Knife restoration - Marble's Woodcraft

Webster Marble formed Gladstone Mfg. Co. in 1892. That company created the first folding Axe in 1893 which lead to the incorporation of Marble's Safety Axe Co. in 1898. The company became Marble Arms & Mfg. Co. in 1911 & enjoyed years of success until succumbing to a shut down of production in 1974. The brand was brought back to life in 1994 & enjoyed a grand rejuvenation that later gave way to another shutdown in 2009. Many great knives & tools were crafted over the company's storied history.
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Knife restoration - Marble's Woodcraft

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Restoration projects like these can be very rewarding, as not only do you get to bring pieces of knife history back to life, it's quite useful to practice your skills, plus it pays for itself as generally i use the proceeds of the sale of a restored knife to buy other oldies that could use some work.
This is an original Marble's Woodcraft fixed blade, probably from the 1930's.

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After:

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Impressive! ::tu:: ::tu::
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Beautiful restoration Kwackster!
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Excellent, and you did a perfect job keeping all the spacers organized. 😎👍💯
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The care and attention to detail you spent while restoring the knife is definitely reflected in the finished product! Outstanding job! ::tu::
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Amazing job!
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Well done!
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(D) All of the above ::tu::

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Miller Bro's wrote: ↑Wed May 27, 2026 9:55 am (D) All of the above ::tu::

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