About Nesmuk's handles

Bog oak is not a separate species: in fact, there are subfossil oak logs up to 5,000 years old that have been lying in North 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.

Desert wood comes from the Sonora desert in the USA and Mexico and is up to 1,500 years old. It is very hard and has a higher density than water. After processing, it sparkles in brownish-reddish hues.

Bahia Rosewood is a type of wood known for its beautiful color and texture. The tree is also known as "Brazilian Rosewood" and grows in Brazil. It is a hard wood that is resistant to rot and insects. Bahia Rosewood has a high density and an even grain structure, making it a popular choice for knife handles. It provides a good grip and is also very durable.

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

Makassar ebony grows in Indonesia and is one of the few colored ebony species characterized by a striped grain in various 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 parts of the highest quality.

Micarta is a high-tech synthetic material whose characteristic grain is created from dyed linen. Micarta is an impact-resistant, hard and virtually 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.

Micarta is a high-tech synthetic material whose characteristic grain is created from dyed linen. Micarta is an impact-resistant, hard and virtually 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.

Micarta is a high-tech synthetic material whose characteristic grain is created from dyed linen. Micarta is an impact-resistant, hard and virtually 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.

Karelian Masur birch is a small birch species native to Northern Europe, mainly in the border area between Finland and Russia. Due to its slow growth, the light gray to light brown wood shows the strong, contrasting grain. Karelian Masur birch is a typical knife handle for traditional Scandinavian knives and is unmistakable due to the very striking grain.

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

Walnut burl in the quality chosen by Nesmuk is one of the rarest and most expensive European woods. The real 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 grains.

Zebrawood is an African precious wood. The wood is remarkably beautifully striated 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 drawn in. The wood is hard, relatively dense and heavy; it is primarily used in advanced furniture production and as a veneer for exclusive wood.

Juma Black is a precious plastic with a very high mineral content. The material is very hard and virtually unbreakable as well as very easy to clean, as it is completely insensitive to water, grease and cleaning agents. Juma is also particularly characterized by its good thermal properties, which makes it comfortable to hold at all times. Juma Black is deep black and the polished surface shows a nice shine.

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

Pau Rosa belongs to the hardwood species and grows mainly in Southeast Africa, especially in Mozambique. The trunk can reach a height of 30 m, with a diameter of up to 1.5 m. The tree is very dense, hard and characterized by the striped pink or reddish-brown color with ravine inclusions and provides a bright change to the darkest trees.