I was always advised by antique knife guys that removing the old patina from an antique knife blade will devalue the knife. Keeping as much of the original aged grey dark patina as possible is what you want on an old knife. I just bought an old bowie knife with some rust and grime on the blade. I used .0000 steel wool and semi chrome metal polish to remove the grime and surface rust without removing any of the old grey patina. You did a fantastic job on the marbles knife. It looked right when you finished.
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These restoration videos are my favorites. Beautiful work.
I received my first ever knife from you today, Kyle, (Yellowfox with the forge finish Scandi grind & grey curly maple handle) and just wanted to say a quick thank you. It's an astonishingly beautiful, well built knife...an heirloom for sure. It's surprisingly heavy (in a good way!) and the craftsmanship is incredible. The longer handle fits my large hand perfectly, and the awesome, seamless finishing between the wood & metal spine just makes the knife feel so good in hand. I simply adore the unique blade shape, with the harpoon swedge on top, and the forge finish looks awesome. I can't wait to take this out in the field and use it. This will definitely not be my last KN blade. Thanks again!
Good overall result, HOWEVER I feel that the threading should not have been shortened. A new and deeper pommel would have been my preferred way to go. Just my thoughts 😊
I have that knife. I found it in my father in-law’s crawl space after he passed on. The sheath wasn’t salvageable but the knife was. I had to make a new sheath. The only difference is mine has an end cap made of antler. I looked it up and it may have been made in the 30’s or 40’s. Nice job as usual. I was surprised to see my knife on your channel. 🔪
Another stunning restoration, Kyle. Again looking forward to part two. Thanks to both you and necessity, I now find myself trying to learn more about leather working with the future intent of building some knife sheaths. Right now my efforts have been focused on axe and hatchet sheaths. I hope to pick up some more tips on hand sharpening as well as sheath making in part two of this restoration. Thanks for all the knowledge you continue to share with us. Also, I hope the meal tasted as good as it looked!
Wonderful work as usual Kyle You have more courage than I do tackling restoration of classic knives that I would just keep insitu as a historical reference However if you’re going to take one back to nearly new condition I suppose you should go for it and you did and you achieved the desired outcome Wonderful job sir
Thanks for the vid. I have an old marbles knife that I was gonna restore but couldn't figure out how to remove the pommel. You just unscrew it lol. I already tried that but then again I didn't have a custom tool
I have probably 50 hunting knives with stag and leather stacked handles, some Western, Shrade, Case, Solingen, etc. I prefer oiling and wiping them down, leaving them as they are.
With regards where the pommel wasn't engaging with the shoulders of the tang, and you removed one of the rings of the handle to bring the pommel in closer to engage on the shoulders; Could you not have welded some extra material to the shoulders and built them up so they would engage with the pommel, or, might those welds have formed a weakpoint in 'the system of the handle', and potentially sheared off internally, due to torsion during use? As always, beautiful work 👍👍👍👍
They do make bits/tools to take that pommel nut off. They are called spanner bits. Hinderer uses the same idea on his pivots. Beautiful knife, and work BTW. Just in time for the TOPS/Marbles "wood craft" remake/reimagining.
The Hinderer hardware is annoying. Not as bad as proprietary but still.. the vast majority of us actually buying and using high end enthusiast knives just want t8 hardware.
Has anyone seen a knife like that!?..only difference is a saw edge half way down the spine, but same handle, I'm new to this, don't know the terminology, but I'm going to restore this like your video shows!!!...Thankyou for showing how!!!
Wonderful job on the restoration. My sons and I have a few original marbles USA knives. They are real work horses. Not terrible hard to sharpen and hold their edge very well. Usually can process 5-7 deer before they need a light touch up then their good for another 5+deer
@@marktalley9251 We each have one and each it will make it through at least 5 deer before it needs any serious touch up. I did a bison hunt in KS. 2010 the guide went throught 3 bison only touching it up with a small 2 sided DMT diamond hone a few times during each buffalo. After I saw that I went and bought one for each of us. Don't be fooled by the cheap Chinese knockoffs. If you can find a NIB marbles USA they are going to run anywhere between 150-300 maybe more now a days. There are plenty of good used USA marbles on EBAY. GOOD LUCK!
I spent part of my avocation ( archaeology) In museum curation. Restoration Vs refinishing and chromed Luger insults? Auto enthusiasts celebrate survivor cars’ AND judge cars restored to original condition. Some people just might want to USE a vintage knife instead of curating it for someone else’s future pleasure. I own a 1895 Winchester in .303 from Canada. No NWMP Dudley Doright provensnce, just a rare old user with a shot out barrel. It received a new tube, original retained . Scrounged some old Dominion 215 grain moose/beat loads. Chris Kavanaugh
I thoroughly enjoyed this video. It was nice to see you and your family give thanks for the meal at the end of the video.
I was always advised by antique knife guys that removing the old patina from an antique knife blade will devalue the knife. Keeping as much of the original aged grey dark patina as possible is what you want on an old knife. I just bought an old bowie knife with some rust and grime on the blade. I used .0000 steel wool and semi chrome metal polish to remove the grime and surface rust without removing any of the old grey patina. You did a fantastic job on the marbles knife. It looked right when you finished.
These restoration videos are my favorites. Beautiful work.
I received my first ever knife from you today, Kyle, (Yellowfox with the forge finish Scandi grind & grey curly maple handle) and just wanted to say a quick thank you. It's an astonishingly beautiful, well built knife...an heirloom for sure. It's surprisingly heavy (in a good way!) and the craftsmanship is incredible. The longer handle fits my large hand perfectly, and the awesome, seamless finishing between the wood & metal spine just makes the knife feel so good in hand. I simply adore the unique blade shape, with the harpoon swedge on top, and the forge finish looks awesome. I can't wait to take this out in the field and use it. This will definitely not be my last KN blade. Thanks again!
any true craftsman is a pleasure to watch
That was a good time. Thanks
Wow, thank you!!!
Gorgeous!!! Thanks, Kyle, for sharing your talents with the world. I ALWAYS learn something interesting when I watch.
Good overall result, HOWEVER I feel that the threading should not have been shortened. A new and deeper pommel would have been my preferred way to go. Just my thoughts 😊
Nice restoration. Really looking forward to the sharpening. And the sheath build.
Love watching these old blades brought back to life! Well done Kyle, beautiful restoration. 🙌🏻👍🏻
Nice work 👍 saving another marbles knife 👍 I live a about 5 miles away from the old marbles factory. I restore several marbles knifes , nice job 👍
Great job Kyle! You definitely do amazing work . Thanks for posting . Take care and stay safe my friend !
I have that knife. I found it in my father in-law’s crawl space after he passed on. The sheath wasn’t salvageable but the knife was. I had to make a new sheath. The only difference is mine has an end cap made of antler. I looked it up and it may have been made in the 30’s or 40’s. Nice job as usual. I was surprised to see my knife on your channel. 🔪
Awesome restoration !!!!!!!!!!!
Great job!
Lovely job I did not think the blade would look that nice well done
Absolutely stunning
Beautiful.
👍 I love those old Marbles knives. You did a wonderful job bringing this one back to life. Thanks for sharing.
Wonderful restoration.
Supper looks good too.
Great job Kyle .
Amazing restoration! I have two vintage Marbles Ideal knives of the same vintage. Vintage Marbles are great knives which holdcs fine edge. 😊
Really Great Job
Kyle 🙏
My third video ruana puma n marbles yes this man knows what he is doing 👏 🙌 hope to have him restore a few for me
Thanks for watching!
Beautiful knife! Great restoration job!
Great work like always Kyle.
A lovely old knife given a new lease of life good on you Kyle.
Very Well Done Kyle ! Customer Will Be Super Happy ! Awesome Looking Feed ! ATB T God Bless
Have one just like it, great video guys now I what it's take to restore it!!!👍
Very nice Kyle. This is a beautiful knife
Take care and God bless
They dont make them like they used to !.God bless you and your family...lee
Very nice!!
Beautiful
Great job.
Nice Video
Another stunning restoration, Kyle. Again looking forward to part two. Thanks to both you and necessity, I now find myself trying to learn more about leather working with the future intent of building some knife sheaths. Right now my efforts have been focused on axe and hatchet sheaths. I hope to pick up some more tips on hand sharpening as well as sheath making in part two of this restoration. Thanks for all the knowledge you continue to share with us. Also, I hope the meal tasted as good as it looked!
I love your videos but I never thought I would get hungry after watching one , 😅.
Good stuff!
I found one of these in a bucket of rusty water once. Had to change it up quite a bit bit to salvage it but it's still really cool.
that same out great , i have one of those
Wonderful work as usual Kyle You have more courage than I do tackling restoration of classic knives that I would just keep insitu as a historical reference However if you’re going to take one back to nearly new condition I suppose you should go for it and you did and you achieved the desired outcome
Wonderful job sir
Love it
Nice old Nessmuk pattern blade.
The best part...eating supper with the old man. Cowabunga.!
Thanks for the vid. I have an old marbles knife that I was gonna restore but couldn't figure out how to remove the pommel. You just unscrew it lol. I already tried that but then again I didn't have a custom tool
I have probably 50 hunting knives with stag and leather stacked handles, some Western, Shrade, Case, Solingen, etc. I prefer oiling and wiping them down, leaving them as they are.
I have a couple knives with the same type of handle. There was a lot of work put into these when they made them. Worth anything?
Just couldn't leave that old masterpiece alone.
I bet you have have a chrome plated Luger in your collection.
what did you seal the handle with?
Was there a follow-up to this video on sharpening the knife and building a sheath?
With regards where the pommel wasn't engaging with the shoulders of the tang, and you removed one of the rings of the handle to bring the pommel in closer to engage on the shoulders; Could you not have welded some extra material to the shoulders and built them up so they would engage with the pommel, or, might those welds have formed a weakpoint in 'the system of the handle', and potentially sheared off internally, due to torsion during use?
As always, beautiful work 👍👍👍👍
Mar-bless
They do make bits/tools to take that pommel nut off. They are called spanner bits. Hinderer uses the same idea on his pivots.
Beautiful knife, and work BTW.
Just in time for the TOPS/Marbles "wood craft" remake/reimagining.
The Hinderer hardware is annoying. Not as bad as proprietary but still.. the vast majority of us actually buying and using high end enthusiast knives just want t8 hardware.
How do you find the benchmade 940? I’ve been debating getting one. Get work too by the way.
Looks exactly like a Western blade I have.
do you know what steel this knife was?
Very cool! Enjoy that rabbit!
Tbh i liked all that beautiful patina on the blade. Good job nonetheless.
I have a knife that looks just like that, that is a World War 2 German combat knife it is a hugo koller solingen, "Keefe" knife
Has anyone seen a knife like that!?..only difference is a saw edge half way down the spine, but same handle, I'm new to this, don't know the terminology, but I'm going to restore this like your video shows!!!...Thankyou for showing how!!!
I have a old Western with a loose butt cap thats pinned on the bottom, how do I tighten it up ?
I love the blade like that's but would want a new handle and that would be about it an a new leather sheath with that knife lol
With a name like Noseworthy Id a figured you were good at smelling stuff 😮 who'd of thunk 😅😅😅
Wonderful job on the restoration. My sons and I have a few original marbles USA knives. They are real work horses. Not terrible hard to sharpen and hold their edge very well. Usually can process 5-7 deer before they need a light touch up then their good for another 5+deer
Really you can field dress and debone,5 deer without sharping that knife !! That's the only knife you're using ?
@@marktalley9251 We each have one and each it will make it through at least 5 deer before it needs any serious touch up. I did a bison hunt in KS. 2010 the guide went throught 3 bison only touching it up with a small 2 sided DMT diamond hone a few times during each buffalo. After I saw that I went and bought one for each of us. Don't be fooled by the cheap Chinese knockoffs. If you can find a NIB marbles USA they are going to run anywhere between 150-300 maybe more now a days. There are plenty of good used USA marbles on EBAY. GOOD LUCK!
Tops just did a remake of that knife with marbles , Woodcraft.
All beautiful except shortening the handle. Id would rather have a new unmatching leather washer than cut the handle short.
I spent part of my avocation ( archaeology)
In museum curation. Restoration Vs refinishing and chromed Luger insults?
Auto enthusiasts celebrate survivor cars’
AND judge cars restored to original condition. Some people just might want to USE a vintage knife instead of curating it for someone else’s future pleasure.
I own a 1895 Winchester in .303 from Canada. No NWMP Dudley Doright provensnce, just a rare old user with a shot out barrel. It received a new tube, original retained . Scrounged some old Dominion 215 grain moose/beat loads.
Chris Kavanaugh
I have a old Catterhargus knife to restore that belonged to my Great Grandfather.
The restoration was killer then the rabbit! Oh I wish I had rabbit.
Did the cat get some rabbit?
weird, sometimes i hear your voice only on one side of my headset...
Yep, the left side is normal, right side does have audio, but about 20% of the volume of the left.
Why do people do this, you took away a hundred years worth of use, they say steel has no memory, but it remembers
what did you just start watching pawn stars or something?
leave the work to the professionals.