Great job my friend. I've come to the conclusion that where you live, the north east, you have access to the old tools, knives and just the old stuff we like to collect. That's because many years ago that's where it was made. I go to all the places where one would find these kind of things. But I hardly ever see the good stuff here in South Carolina. I watch your video where you go to tool swaps flee market's and the like. I'm drooling the whole time. About the only place I can see these great thangs is in your videos. And that is why I never miss one. And the fact that you are so entertaining and knowledgeable about these things. Thanks for sharing your talents my friend.
Hello JJ! It's funny how certain areas are rich in certain items... You are so right about the North East being a good place for vintage tools... It seems that Pennsylvania is a really great place to find vintage tools! Thanks!
Back in 1976 my 8th grade metal shop teacher gave us students an assignment, build a knife like that from a file. I'm sure that type of class work is illegal now.
My neighbor's 85 and he used to bring his gun to school and just stick it in the corner of the classroom so they could go hunting on their way home. I actually remember one parent leaving a pistol with the teacher so his son could use it for show and tell. Don't think either of these things is going to happen today.
That's one of the most desirable Marbles Gladstone collector's knives ever made. All the good ole boys love this model. These were made in a variety of stag or leather handles with alluminum, bakelite and stag pommels. These knives fetch for some pretty high bids on eBay too. Great upload!
I inherited a Marbles knife from my Grandfather some 40 years ago. I is in about the same shape as yours was. Your video showed how to get the end cap off, which has kept me from restoring the knife. Thank you so much for the informative video. Thanks Bob
Hi, the old Marbles Woodcraft blade shape is one of my favorites, and I'm not alone in that I'm sure! I've never pulled any of mine apart and eas always curious how thick the actual tang was, and your video showed me all I need to know. (small kindling only; NO heavy batoning! ) 🙂 But my main point in commenting is that I believe what's happening is the leather wafers have dried out, along with the "compression" you menion over the years. Both create slop in the handle layup length. If I ever need to tighten one of mine up, I'll pull mine apart as you have done, but ONLY after putting a black magic maker line along the bottom of the handle, to help me from accidentally flipping each washer in at least one plane. Feeding them onto a 12" to 15" bamboo "Skewer" might be a good idea too, (taping off the skewer ends to keep them from falling off), and leave lots of room to work between the washers, while you do the following! Lay them out in a trough (akin to a Casino "Craps" table chips holder, and a water bottle icemaking tray might work?), to keep them from moving around while I treat each leather washer with a good coating of "Obenauf's Heavy Duty LP Leather Preservative" on BOTH sides and centers of each washer. Let the leather spacers absorb all they can over a few hours where they should swell as they absorb the treatment. Then begin to carefully feed all the spacers and leather washers back on in the same order as removed. (Black line at battom for them all) When you add the cap, it should now be tighter overall, and some squeezeout of the beeswax and other conditioners should be expected also. I'd give the outside of the handle another coating also, and it should last a very long time more. One added bonus of this treatmernt is this will also avoid any perseived shortening on the handle length by adding extra threads,... not always a worry but some of the Marbles knives can be a little skimpy in hand spacing already for my medium sized hand. 🙂
I have an old Marbles Expert with the exact same tang stamp as yours, it's in decent shape for it's age. What grits sandpaper did you use to clean up that pommel and blade? I'm weighing my options of cleaning it up or selling it off as is.
Good video. That knife cleaned up real decent. I think I might have been tempted to soak those leather parts in a leather preservative or leather oil and swell them up before reassembly. Might have made a little bit of difference in the snug factor and spacing on the tang protrusion and how much you had to file off. Way I hear it, the old leather washer shrink can be corrected to some degree with regular oil treatment. I'm getting a bad case of Marbles knife fever this week. Hope a Woodcraft comes my way.
Hi Scout , you did a great job on that knife, it's now ready for another lifetime of use lol, by the way that's the marbles knife Horace Kephart carried , and is illustrated in his book Camping and Woodcraft, if you haven't read it already it's well worth reading. This is a guy who lived by bushcraft before the word was even invented. If I remember corectely he said the woodcraft pattern knife was ideal for camp use ,and past his criteria for being able to slice bacon from a slab he carried, over here in the UK ,Sheffield used to produce lots of knives whith that type of build, cutlers like ,Nowel, Rodgers,George Wolstenholme IXL brand, to name a few, mostly all gone now I'm afraid, buy them while you can , and enjoy them. Best wishes ,Stuart.uk.
Great clean up, looks completely different. Just cleaned up one of my grandparent's vintage foot pumps on my channel, so satisfying when you put it together and see the end result
Scoutcrafter, that was a great project. I got excited when you got that cap off because at that point we could all see where you were going. A really cool knife that would be great in the woods... Super comfortable handle and usable blade... Anyway, thanks, as always, for sharing. Fun episode!
Made one of those tools before myself! 7:52 Vice grips?! Nope - Eifel plierench with a rubber band holding the handles together LOL! Actually works! After the 5 minutes of reading the brochure I got and learning the simple trick of how to adjust the jaws simply, I cannot tell you how much I use that plierench for! I know I have thanked uyou for introducing me to it before, but I have now had 4 different people see me using them and go on ebay to buy them! My mind is hardwired to the plierenches now! BTW - knife reminds me of one my grandfather once made out of a file. Great video John! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Hi Lee! When I made that first video I said "If you are going to collect tools this is one too you must have" Honestly no other tool feels like it in the hand! Made to last forever!!! =D
Marbles? I think I had a knife or dad had one in the same, even with the loose cap! Great little tool you fabricated for it. Reminds me to do that with the switches in my truck!! Great video and great restore!
Hi Scout. I live in Michigan. ...never heard of Marbles before. Would like to find one one day. What you made for tool is fine but just an idea you could make one out of an old poopey screw driver. Another thought to tighten things up and not have screw come through end of the handle would be to make/add another brass spacer at the end of the existing spacers. Probably would never notice it. Very nice job. Also glad you took handle apart so we can see the anatomy. As always, have a happy day!
Just rediscovered my father's old Marbles knife; have not seen it for over 50 years but there it was in a vintage tool box; stacked leather with a badly chipped stag pommel - Your excellent advice will help restore it
Marbles such a great knife .. I had the Marbles axe as a scout that was presented to me by my grand father.. something he had picked up in the 1970s at a flea market. Great Job my friend..
Marble was a genius in his own time. Does anyone have the dies to stamp out the replacement leather for these handles? The Robust leather company used to make them but they went out of business
That knife is cool, so are those axes, love to have one like it! Fun to see I'm not the only one whose projects always spirals out of control. Sorry to hear about your rhythm, I do like the mornings myself but I hate getting out of bed bout as much as I hate getting in it...
Scoutcrafter I pickup these old German-style knives whenever I can and go through the recondition steps you show here. It's uncanny how often you cover an issue I've bumped into - my latest knife has the same issue with the loose pommel cap and soon it won't. Love these knives - thanks for your great channel.
For a good number of years I have been the happy owner of a 'New Era' make Marbles Woodcraft knife, produced in Gladstone, using original Marbles machinery. I was very interested in viewing and learning about what you were doing to refurbish an original knife. The remake does not have the 'gimping' filed into the top of the blade. This is the knife that Horace Kephart writes about, saying that he no longer needed to have a custom knife made to his preferred pattern. He (and I) like a 4.5-inch blade for doing almost all that needs to be done on a whitetail hunt and around the camp.
Thanks for fixing the grip the correct way (the way I would do it, lol). I've seen others do it in a questionable manner. I wish you had shown the cleaning up of the blade.
Don, vintage knife restoration is a ton of fun and there are some real experts out there on TH-cam to show how it's done! The best part is old unrestored knives go cheap! =D
Just a quick one ha ha it’s always the famous last words and we All have been down that road for me every day ha ha .the knife Came up great John I gotta get me one they look real handy Fantastic video always learning from you god bless take care 🇺🇸👍🔧
Great job John on a piece of history you never cease to amaze me. That knife needs a good sheath to protect it.I too am a night owl. Can’t wait for Friday’s video have a good night or in our case a good morning.
Hi Allen! I used to do a LOT of leather work! Really nice stuff, but recently I found some NOS US Govt. leather sheaths on ebay for $7! I can't make them for that! I bought a bunch! LOL
What is your favorite knife manufacturers? I usually have 2 or 3 different makers that I will carry. I always have a Victorinox Swiss Army Knife and I usually carry either a CRKT knife or a Zero Tolerance knife with it. Kind of depends on my activities.
Morning to you... even if it’s in the night... I’m an old Eagle Scout without a knife, going to start the search to find one like yours to refurbish, it will be a great winter project.. Thanks for the inspiration..... James
nice info vid! ive found one of these pinned to the wall inside my fathers garage. Its all there except for the leather...Im thinking. of surprising him with a refurb of it, but using real antler instead of the leather disks...in your opinion would that diminish the value of the piece?. or is it a " Good to go?"
Hey I watched a few of your knife restorations , I have two vintage edge mark , soligen. I have some questions for you , how can I reach you . Wanted to show you a picture for your advice
Hey Scout, have you tried melatonin? It might help you sort out your sleep. You could also try one of those daylight lamps when you wake up to reset your circadian rhythm.
Good job John Very enjoyable restoration . I had to make a simular tool to take down some large old mirrors upstairs. Because I thought I would use them in decorating my bar downstairs .I made it by slotting a cheap old stubby screw driver . Then my girlfriend found out our neighbor was selling some old Miller and Budweiser wall mirrors pretty cheap in thier yard sale . I was going to put my old mirrors on Craigs list and make a couple hundred bucks from them, because you just can't find mirrors that size any more . But my Girlfriend stepped in again , saying an underprivilegde facebook friend was looking for mirrors like that . So I gave them. to them . They are poor and were very appreciative . It warmed my heart seeing how happy it made them . Made me feel more Happy than that $200. Well that's my story and I'm sticking to it LOL .
Hi Dave! You are so right... At our age money means much less then it did when we were 30! A few years back my Sister gave me $100 in a card for a holiday but her husband gave me a pair of Klein Needle nose pliers... I liked the plier gift much better! =D
Lovely job with a knife John as always I have yet to see you do you have a job PSY do you definitely need to try to get your sleeping pattern a little bit normalised but it certainly explains a lot like the emails and stargazing😀
LOL Ben you are so right! When I joined an astronomy club years ago we would go stargazing and about 3am everyone was feeling the effects of being up late, except for me! I was just waking up! LOL!!!!
Different subject - wedges. I was in Harbor Freight today and noticed their hammers, axes, etc - use round wedges. Wider handles used two round 'wedges'. Never noticed that before.
Hi Bill, Round wedges have been around for years, both solid and hollow. I like the way they look however they never really became popular. They have the advantage of expanding 360 degrees! =)
I was fortunate enough to retire early, but after so many years on the night-shift I am often up all night. I don’t fight it- I have enough projects to keep me occupied...🧰🔭⏰🇺🇸
I have the same Marble's Woodcraft Knife handed down to me by my father who got it as a Boy Scout in the late 30s and went on to carry it in Europe while a member of the 79th Inf. I'm on the fence about cleaning it though. I wonder if he ever used it to open C-Rations.....
Marbles made good stuff in the old days. I have one of their nickel over brass match cases and a brass one that just says Boy Scouts of America that must be from the 30's or 40's. Their symplex tang peep site is just as famous. Glad you stripped it down and cleaned the tang. Most don't and it can be really rusty. Sometimes it takes a while to get the right mood to do a job. I have a Remington Pal RH - 36 from around WWII that I have to completely replace the stacked leather and spacers that I am putting off til after the first of the year. I put stuff on top of it so I don't see it. These have a pinned pommel that needs to be drilled out first. On the Marbles I have used a good quality snap ring pliers with replacement tips. A set of tips can be fitted. Making the tool is probably better because I misplace the tips. It's not like you use them often.
Hi Philip! I was surprised the tang was pretty clean! I did wire brush it and before replacing the leather I covered the tang in boiled linseed oil... =)
Hey John. I was chatting with a co-worker about tools and he kept talking about a TH-camr that does tool restos. Finally I said hey what's the name of the channel? He says scout something or other. I said scoutcrafter! Yeah that's the best channel I know him semi personally! Small world I tell ya. Hope.youre doing well. We are getting some snow here in Syracuse today!
LOL Jesse! Funny story I was at a tool meet last year and a guy was talking to me saying "There is a guy who does tool restorations on TH-cam... Scout-something" I almost pee'd myself! =D
Sorry Scoutcrafter, the threads are not ten thirty seconds they are 10-32 in other words they have a number 10 diameter and a pitch of 32 threads per inch.
I'm a night owl too scout us night shift people gotta stick together lol. Isn't some of the marble axes rare and sought after. Also do you have any Barlow's scout? I love Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays. I love when you use the little hands haha
Great job my friend. I've come to the conclusion that where you live, the north east, you have access to the old tools, knives and just the old stuff we like to collect. That's because many years ago that's where it was made. I go to all the places where one would find these kind of things. But I hardly ever see the good stuff here in South Carolina. I watch your video where you go to tool swaps flee market's and the like. I'm drooling the whole time. About the only place I can see these great thangs is in your videos. And that is why I never miss one. And the fact that you are so entertaining and knowledgeable about these things. Thanks for sharing your talents my friend.
Hello JJ! It's funny how certain areas are rich in certain items... You are so right about the North East being a good place for vintage tools... It seems that Pennsylvania is a really great place to find vintage tools! Thanks!
Back in 1976 my 8th grade metal shop teacher gave us students an assignment, build a knife like that from a file. I'm sure that type of class work is illegal now.
My neighbor's 85 and he used to bring his gun to school and just stick it in the corner of the classroom so they could go hunting on their way home. I actually remember one parent leaving a pistol with the teacher so his son could use it for show and tell. Don't think either of these things is going to happen today.
Looks great love how you made a tool to do the job, nice job my friend 👍
Sweet knife! I like the shape of that blade!
That's one of the most desirable Marbles Gladstone collector's knives ever made. All the good ole boys love this model. These were made in a variety of stag or leather handles with alluminum, bakelite and stag pommels. These knives fetch for some pretty high bids on eBay too. Great upload!
I inherited a Marbles knife from my Grandfather some 40 years ago. I is in about the same shape as yours was. Your video showed how to get the end cap off, which has kept me from restoring the knife. Thank you so much for the informative video.
Thanks Bob
Hi Bob! These knives are such iconic tools that were carried by so many outdoorsmen! Thanks!!!!!!!!!
Sold one just like it on eBay a couple of years ago. Great knife! I miss it.
You did a nice fix and clean up 👍
WOW beautiful job 👍
God bless you family and friends.
If you dont have a sheath for it that would be a good video of you making a sheath.
Hi, the old Marbles Woodcraft blade shape is one of my favorites, and I'm not alone in that I'm sure! I've never pulled any of mine apart and eas always curious how thick the actual tang was, and your video showed me all I need to know. (small kindling only; NO heavy batoning! ) 🙂 But my main point in commenting is that I believe what's happening is the leather wafers have dried out, along with the "compression" you menion over the years. Both create slop in the handle layup length.
If I ever need to tighten one of mine up, I'll pull mine apart as you have done, but ONLY after putting a black magic maker line along the bottom of the handle, to help me from accidentally flipping each washer in at least one plane. Feeding them onto a 12" to 15" bamboo "Skewer" might be a good idea too, (taping off the skewer ends to keep them from falling off), and leave lots of room to work between the washers, while you do the following!
Lay them out in a trough (akin to a Casino "Craps" table chips holder, and a water bottle icemaking tray might work?), to keep them from moving around while I treat each leather washer with a good coating of "Obenauf's Heavy Duty LP Leather Preservative" on BOTH sides and centers of each washer.
Let the leather spacers absorb all they can over a few hours where they should swell as they absorb the treatment. Then begin to carefully feed all the spacers and leather washers back on in the same order as removed. (Black line at battom for them all) When you add the cap, it should now be tighter overall, and some squeezeout of the beeswax and other conditioners should be expected also. I'd give the outside of the handle another coating also, and it should last a very long time more.
One added bonus of this treatmernt is this will also avoid any perseived shortening on the handle length by adding extra threads,... not always a worry but some of the Marbles knives can be a little skimpy in hand spacing already for my medium sized hand. 🙂
Seems good, but I'd treat the outside, after putting it back together, with Mink Oil. I love Mink Oil for leather.
Nice looking knife Scout.I always learn something new when I watch your channel,you are the man!
I have an old Marbles Expert with the exact same tang stamp as yours, it's in decent shape for it's age. What grits sandpaper did you use to clean up that pommel and blade? I'm weighing my options of cleaning it up or selling it off as is.
Nice job on a really nice simple but good quality knife.
Good video. That knife cleaned up real decent. I think I might have been tempted to soak those leather parts in a leather preservative or leather oil and swell them up before reassembly. Might have made a little bit of difference in the snug factor and spacing on the tang protrusion and how much you had to file off. Way I hear it, the old leather washer shrink can be corrected to some degree with regular oil treatment. I'm getting a bad case of Marbles knife fever this week. Hope a Woodcraft comes my way.
Beautifully done ScoutCrafter! It looks so much better now. Thanks for sharing this.
Hi Scout , you did a great job on that knife, it's now ready for another lifetime of use lol, by the way that's the marbles knife Horace Kephart carried , and is illustrated in his book Camping and Woodcraft, if you haven't read it already it's well worth reading. This is a guy who lived by bushcraft before the word was even invented. If I remember corectely he said the woodcraft pattern knife was ideal for camp use ,and past his criteria for being able to slice bacon from a slab he carried, over here in the UK ,Sheffield used to produce lots of knives whith that type of build, cutlers like ,Nowel, Rodgers,George Wolstenholme IXL brand, to name a few, mostly all gone now I'm afraid, buy them while you can , and enjoy them. Best wishes ,Stuart.uk.
Nice job! I love his match safes!!
Great looking knife, turned out really nice. I recently found one for 2 bucks.
Thats a Beautiful knife. Great job on the clean up.
Great clean up, looks completely different. Just cleaned up one of my grandparent's vintage foot pumps on my channel, so satisfying when you put it together and see the end result
Excellent video! Love those vintage foot pumps!
Scoutcrafter, that was a great project. I got excited when you got that cap off because at that point we could all see where you were going. A really cool knife that would be great in the woods... Super comfortable handle and usable blade... Anyway, thanks, as always, for sharing. Fun episode!
Made one of those tools before myself! 7:52 Vice grips?! Nope - Eifel plierench with a rubber band holding the handles together LOL! Actually works! After the 5 minutes of reading the brochure I got and learning the simple trick of how to adjust the jaws simply, I cannot tell you how much I use that plierench for! I know I have thanked uyou for introducing me to it before, but I have now had 4 different people see me using them and go on ebay to buy them! My mind is hardwired to the plierenches now! BTW - knife reminds me of one my grandfather once made out of a file. Great video John! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Hi Lee! When I made that first video I said "If you are going to collect tools this is one too you must have" Honestly no other tool feels like it in the hand! Made to last forever!!! =D
My Grandfather was born in 1916, I have his Marble's compass.....Not sure how old it is but wouldn't surprise me if it was from the 40s.
👍 Nice job. I love these old Marbles knives.
Love the tip using the bolt through the wood block in the vise.
Marbles? I think I had a knife or dad had one in the same, even with the loose cap! Great little tool you fabricated for it. Reminds me to do that with the switches in my truck!! Great video and great restore!
THANK YOU...for sharing.Watched and very much enjoyed.
Hi Scout. I live in Michigan. ...never heard of Marbles before. Would like to find one one day. What you made for tool is fine but just an idea you could make one out of an old poopey screw driver. Another thought to tighten things up and not have screw come through end of the handle would be to make/add another brass spacer at the end of the existing spacers. Probably would never notice it. Very nice job. Also glad you took handle apart so we can see the anatomy. As always, have a happy day!
Just rediscovered my father's old Marbles knife; have not seen it for over 50 years but there it was in a vintage tool box; stacked leather with a badly chipped stag pommel - Your excellent advice will help restore it
It's so great to have Dad's stuff... I have heard nightmare tales of people who never saved anything from their parents! Thanks!
What a cool looking knife....i love the brass layers. Cheers
Awesome job!! See you using that screw wrench also! Super cool man!!
"There is a special tool for that, unfortunately I don't have it"
I had never thought I would hear that one day ! If Santa is a subscriber...
Great project and it turned out awesome! I would of never have thought it was that old.
Over here I call them Scout knives, nicely cleaned 👍
Very interesting and enjoyable. Thanks
Great fix. Thanks!
Marbles such a great knife .. I had the Marbles axe as a scout that was presented to me by my grand father.. something he had picked up in the 1970s at a flea market. Great Job my friend..
Marble was a genius in his own time. Does anyone have the dies to stamp out the replacement leather for these handles? The Robust leather company used to make them but they went out of business
That knife is cool, so are those axes, love to have one like it! Fun to see I'm not the only one whose projects always spirals out of control. Sorry to hear about your rhythm, I do like the mornings myself but I hate getting out of bed bout as much as I hate getting in it...
Scoutcrafter
I pickup these old German-style knives whenever I can and go through the recondition steps you show here. It's uncanny how often you cover an issue I've bumped into - my latest knife has the same issue with the loose pommel cap and soon it won't. Love these knives - thanks for your great channel.
For a good number of years I have been the happy owner of a 'New Era' make Marbles Woodcraft knife, produced in Gladstone, using original Marbles machinery. I was very interested in viewing and learning about what you were doing to refurbish an original knife. The remake does not have the 'gimping' filed into the top of the blade. This is the knife that Horace Kephart writes about, saying that he no longer needed to have a custom knife made to his preferred pattern. He (and I) like a 4.5-inch blade for doing almost all that needs to be done on a whitetail hunt and around the camp.
fantastic knife, great cleanup
Thanks for fixing the grip the correct way (the way I would do it, lol). I've seen others do it in a questionable manner. I wish you had shown the cleaning up of the blade.
Night shift guy here also... you are not alone, totally why I look forward to your videos
great comprehensive clean up
Awesome job Scout! That turned out beautiful! I might have to dabble with some of my old knives now. Thanks for sharing.
Don, vintage knife restoration is a ton of fun and there are some real experts out there on TH-cam to show how it's done! The best part is old unrestored knives go cheap! =D
Just a quick one ha ha it’s always the famous last words and we
All have been down that road for me every day ha ha .the knife
Came up great John I gotta get me one they look real handy
Fantastic video always learning from you god bless take care
🇺🇸👍🔧
Great job John on a piece of history you never cease to amaze me. That knife needs a good sheath to protect it.I too am a night owl. Can’t wait for Friday’s video have a good night or in our case a good morning.
Hi Allen! I used to do a LOT of leather work! Really nice stuff, but recently I found some NOS US Govt. leather sheaths on ebay for $7! I can't make them for that! I bought a bunch! LOL
...great resto, love the old working knives..good vid..
I always wondered if Scagel copied Marbles or if Marbles copied Scagel????
Absolutely love that style of knife! What a job you did, especially on that back cap!
yes, subbed at 3:06, "i'm gonna put a little 50/50 acetone/atf..."great offhand tip for anyone facing stuck fasteners.
What is your favorite knife manufacturers? I usually have 2 or 3 different makers that I will carry. I always have a Victorinox Swiss Army Knife and I usually carry either a CRKT knife or a Zero Tolerance knife with it. Kind of depends on my activities.
👍 Nice job. I love those vintage Marbles Woodcraft knives.
Beautiful restore job. As for that knife I've seen them at gun abd knife shows with some pretty salty price tags on them
Morning to you... even if it’s in the night... I’m an old Eagle Scout without a knife, going to start the search to find one like yours to refurbish, it will be a great winter project.. Thanks for the inspiration..... James
nice info vid! ive found one of these pinned to the wall inside my fathers garage. Its all there except for the leather...Im thinking. of surprising him with a refurb of it, but using real antler instead of the leather disks...in your opinion would that diminish the value of the piece?. or is it a " Good to go?"
Every time something really interesting, thanks sc
Scout Crafter Just adding your not alone with your nights are screwed up --I also worked swing shifted .
Hey I watched a few of your knife restorations , I have two vintage edge mark , soligen. I have some questions for you , how can I reach you . Wanted to show you a picture for your advice
Hey Scout, have you tried melatonin? It might help you sort out your sleep. You could also try one of those daylight lamps when you wake up to reset your circadian rhythm.
You inspired me to refresh my Grandfathers Marbles knife. Let you know how it turns out.
The leather needs Obenauf’s LP. No need to waste time with anything else.
You are so right! Nothing beats it!!!!!!
Easy enough to make the proper tool if you have a little talent .😅or just bugger it up!
Great job, I always laugh when I see that pointer.
That's nice old knife like how you tightened up the handle
Nice custom tool. I might have made one out of a sacrificial cheap (Harbor Freight) needle nose pliers.
Nice job. I will get my Marble's out for you to see.
Awesome!!!!
Great channel 👍🇺🇸
Thanks Joe!!!!!!
scout make a pocket knife how to sharpen video!!!
Great job. Your finger pointer cracks me up
Another nice job and informative....
I just inherited one of these in pretty good condition, needs cleaned up a bit
Great job on the knife ScoutCrafter!!
GROWING UP IN MICHIGAN I AM THE PROUD OWNER OF ONE OF THERE AXES
Yup do it mate come to great land down under 🇦🇺
What do you call the proper tool that should be used to remove the pommel nut?
Good job John Very enjoyable restoration . I had to make a simular tool to take down some large old mirrors upstairs. Because I thought I would use them in decorating my bar downstairs .I made it by slotting a cheap old stubby screw driver . Then my girlfriend found out our neighbor was selling some old Miller and Budweiser wall mirrors pretty cheap in thier yard sale . I was going to put my old mirrors on Craigs list and make a couple hundred bucks from them, because you just can't find mirrors that size any more . But my Girlfriend stepped in again , saying an underprivilegde facebook friend was looking for mirrors like that . So I gave them. to them . They are poor and were very appreciative . It warmed my heart seeing how happy it made them . Made me feel more Happy than that $200. Well that's my story and I'm sticking to it LOL .
Hi Dave! You are so right... At our age money means much less then it did when we were 30! A few years back my Sister gave me $100 in a card for a holiday but her husband gave me a pair of Klein Needle nose pliers... I liked the plier gift much better! =D
Cool knife! Looks great. 👍🗡👍
if you soak the leather in boiled linseed oil they will swell and tighten up the grip
Lovely job with a knife John as always I have yet to see you do you have a job PSY do you definitely need to try to get your sleeping pattern a little bit normalised but it certainly explains a lot like the emails and stargazing😀
LOL Ben you are so right! When I joined an astronomy club years ago we would go stargazing and about 3am everyone was feeling the effects of being up late, except for me! I was just waking up! LOL!!!!
Different subject - wedges. I was in Harbor Freight today and noticed their hammers, axes, etc - use round wedges. Wider handles used two round 'wedges'. Never noticed that before.
Hi Bill, Round wedges have been around for years, both solid and hollow. I like the way they look however they never really became popular. They have the advantage of expanding 360 degrees! =)
I was fortunate enough to retire early, but after so many years on the night-shift I am often up all night. I don’t fight it- I have enough projects to keep me occupied...🧰🔭⏰🇺🇸
Hi Mike! It's been 2 years since I retired and I still like being up nights... Quiet and peaceful... Only problem is when I have to get up early! =D
I have the same Marble's Woodcraft Knife handed down to me by my father who got it as a Boy Scout in the late 30s and went on to carry it in Europe while a member of the 79th Inf.
I'm on the fence about cleaning it though. I wonder if he ever used it to open C-Rations.....
I always loved that style knife! He probably used his John Wayne (opener) for the C-Rats, those guys were really good with them! =D
very cool way ti fit the handle on
Marbles made good stuff in the old days. I have one of their nickel over brass match cases and a brass one that just says Boy Scouts of America that must be from the 30's or 40's. Their symplex tang peep site is just as famous. Glad you stripped it down and cleaned the tang. Most don't and it can be really rusty. Sometimes it takes a while to get the right mood to do a job. I have a Remington Pal RH - 36 from around WWII that I have to completely replace the stacked leather and spacers that I am putting off til after the first of the year. I put stuff on top of it so I don't see it. These have a pinned pommel that needs to be drilled out first. On the Marbles I have used a good quality snap ring pliers with replacement tips. A set of tips can be fitted. Making the tool is probably better because I misplace the tips. It's not like you use them often.
Hi Philip! I was surprised the tang was pretty clean! I did wire brush it and before replacing the leather I covered the tang in boiled linseed oil... =)
Great video thank you
Accidentally hit thumbs down im truly sorry... all fixed now. your awesome mate
*Alex* V-i-P Thanks Alex!!! 😃👍
I really like your videos.
Great video. Enjoyed it!
Very nice job😊
Kewl video sweet knife
Hey John. I was chatting with a co-worker about tools and he kept talking about a TH-camr that does tool restos. Finally I said hey what's the name of the channel? He says scout something or other. I said scoutcrafter! Yeah that's the best channel I know him semi personally! Small world I tell ya. Hope.youre doing well. We are getting some snow here in Syracuse today!
LOL Jesse! Funny story I was at a tool meet last year and a guy was talking to me saying "There is a guy who does tool restorations on TH-cam... Scout-something" I almost pee'd myself! =D
Nice work 👍🇺🇸
Sorry Scoutcrafter, the threads are not ten thirty seconds they are 10-32 in other words they have a number 10 diameter and a pitch of 32 threads per inch.
Yes you are right! 10/32nds =)
Nice restoration, I heard the vise restoration is next.😑😑😑😑😑
LOL- Portable anvils! =)
I'm a night owl too scout us night shift people gotta stick together lol. Isn't some of the marble axes rare and sought after. Also do you have any Barlow's scout? I love Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays. I love when you use the little hands haha
Lord Venger Lots of Barlows! My Dad always carried one! 😃👍
@@ScoutCrafter Very cool I love them as well the design is flawless imo
Very Nice Job!
Great project.
so beautiful
Real steel.