I changed my order for the knives.
I ordered:
Queens #26 JBC Jigged Black Cherry (Delrin) in D2 $40
MooreMaker 3300 yellow delrin in carbon steel $33
Case yellow delrin in CV $31
They are all medium stockmans.
The Queen #26 is a far superior knife.
The exact finish, the halfway opening, the blades.
All that I hoped for in a quality knife.
The bevel was fine.
A couple of passes on a DMT extra fine and the blades are sharp.
(For the quality of the knife, I would have been prepared to work on the blades to rebevel them).
The finish of the delrin is extremely good, and does not look like plastic.
I am extremely pleased with this knife, and the extra couple of dollars on the price is cheap for the increase in quality.
The quality of the Case and MooreMaker are similar.
Both sharpen easily and well.
But I like the MooreMaker better.
On the MooreMaker
The opening is easier, the blades sit deeper in the handle and have a cutout for the clip and the spey.
The nail clip is bigger and easier to grasp.
The blades close smoothly
The knife feels thinner, and the line of the blades to the handle flows better.
In general the knife looks and feels better.
On the Case
The opening is stiff, almost nail breaker, and it snaps closed.
The nail clips are smaller, which makes it even harder.
It is also stiff to close.
The sheepsfoot blade when folded in, sticks out, which makes the knife look bigger.
The knife feels bigger.
A great introduction into slippies!!!
But the Queen #26 JBC is that much better.
