and red jasper. These different minerals provide the unique streak between silver-gray 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 lot of experience and care.

White ebony is one of the rarest and most valuable woods in the world. The high contrast makes it unmistakable. It originated in Southeast Asia, where for centuries it was reserved only for the kings and rulers of the countries of origin because of its rarity and beauty. The high variance in the grain makes each piece unique.

Desert ironwood comes from the Sonoran Desert in the USA 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 extensive and demanding processing.