[VAN VALKENBERG FURBER LAW GROUP P.L.L.C. LETTERHEAD]

                                September 15, 1999


Jore Corporation
45000 Highway 93
Ronan, Montana  59864

Ladies and Gentlemen:

          We have acted as counsel to Jore Corporation, a Montana corporation
(the "Company") in connection with the proceedings for the authorization,
issuance and proposed sale by the Company and Merle Jore (the "Selling
Shareholder") of up to 4,000,000 shares (the "Offered Shares") of the
Company's common stock, without par value per share (the "Common Stock"),
together with an additional 600,000 shares of Common Stock if and to the
extent the underwriters exercise an over-allotment option granted by the
Company (the "Over-Allotment Shares"), and the preparation and filing of a
registration statement on Form S-1 (the "Registration Statement") under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), which you are
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to the
Offered Shares and the Over-Allotment Shares (collectively, the "Shares").

          We have examined the Registration Statement and such documents and
records of the Company and other documents as we have deemed necessary for
the purpose of this opinion. Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion
that upon the happening of the following events:

     (a)  the filing and effectiveness of the Registration Statement and any
          amendments thereto,

     (b)  due execution by the Company and registration by its registrar of the
          Shares,

     (c)  the offering and sale of the Shares as contemplated by the
          Registration Statement, and

     (d)  receipt by the Company and the Selling Shareholder of the
          consideration required for the Shares contemplated by the
          Registration Statement,

the Shares will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.

          We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to
the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, including any and all
post-effective amendments and any registration statement relating to the same
offering that is to be




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effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, and
to the reference to our firm in the Prospectus of the Registration Statement
under the heading "Legal Matters." In giving such consent, we do not thereby
admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under
Section 7 of the Securities Act.

                                  Very truly yours,

                                  /S/  Van Valkenberg Furber Law Group P.L.L.C.