Moore Maker hatchet

[Jamn]

Does anyone have one of these? My son was eyeing one at the gun show. It is very small but looked well built. For the money is there any others you guys would recommend? He is reading a book right now about a boy that survives a plane crash and the only tool he has is a hatchet his mom bought him.
http://catalog.mooremaker.com/viewProduct.cfm?item_id=723921

Thanks in advance, James.

 

[omniviking]

Looks like a little Vaughn, I think it was called Sub Zero, A small little hatchet, Some companies would buy these and re-profile them put there mark on'em and resell them.

 

[Dusty One]

Looks well made +
Fair price +
Made in the USA +

 

[Carolina River Rat]

They make great knives, if that helps any. Never used their hatchet.

 

[mrappraisit]

Looks like a little Vaughn, I think it was called Sub Zero, A small little hatchet, Some companies would buy these and re-profile them put there mark on'em and resell them.

I was thinking the same thing. It looks really similar to the Vaughn hatchet that Oldjimbo had on his site, even down to the head cover. That being said it looks like a good price, and Jim gave it a pretty good review:


http://www.oldjimbo.com/survival/tinyhatchets.html

It's a tough little tool. Check out Jim splitting a Hemlock log with it!

http://www.oldjimbo.com/survival/tinyhatchets2.html

I say go for it.

 

[AeroNautiCal]

I was thinking the same thing. It looks really similar to the Vaughn hatchet that Oldjimbo had on his site, even down to the head cover. That being said it looks like a good price, and Jim gave it a pretty good review:


http://www.oldjimbo.com/survival/tinyhatchets.html

It's a tough little tool. Check out Jim splitting a Hemlock log with it!

http://www.oldjimbo.com/survival/tinyhatchets2.html

I say go for it.

+1

 

[littleknife]

They make great knives, if that helps any.

The older delrin handled Moore Maker knives were made by the now defunct Camillus, the bone handled knives used to be made (maybe are still made?) by Queen Cutlery. Excellent knives!:thumbup::thumbup:
Moore Maker does not manufacture knives or axes, simply commissions them to be made with its brand name.

 

[JWBirch]

Keep in mind this is just my opinion.
In my experience with mine (from Bark River) these are really difficult to get things done with. It simply doesn't have the mass to do work, and then you try to compensate with higher velocities, not good. I guess you could find a stick and baton it through anything to split it though.

Compared to this little "pocket hatchet", in the woods I'd prefer a 10-14 ounce knife with a 5-7" blade. Since you'd have to baton something of this weight, the knife gives you more flexibility and versatility.

For what it is it is nearly flawless. Those little puppies are well executed, and that one looks to have a very nice handle. You'll just have a hard time getting its 11 ounces to do anything very well.

For $35 I'd recommend the Kershaw 1018, or a Fiskars 14". These aren't as "high end" as the vaughn, but they'll work better for virtually any chore you'd want a hatchet for.

For a little bit more, in the $45 range, I'd recommend Wetterlings.

I would recommend buying one of these as a toy that might, just maybe, be a tool as well. I still like playing with mine, even if it doesn't go to the woods anymore. You find stuff to do with it, even if it is a less efficient tool. Use it as a pencil sharpener, put it in your pen-cup at work to see what the other folks say. Definitely worth the $35.

 

[PantherCadet]

I happen to have loved that book as a young boy, myself. It's called Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen. It's actually the first in a series of four or five books, of which I would not hesitate to suggest the remainder. Paulsen also wrote a neat series of books about a young teenager named Francis Tucket, who is separated from his family and captured by Indians when traveling across the plains, and has to survive the next few years on his wits and his trusty rifle. If your son likes the book, I'd definitely recommend this series, too. First one is called Mr. Tucket; check it out at your local library.

 

[Jamn]

I happen to have loved that book as a young boy, myself. It's called Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen. It's actually the first in a series of four or five books, of which I would not hesitate to suggest the remainder. Paulsen also wrote a neat series of books about a young teenager named Francis Tucket, who is separated from his family and captured by Indians when traveling across the plains, and has to survive the next few years on his wits and his trusty rifle. If your son likes the book, I'd definitely recommend this series, too. First one is called Mr. Tucket; check it out at your local library.

Will do thanks for the info. I actually passed on the Moore. I might pick up an older, heavier type for him.