This is the first Nessmuk I've ever made. I really like the shape. It is also the 100th knife I've made and the final picture is it with the first "knife" I ever made. D2, tapered tang, Natural Micarta, brass, hollow ground machine finished bevels, satin flats. Both very nice knives. Ground thin. 160 for the Palo Alto, 200 for the Nessmuk.