Buzzbait
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It's not tiny, but it sure aint big. I just got around to taking pictures of this knife, and thought that I'd post up about it. I got this Marbles Fieldcraft back in maybe 2001. I tried a lot of different fixed blades in the field that year, and the Fieldcraft won out over all of the others. I've even bought various other fixed blades since then, but I'm not sure why I bother. I just end up with the Fieldcraft back on my belt before the weekend is done.
This really is a very special knife. It's seen a ton of Adirondack adventures. It's seen my daughter grow from a baby into a little girl. It's carved countless hiking sticks, and made lots of shelters and such. Back when I bought it, it became my standard for sharpness, and still is that standard today. This knife has been mistreated for years and years, taken for granted, not taken care of, and it still looks almost new.
This was made back in the Mike Stewart era of Marble Arms. The fit and finish is pretty good, but you can tell that it's a working knife. The quality of the steel and the heat treatment is flat out awe inspiring. It's the blade that never chips, never rips, and is almost impossible to dull. The handle is amazingly comfortable. The guard is just big enough to keep the knife securely in your hand, but small enough that it doesn't get in the way or hurt your index finger. Even the stock pouch sheath is really, really nice. I've never felt like I needed an aftermarket sheath for it.
The best thing about this knife is the way that it was purchased. Unlike most of my knives, there was no research involved. It was not an internet purchase. Options were not weighed. It was just an impulse buy. I had heard that a local hunting and gun shop had just opened up down the street from me. I stopped in to take a look at the knife counter. They had a bunch of Bucks, Schrades and the unusual stuff for back then. They also had a couple of knives from some company that I'd never heard of, called Marbles.
I asked the grizzled store owner if I could see the knife. He looked at me and said something like, "You don't want that one. It's too sharp. Every time somebody handles that thing, I'm running next door to buy band-aids. Some knives just aren't meant to be used."
Hehehe. Saying to me that it was too sharp was more than I could handle. I had to have it. I handled the knife a bit, and was marvelous. I'd never held a classic convex styled fixed blade before. This was a completely different knife than anything I'd experienced. The spine was wickedly thick. The guard was not integral. The handle wasn't made of micarta. And man was that blade sharp. I honestly wasn't sure whether the knife was great find of a piece of junk. I'd never seen a convex grind before.
After all of these years, I think I've decided that it was a good find, and not a piece of junk.
This really is a very special knife. It's seen a ton of Adirondack adventures. It's seen my daughter grow from a baby into a little girl. It's carved countless hiking sticks, and made lots of shelters and such. Back when I bought it, it became my standard for sharpness, and still is that standard today. This knife has been mistreated for years and years, taken for granted, not taken care of, and it still looks almost new.
This was made back in the Mike Stewart era of Marble Arms. The fit and finish is pretty good, but you can tell that it's a working knife. The quality of the steel and the heat treatment is flat out awe inspiring. It's the blade that never chips, never rips, and is almost impossible to dull. The handle is amazingly comfortable. The guard is just big enough to keep the knife securely in your hand, but small enough that it doesn't get in the way or hurt your index finger. Even the stock pouch sheath is really, really nice. I've never felt like I needed an aftermarket sheath for it.
The best thing about this knife is the way that it was purchased. Unlike most of my knives, there was no research involved. It was not an internet purchase. Options were not weighed. It was just an impulse buy. I had heard that a local hunting and gun shop had just opened up down the street from me. I stopped in to take a look at the knife counter. They had a bunch of Bucks, Schrades and the unusual stuff for back then. They also had a couple of knives from some company that I'd never heard of, called Marbles.
I asked the grizzled store owner if I could see the knife. He looked at me and said something like, "You don't want that one. It's too sharp. Every time somebody handles that thing, I'm running next door to buy band-aids. Some knives just aren't meant to be used."
Hehehe. Saying to me that it was too sharp was more than I could handle. I had to have it. I handled the knife a bit, and was marvelous. I'd never held a classic convex styled fixed blade before. This was a completely different knife than anything I'd experienced. The spine was wickedly thick. The guard was not integral. The handle wasn't made of micarta. And man was that blade sharp. I honestly wasn't sure whether the knife was great find of a piece of junk. I'd never seen a convex grind before.
After all of these years, I think I've decided that it was a good find, and not a piece of junk.
