Bad Moore Maker Review?

I cannot quite put my finger on it though. Do note it is from several years ago now. Hmmmmmmmm......
 
His reviews tend to be very accurate and honest.

I have only had one MM, fit and finish were fine, was dull as a butter knife though, but 1095 is easy to fix. :D
 
I ordered a Moore Maker in a Mountain Man pattern with buffalo horn scales. Paid over $ 125.00. Quality, fit, and finish was poor and not worth the money, in my opinion. This may or may not be common, but I won't buy another. Bill
 
I have examined Moore Makers at knife shows. The Queen made knives were better than the Camillus ones. The quality of both types was not worth the price which is higher than the standard Queen or Camillus product. In my mind, the only reason to buy one was to get a pattern in 1095 steel that isn't offered by the parent company. This is insufficient for me to put up with the higher price and fit/finish problems for that price point. In addition, the dealer lied about who made them. Now some have reported that Camillus has been replaced by Bear, so I'd not expect any improvement.

The review you cited is by a respected member of Knifeforums and should be considered a straight shot as that man sees it.
 
wewaslim said:
I ordered a Moore Maker in a Mountain Man pattern with buffalo horn scales. Paid over $ 125.00. Quality, fit, and finish was poor and not worth the money, in my opinion. This may or may not be common, but I won't buy another. Bill
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That's what has kinda kept me from buying any more of them.

I just haven't seen enough to show they are worth the premium you pay over the same knives made by the companies that are making them for MM to begin with.
 
I already posted this the last time that review was referenced, bad experience with the large yellow sodbuster carried in a leather sheath. Very weak backspring. Buying it along with a couple of substandard cases has pushed me away from traditional knives. bad luck I guess.
 
I bought a large Stockman with wellow bone scales – not jigged – one year ago. It is very good when it comes to fit and finish. Absolutly no blade play, strong springs but still no nail breaker. Liners, bolsters and springs fit together without space between. I had it from Cumberland knife and I know that Bill use to pick up nice folders.
 
I have two stockmans, large and small, yellow delrin handles.
Well made, fit and sharpen well in carbon.

I do not know who made the knives.

I asked a distributor and he said if it has B at the end of the series then Bear are making them.
 
Mine is a beautiful whittler. But, it was dull and the mainblade was a pita to open. The other to blades seem to have almost weak springs. I've worked on it and being 1095, it is good. A good EDC carry knife for khakis in the office, but I mainly carry a Boker Barlow.

I do think these are over priced, but to be honest, I'm here now to research the MM Moose. I really like smooth bone and 1095 and the Moose's clip is different than most.

tjg
 
I inherited a Schrade stockman from my grandfather in 1095 that I just LOVE. 1095 is good steel--maybe it's been around forever, but my Schrade flat out performs.

Are there other traditional makers that use 1095, or is MM the only game in town? I would be willing to pay the MM premium to get another folder with 1095, but I'd definitely want to handle the knife first for that price.
 
Another question: Does MM make any of their own knives, or do they always farm out production?
 
Here is my take as one who has 15 MM knives. I chose to start collecting them because of the steel and the simple fact of wanting to be different. I had never seen a MM knife locally and still have not. Other than one double lockblade with some blade play, the knives have been well made, dull, but well made. Saying all that the price has broke me from buying anymore. They are a nice knife, but in comparison to my Schatt Morgan and Canal Street knives, they are not quite that nice. The price range
is just little to high.
 
KimberComp said:
They are a nice knife, but in comparison to my Schatt Morgan and Canal Street knives, they are not quite that nice. The price range
is just little to high.
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I've also been eyeing Schatt & Morgan, but dismissed it because of the 420 steel. My experience with 1095 has been that positive. What do you like about the S&Ms, and how does the 420 hold up? I would consider S&M over MM based on your recommendation. I know S&M is made by Queen, and I've had a Queen on order for a while (backordered) but I haven't actually held one yet. If S&M were that much better than MM, even if the steel weren't quite as good, I would go that way. Thanks.
 
I bought my first MM a little more than a month ago, a 2007 production 5301 stockman. It has excellent fit and finish, better than almost all of my Queen knives. Blade action is smooth with just the right amount of snap. The blades are ground thinner than my Queen #9 stockmans. And all three blades came reasonably sharp, although I did need to sharpen it when it arrived. It has become my favorite stockman.
 
RobbW said:
I've also been eyeing Schatt & Morgan, but dismissed it because of the 420 steel. My experience with 1095 has been that positive. What do you like about the S&Ms, and how does the 420 hold up? I would consider S&M over MM based on your recommendation. I know S&M is made by Queen, and I've had a Queen on order for a while (backordered) but I haven't actually held one yet. If S&M were that much better than MM, even if the steel weren't quite as good, I would go that way. Thanks.
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Robb - I see that you are in Mass...are you familiar with the NCCA knife shows? There is one this Sunday in Marlborough. You may already know about them but I like to keep the word otu there when I see someone local on these forums

www.ncca.info
 
Thanks for the NCCA info. No, I didn't know about it. I can't make this show, but can likely make the annual 2-day show in May in Mystic. By coincidence, I happen to be in NYC this Friday, so I'll be able to make the NYCNS. I don't know if there will be many traditional folders there, but I'll sure be looking.

Thanks again for the info.
 
Well I've only bought the Schatt Morgans in either ATS-34 or carbon steel. I've handled quite a few Canal Stree knives but own only a couple. I think them both a step above the MooreMaker (in finishing). They are basically in the same ballpark of pricing so I think them the better investment for my money. Again, I'm not knocking the Mooremaker knives. I'm satisfied with what I own and consider them well made. I just think there are other even better for similar pricing.

If might suggest you give both of them a try if you can. You will get good knives either way and be able to I believe see the difference I'm talking about. Cumberland knives still has the 1095 Schatt Harness Jacks, File and Wire ATS-34, and Mooremaker in 1095.
 
RobbW said:
Another question: Does MM make any of their own knives, or do they always farm out production?
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No, MM does not make any knives, they contract them, Queen makes the bone and stag handled ones and Camillus used to make their yellow delrin and horn ones, until Camillus closed. I believe Bear & Sons are making some now.
 
I have a dozen or so, and my experience has been in the main positive. That said I don't question those who have negative experiences and opinions. They are a little over-priced.

My Camillus made yellow delrin punch blade stockman remains my favorite slip joint of all time. It's in my pocket as I type this.
 
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