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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Received a Marble's knife - Update thread w/ pics

Posted: 6/19/2017 7:07:35 PM EDT

The original thread got archived.

I sent it to Albert @ Seattle Edge back in March and finally had the time to get it back together and do an update.

Received a Marble's knife yesterday--what to do with it?

Original condition of blade:

Before sending it to Albert, I polished the blade to remove all the tarnish, and removed the staghorn handle as it was on crooked. If you held the handle straight up and down the blade would point to 11:00, and that's just plain old not good. Albert doesn't do grip work, so that would be on me. I tossed it in the 6" bench vise and cranked a few times until the antler shattered.

When Albert sent it back it was sharp enough to shave with

I happened to have an old Solingen 102 with a seriously pitted 5" blade and decent leather grips/base, so I slid the grips off of it, sandwiched in some new leather, and made them long enough to fit the Marble's. I cut and sanded the leather down to a uniform profile, then dyed the leather black and gave it a quick cloth buff.

Finished! For now, anyways. I think it came out fairly decent for a first attempt, and thank you GD for recommending Seattle Edge for the sharpening!

Posted: 6/19/2017 7:08:27 PM EDT

[#1]

Cool i guess

Posted: 6/19/2017 7:11:56 PM EDT

[#2]

That's an old skool bloodgroove,for sure!

Nice....

Posted: 6/19/2017 7:14:32 PM EDT

[#3]

Albert is the man.

Posted: 6/19/2017 7:23:09 PM EDT

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Your reply needs more cool sunglasses

Posted: 6/19/2017 7:42:57 PM EDT

[#5]

Wow, that is pretty damn awesome you did all that grip work yourself!!! How did you do the butt?

Posted: 6/19/2017 7:51:20 PM EDT

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Posted: 6/19/2017 9:17:13 PM EDT

[#7]

Looks good! Very cool

Posted: 6/19/2017 9:20:08 PM EDT

[#8]

I never heard of a Marbles knife.

Are they some rare brand or something?

Posted: 6/19/2017 9:35:28 PM EDT

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They are like Victorinox, you can find them anywhere hamburgers are boiled.

Posted: 6/19/2017 9:37:01 PM EDT

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From the Solingen

. I was lucky enough that the thread pitch was the same.

Posted: 6/19/2017 9:40:32 PM EDT

[#11]

Nice work! My dad and I have gotten into chef knives for cooking, have watched a lot of vids on people restoring knives.

Posted: 6/19/2017 9:44:44 PM EDT

[#12]

You greatly improved your knife! Good Job!

The first photos with the staghorn were

I like staghorn, but that handle was a poor fit for the blade.

Looks lots better.

Posted: 6/19/2017 10:47:50 PM EDT

[#13]

Good job looks much better.

Posted: 6/19/2017 10:50:00 PM EDT

[#14]

Looks better now. Nice work on the handle.

Posted: 6/19/2017 10:52:44 PM EDT

[#15]

I approve.

Posted: 6/19/2017 11:00:44 PM EDT

[#16]

Marbles was some kind of outdoor equipment maker / seller from a loong time ago. I would guess 1950's or maybe before. I have seen and handled Marbles hatchets, knives, rifle sights, and they made an over-under 22/.410 SBS that came with a folding stock.
There is probably a bunch more to the Marbles story and products. That is only what I have seen.

EDIT Really nice work, bringing a classic knife like that back to life, after it's had a long hard life is something to be proud of.

Posted: 6/19/2017 11:47:09 PM EDT

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It's better than that ax thread some other dude posted and milked for about 10 pages.

Cool, OP.

Posted: 6/19/2017 11:48:23 PM EDT

[#18]

Just messing with, fatcat.

I enjoyed that thread. A lot.

Posted: 6/19/2017 11:59:25 PM EDT

[#19]

Beautiful stabber!

Posted: 6/20/2017 1:16:26 PM EDT

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You greatly improved your knife! Good Job!

The first photos with the staghorn were

I like staghorn, but that handle was a poor fit for the blade.

Looks lots better.

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Yes it was awful on this blade. and crooked!

Posted: 6/20/2017 1:21:23 PM EDT

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It's better than that ax thread some other dude posted and milked for about 10 pages.

Cool, OP.

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It's better than that ax thread some other dude posted and milked for about 10 pages.

Cool, OP.

Posted: 6/20/2017 1:23:17 PM EDT

[#22]

Your knife needs a friend OP

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Posted: 6/20/2017 1:32:04 PM EDT

[#23]

Fine as frog hair, OP.

That's a handy size/shape knife. Marbles made good stuff.

Posted: 6/20/2017 1:39:09 PM EDT

[#24]

The end knob looks a bit out of place. maybe flatten out the two sides that run parallel to the blade?

Cool knife though!

Posted: 6/21/2017 8:59:04 PM EDT

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The end knob looks a bit out of place. maybe flatten out the two sides that run parallel to the blade?

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The end knob looks a bit out of place. maybe flatten out the two sides that run parallel to the blade?

Cool knife though!

Thanks! The end is from the Solingen and it's a touch wider than the old leather which has shrunk over the years. When I have time I'll work up another handle that tapers properly to the bottom, this one was easier than I thought.

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Your knife needs a friend OP
https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/309434/Screenshot-2017-06-20-13-22-39-234937.JPG

I've got 3 of those safety axes already.

Posted: 6/21/2017 9:26:48 PM EDT

[#26]

hey nice job.

just an fyi, I believe most leather ring handles are compressed and dipped in something at the factory to water/moisture resist.

Posted: 6/22/2017 1:58:30 PM EDT

[#27]

Wow, that looks great.

I've got one that could use a little polishing, the blade isn't in as bad of shape as yours was.

ETA
I think my grandpa gave it to me thirty years ago, or so.

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