ok so I'm a Texan......

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so should I own a MooreMaker? I was checking out the site and since I am learning to work with leather his knife caught my eye here are the specs. How is the fit and fiish on these knives. I did a quick search and the cheaper ones (40-50 bucks) seem to not be highly regarded. Can I do better for 70 smackers? I am guessing yes.:o Would an RC 0f 57+- be kind of soft for a slippy? Easier to sharpen?

BUFFALO PUNCH BLADE #2305


Buffalo handles
Punch blade feature ideal for leather
Three blades
1095 HC steel hardened to 57+/- 1 Rockwell
 
They are good using knives, but fit and finish is a bit lacking considering the asking price.
 
Texas?

Try New York or PA!!!

MooreMaker are made by Queen and the yellow delrin were made by Camillus.
The newer economy line is by Bear

The old stock yellow carbon delrin work knives are worth the money.
They are better than the Case yellow work knives
 
Hi Neeman,
Better in what way?
 
I think any good quality carbon steel slipjoint (in bone or yella, of course) is just as Texan as a Moore Maker. Given that, you might check out this Boker Cinch stockman with a punch blade.


Full Disclosure: I should add that I'm not a Texan, although I have been to the Alamo, caught bass in the Hill country, could subsist on a diet of BBQed brisket, love Texas blues and outlaw country, own a well-worn pair of Tony Lama boots, and have had backstage passes to two Willie Nelson concerts. :-)
 
knarfeng said:
Hi Neeman,
Better in what way?
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Isn't better an enemic word, sorry! :o

Case 3318 in yellow delrin CV
MooreMaker 3300 in yellow delrin carbon

Basically the F&F of the MooreMaker is a higher quality.

The springs to the liners are much closer without gaps.
The spring ending at the bolsters are straight and equal.
The end angle of the bolster to the scales are at right angles, not odd little angles.
The turkish clip has an attractive curve to it and slight recurve.
The point of the sheepsfoot is more pronounced so there is a sharper point where the curve of the blade meets the grind.
The spey blade has a small easy opener cut out on the side so all the blades sit lower and take less space.

On the Case the sheepsfoot was sitting proud so I had to file down the kick on the blade so it would sit lower.
The Case grind on the clip is more centered.
The walk on the Case is stronger on the two smaller blades.

Both are great working knives for the same price.
When you hold both knives, the MooreMaker looks a higher quality.
 
I have the knife you are talking about. I really like it. The Moore Maker punch blade works great - better than the punch blade on any of my other knives. The blades sharpen easily and take an excellent edge. Fit and finish on mine is excellent, and the buffalo scales are pretty unique. Everyone does stag and bone, but you don't often run across buffalo on a production slipjoint.
 
I carry a MooreMaker 4 3/8 stockman everyday. I have alot of older and newer Case knives. Also, I have tons of Queen knives. But that Mooremaker is my favorite, I like a Case Classic stockman I like almost as much. But something about that Moore maker! My father in law is a cattle farmer.He uses his knife HARD! He has been a knife collector for 50 years and he carries a Mooremaker just like mine.
 
mnblade said:
I think any good quality carbon steel slipjoint (in bone or yella, of course) is just as Texan as a Moore Maker. Given that, you might check out this Boker Cinch stockman with a punch blade.


Full Disclosure: I should add that I'm not a Texan, although I have been to the Alamo, caught bass in the Hill country, could subsist on a diet of BBQed brisket, love Texas blues and outlaw country, own a well-worn pair of Tony Lama boots, and have had backstage passes to two Willie Nelson concerts. :-)
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I think you would be considered an honorary Texan with that resume.;)

How good does it hold an edge poedandy?

mnblade that Boker looks swweeet!:thumbup:
 
I have owned only one MM so my opinion is by no means an experienced one with this brand.

I bought a Case medium stockman in yeller CV and a MM medium stockman in yeller and 1095 at the same time. The MM had terrible edge angles, they were way too thick and took a very long time to sharpen, much like Queen. I believe the MM had better snap than the Case, but it has been about a year ago and I may have forgotten some details. The handles were both yellow, but looked different, they must be made with different dyes or materials.

The MM was pretty good overall except for the thick edges. I also didn't like how the main clip blade had a recurve to it, it isn't easy to sharpen in the first place with those angles, the recurve didn't help any.

The Case did have a small gap in the spine, but the edges were about perfect and everything else was very good. I sold the MM soon after getting it but kept the Case for a while until someone traded me out of it. I now have a Case medium stockman in CV but with amber bone scales and it isn't going anywhere anytime soon.

I wouldn't rule out MooreMaker, but the next time I want to buy one I will handle it in person first.
 
I think it really depends a lot on who the knives came from. As Neeman says, both Queen and Bear make 'em, and Canal Street makes the mesquite trapper in 1095. I'm not sure who else they're using, but quality can vary greatly because of it.

Eric
 
ea42 said:
I think it really depends a lot on who the knives came from. As Neeman says, both Queen and Bear make 'em, and Canal Street makes the mesquite trapper in 1095. I'm not sure who else they're using, but quality can vary greatly because of it.

Eric
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And, though it was generally believed that all of the former delrin handled knives were produced by Camillus, it turns out that the large yellow sodbuster (delrin) was in fact produced by Queen. This was told to me directly by one of the Moore's during a telephone conversation a year or two back.

I've got four MM's...large sodbuster, sowbelly moose, even-end trapper and their largest stockman. All of the ones I own are excellent knives.
 
popedandy said:
I have the knife you are talking about. I really like it. The Moore Maker punch blade works great - better than the punch blade on any of my other knives. The blades sharpen easily and take an excellent edge. Fit and finish on mine is excellent, and the buffalo scales are pretty unique. Everyone does stag and bone, but you don't often run across buffalo on a production slipjoint.
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I agree. I have 4 MMs, three buffalo and one yellow bone., all older Camillus-made.

IMHO they are a bit nicer fit & finish than Case, but only a bit. I have only had occasion to sharpen one (a buffalo medium stockman) and the blades take an edge well.

Avoid those with a B in the model #; they are the economy models (made by Bear?) and lack such niceties as a pinned shield.

Another nice thing about MM is you don't see them everywhere, unless you work on a ranch!
 
mnblade said:
Full Disclosure: I should add that I'm not a Texan, although I have been to the Alamo, caught bass in the Hill country, could subsist on a diet of BBQed brisket, love Texas blues and outlaw country, own a well-worn pair of Tony Lama boots, and have had backstage passes to two Willie Nelson concerts. :-)
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Those are just a few examples of why I wouldn't want to live anywhere else. In my eyes you are more Texan than some of the folks that move here. Let me know if you ever come around these parts. I'll pull out my Lucchese elephant ropers and we'll head to one of the BBQ joints for some beef ribs, hot sausage and brisket (suddenly I am really hungry).

I would favor supporting MooreMaker even if the knives are built elsewhere in the USA. I like the different colors of bone I have seen for some of their stockmans. I have also seen a 5 bladed sowbelly of theirs that looks really nice.
 
I've never carried a MM, looked but never pulled the trigger. Sorry if this is one of those dumb questions but is/was MM a Texas based manufacturer? I ask because most of the guys that I work with in Texas never carried prior, to some minor pressure via me. Now I'm wondering if I did wrong? In Houston either carry either a Case yellow handle peanut or jigged brown derlin stockman, one carries blue boned russlock. In Dallas, my buddy went hybrid and will not part with Kershaw Double Duty (I gifted one and he asked when I phased out the tac's if he could have the other's as spares). In SA, my friend carries two Bokers both in red smooth bone. One a large carbon stockman the other a single blade trapperliner. Last, in Austin, one friend carries a medium zebra stockman living up to the motto of helping keep Austin Weird. My other friends there now (we met while we lived in DC/VA) and oddly the only one of the group that I've never given a knife to because he refuses not to give up carrying his grandfather's pen knife, sweet looking little knife.

Much like mnblade, I'm not a born Texan but starting to go through the vetting process:

I've made many visits (almost quarterly for work for the last 8 years). I have been to the Alamo, been to the Houston Rodeo twice, gone cycling through the Hill country, could easily live off BBQ and bacon (tried Otto's this time around while in Houston two weeks ago - good stuff!), traversed the globe in a pair of Justin ropers, recently purchased my first custon slip joint from a Texas maker, and with enough liquid courage have/can/will karaoke to Hank Williams Jr. "Family Tradition".
 
If you men ain't been to Sweetwater and Ft. Worth, you ain't been to Texas.. The Lone Star State....
 
JHB said:
I've never carried a MM, looked but never pulled the trigger. Sorry if this is one of those dumb questions but is/was MM a Texas based manufacturer?
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To my knowledge, Moormaker is based in Texas, but they are not a manufacturer. Their knives are toll-manufactured for them by other American knife houses.
 
Full Disclosure: I should add that I'm not a Texan, although I have been to the Alamo, caught bass in the Hill country, could subsist on a diet of BBQed brisket, love Texas blues and outlaw country, own a well-worn pair of Tony Lama boots, and have had backstage passes to two Willie Nelson concerts. :-)[/QUOTE]

Is being in the same restroom at a truck stop when Willie asked if anyone had any rolling papers as he was out count as being Texan?
 
I don't know about that, but I bet that was one neat experience. I guess Willie may have needed a slip"joint".:D:o

I went ahead and ordered the MM knife I listed in the OP. Now If only I could figure out a way to get me one of those Cinch Bokers.:rolleyes:
 
Hell, none of y'all are Texans unless you're "fixin' to" do something.

I lived in the Big D a few years; spent time in Ft. Worth (Cowtown!), Abiline, SA and Tyler (but not Sweetwater) and I love the Lone Star State.

As they say, don't mess with Texas!
 
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