Greetings. I' d like to share a very pleasurable business experience with all on this forum(s). Although this thread might be more appropriate on the Bladesmith forum, I felt that it deserves the attention of this General forum. Recently, I received one of my fixed blade Bob Doziers back from Julie Marx of Checkermarx located in Ferndale, WA. I was immediately impressed with the 16LPI diamond checkering done on the micarta scales of my Dozier. Prior to this, I had a nice chat with Julie on the phone to discuss what I was looking for and what she felt was a workable pattern to satisfy my requirements. The original smooth finish of my *Agent* model from Bob was just to slippery to be of very much use. And because this model was made as a backup defensive tool, it could not be drawn quickly enough with much confidence. But after Julie's exquisite execution on the scales, I can carry with great confidence and am inclined to use it more for utility purposes as well.
Her 16PLI in a flat(non pointy) diamond pattern affords an extremely secure grip on the draw, even with wet hands and with light gloves on! For extended use a lighter pattern might be desireable. Either way, she will discuss and work with you to satisfy your own requirements. I can wholeheartedly recommend her work to all forum members and can say with confidence that you will be a satisfied customer. Her turnaround time was only 2 weeks after my shipping out. And her prices for such nice work is very reasonable.
In fact, I plan on sending her another one of my fixed blades for work very soon.
Julie can be reached at 360 380- 1903 Pacific time. Please feel free to respond with any questions or comments or e- mail me if you' d like.
And finally, I' d like to thank fellow forumite Beau Springer for his original thread on this topic and for his recommendations of Checkermarx. Thanks Beau!
Her 16PLI in a flat(non pointy) diamond pattern affords an extremely secure grip on the draw, even with wet hands and with light gloves on! For extended use a lighter pattern might be desireable. Either way, she will discuss and work with you to satisfy your own requirements. I can wholeheartedly recommend her work to all forum members and can say with confidence that you will be a satisfied customer. Her turnaround time was only 2 weeks after my shipping out. And her prices for such nice work is very reasonable.
In fact, I plan on sending her another one of my fixed blades for work very soon.
Julie can be reached at 360 380- 1903 Pacific time. Please feel free to respond with any questions or comments or e- mail me if you' d like.
And finally, I' d like to thank fellow forumite Beau Springer for his original thread on this topic and for his recommendations of Checkermarx. Thanks Beau!
