Moore Maker or Northwoods?

The spring on the Queen (Moore Maker) is somewhat lazy, as most lockbacks seem to be. The GEC pop's so loud you can hear it across the room. Lockups are tight as a drum on both.

Blade is a little thicker on the Queen (Moore Maker).

The knife (either) is really too big for pocket carry for most people. But one of the most sought after patterns on today's market.

I agree with James, Bill Horn at Cumberland is top notch.

Mike Latham
CollectorKnives.Net
 
Thanks Mike for all the gereat info.

I really like what I'm hearing about the spring strenght on the GEC's. While it may seem too strong to some folks I prefer a really strong backspring for it provides me with just that much more safety, and injuries in the backwoods are no fun at all.

I've sent you a PM here as well.
 
wildmike said:
I'll check out the Great Eastern only place ive seen with a selection of their knives in knivesshipfree.com I think.

One of my considertions is the lanyard hole on the above models.

Yosemite does D2 take as crisp of an edge as 1095? Most high chrome and stainless steels don't which is why I don't like stainless.
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D2 is impossible to sharpen and is just as worthless as any stainless steel used for a knife blade. Stick with 1095.
 
cattleking said:
D2 is impossible to sharpen and is just as worthless as any stainless steel used for a knife blade. Stick with 1095.
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cattleking,

While I'm a huge fan of carbon steel and most of my slipjoints are of the carbon variety, I have enough made with D2 and stainless steels to point out the following:

D2 is not impossible to sharpen. Yes, it can be more difficult to sharpen depending on the profile of the blade and the hones used.

Secondly, there are many fine stainless steels being employed in custom slipjoints. They take a fine edge, hold it and cut well.

Now, you are certainly entitled to an opinion and I share your enthusiasm for carbon steel but while we enjoy a variety of opinions what we don't want to do is to come across as "trolling" in offering them.
 
The Moore Maker looks awesome. Be careful of the premium that MM charges. I paid close to $90 for a whittler before I new it was really a Queen. Actually the F&F on my Queens is better than my Q MM. Some of the cheaper MM are made by Bear and Sons now. I have a Camilus MM that has been the worst knife to sharpen. Both my MM's are 1095.
 
I only have a handful of MM's all in 1095 and produced by Queen.

What I like about the ones I have is that they are patterns that aren't available (afaik) from Queen as part of their normal inventory, and not in 1095.

Perhaps some patterns may have been in another of Queen's lines but I don't recall them if they have. (I'm referring to the large sodbuster, sowbelly moose, equal-end trapper and their largest stock pattern.)
 
I'm usually sitting back and listening to the discussions. But I feel compelled to chime in here. I have had only very positive experiences with MooreMaker knives.
My first hand experience is limited to three pieces. My EDC varies between a model #5301 honey jigged bone 3 7/8" stockman of 1095,
a #6303 stag 4 1/4 1095 stockman,
and a recent pick up a 5302 burnt orange jigged bone 4 1/4 1095 stockman.
All three are manufactured by queen. all are outstanding fit and finish. I tend to carry the 5301 more frequently as its a bit smaller, and the blades seat deeply into the body of the knife. The latter is a feature I really like.

These 1095's sharpen razor, hair shaving sharp. Anyone who borrows my knives always comment on how incredibly sharp the blades are.

I couldn't agree more with Blues comments above, there are many outstanding stainless steels out there (D2, and ATS-34, to mention a couple in my expanded carries). All sharpen incredibly well.

Just my .02.
Jay
 
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