Am I missing Something???

babakanoosh45

babakanoosh45

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Ok, I have only been around the "Traditional" area for a short time but it has had the greatest impact on me thus far! Now I have depleted a great number of my "Tactical Knives" and replaced them with Slipjoints of one kind or another and I could not be Happier! I very much like GEC's and the Schatt & Morgans. I can't decide a favorite style except I seem to have many Stockmans...Hmmmm??? Anyway my question "Am I Missing Something" is regarding "Marbles" Knives. As of late I have ended up with (2) Large Jigged Bone Sunfish Knives by Marbles. And I think they are built amazingly well. Nice fit good finish. Blades are tight and show no signs of wiggle and were pretty darn sharp out of the pouch...Yeah a box and a zipper pouch for $19.00 delivered... I know they are made in China but come on??? I have already done this with Spyderco Benchmade and others and survived. I was thinking these knives were an outstanding way to purchase several Styles and sizes of slippies and try them out before you spend some big $$$$ on the Super Nice Stuff or even a Custom. Just a thought... I want to try a Swing Gaurd knife and I will purchase one these before I get a more expensive one just in case I not happy with the design. I can't imagine these Sunfish folders failing me any time soon. I wanted a Sunfish or Elephant Toe but wasn't sure if I would care for the size. As works out I do, so now I won't feel weird about $185.00 for a Fight'n Rooster or S&M... Thanks for listening! Your thoughts on this please and Happy Holidays!!!! ~baba~
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Very nice collection baba!

Needs at least one split backspring whittler, swayback jack, serp jack and a Dr. Knife of course. :D.

Seriously, focus on the stuff you enjoy and get the most use from and ya can not go wrong. Who cares what we think; What do we know? ;).
 
The Marbles swing guard in jigged brown bone is a nice looking knife, it's perfect for pocket carry. They also make a large one , but it's not as nice and it's too big.

They're about $20 with the zippered pouch.

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But (IMO) the Case regular sized Cheetah in 6.5 bone stag is a fine looking knife. I don't have a picture of my knife but I'm sure you can find one on the web. I paid about $60 for the Case knife , but I think it's worth it.
 
Welcome home, we have been waiting for you......Nice pictures..Dig that Robeson red bone...
cj
 
Hi there
I have bought a couple of Marbles knives lately and like them very much. The Jumbo trapper is a winner, the fluted bone handle has a great grip and it's razor sharp AND will skin a deer easily. The MOP sowbelly stockman has one of the prettiest spey blades on any production knife I've seen. I have two Jumbo trappers stagbone and fluted bone, pearl sowbelly, and a fluted bone swing guard all for less than $80.00. Well built, sharp, good fit and finish. The trapper is a heavy duty worker.

Regards

Robin



babakanoosh45 said:
Ok, I have only been around the "Traditional" area for a short time but it has had the greatest impact on me thus far! Now I have depleted a great number of my "Tactical Knives" and replaced them with Slipjoints of one kind or another and I could not be Happier! I very much like GEC's and the Schatt & Morgans. I can't decide a favorite style except I seem to have many Stockmans...Hmmmm??? Anyway my question "Am I Missing Something" is regarding "Marbles" Knives. As of late I have ended up with (2) Large Jigged Bone Sunfish Knives by Marbles. And I think they are built amazingly well. Nice fit good finish. Blades are tight and show no signs of wiggle and were pretty darn sharp out of the pouch...Yeah a box and a zipper pouch for $19.00 delivered... I know they are made in China but come on??? I have already done this with Spyderco Benchmade and others and survived. I was thinking these knives were an outstanding way to purchase several Styles and sizes of slippies and try them out before you spend some big $$$$ on the Super Nice Stuff or even a Custom. Just a thought... I want to try a Swing Gaurd knife and I will purchase one these before I get a more expensive one just in case I not happy with the design. I can't imagine these Sunfish folders failing me any time soon. I wanted a Sunfish or Elephant Toe but wasn't sure if I would care for the size. As works out I do, so now I won't feel weird about $185.00 for a Fight'n Rooster or S&M... Thanks for listening! Your thoughts on this please and Happy Holidays!!!! ~baba~
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I have several Marbles, folding hunters and trappers. The fit and finish on them are great. I also have several USA made Camillus, Remingtons and Bear MGC's that don't look nearly as good as far as the finish work is concerned.
If you took the country of origin off all of them and handed them to me to pick the one I wanted to own, I've no doubt that the Marbles would be the one's I'd pick.

>Just a thought... I want to try a Swing Gaurd knife and I will purchase one these before I get a more expensive one just in case I not happy with the design.<

Good idea. I have a stag Case Cheetah and if I'd tried one out before buying it, I wouldn't have. It's just not a pattern that I care for and a Marbles would have been a much less expensive way to discover that.
 
The biggest issue with the knives I have used that were made in China is the springs tend to have low spots that do not show due to the about 320 grit finish. Other than that, they are very well made in my opinion but doing a high polish on their spines can be tough.
 
Redrummd said:
The biggest issue with the knives I have used that were made in China is the springs tend to have low spots that do not show due to the about 320 grit finish. Other than that, they are very well made in my opinion but doing a high polish on their spines can be tough.
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Could you explain more?
Thanks.
 
Bastid said:
Needs at least one split backspring whittler
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Do you know of any true one-spring whittlers in production? I purchased a Hen & Rooster new this year, but the backspring was really two springs, tapered and joined under the main blade--not a real split backspring. I like the knife well enough, even though the main-blade tang is a bit long (the blade doesn't come close enough to the bolster, IMHO), but I'd like to purchase a true split backspring if the cost weren't too great.

Thanks for any leads you might have.
 
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