2010 BF knife

[Invoice]

nice!

 

[thawk]

What a cool knife to have! It is a pleasure to handle. All good here for sure. Kudos to each person that played a part in the process. A sharp, tight and beautiful knife. I really like the stamps, the blades, and the whole pattern. The box and design are classy. Steel springs are sure a nice touch too.

 

[J. Oeser]

Nice pics everybody. Man I need to get one of these. Anybody have an extra . . .?

 

[teacher]

My three got here Saturday.

I am overall very impressed with the fit & finish, and the knife in general; for the most part [I'll explain that in a minute.. ] ..... these are very nice knives. :thumbup:

I do have a question about the spear point blades and am using the two pictures below to illustrate.

On my three, spear point blade only; where the spring locks into the tang when opened.. it is rough, pitted, and corroded. Not really rust, more like scale that would be a by product of heat treat. But very little of that surface is smooth... or even close to smooth.

One of the clip blades has some "discoloration" in that area, BUT... it is smooth.

The two in the photos below appear to look like mine. I was just wondering how many of the others were like this????

This is not a complaint.... I am just curious and wonder what someone more knowledgeable than I thought.

One more thing.. pull tension seems real good on 5 of my blades.
However, one of the spear points has an opening & closing tension of about 1. [1 = Low / 10 = High]

It has almost no pull or lock strength at all. I would assume that is not normal...... correct?

Again, to be clear; these are not complaints.... simply questions

I think all involved have done a stellar job!!!! :thumbup:

 

[yablanowitz]

The spear blade on mine looks like that, too, as does the clip blade to a lesser extent. So do most of the Cases, Queens and Schrades I have handy at the moment. I'd say if it hasn't caused a problem on my Walden marked Schrades over the course of forty years, it isn't worth worrying about.

The light pull on the other hand, is something to be concerned over. The only things I know of that would cause that are a stuck spring, a cracked spring or an improperly tempered (soft) spring. I'd say that one needs to go back.

 

[teacher]

The spear blade on mine looks like that, too, as does the clip blade to a lesser extent. So do most of the Cases, Queens and Schrades I have handy at the moment. I'd say if it hasn't caused a problem on my Walden marked Schrades over the course of forty years, it isn't worth worrying about.

Works for me, thank you for the reply. :thumbup: ..

The light pull on the other hand, is something to be concerned over. The only things I know of that would cause that are a stuck spring, a cracked spring or an improperly tempered (soft) spring. I'd say that one needs to go back.

Thanks on this also. :thumbup:

The spring seems to be moving freely with no binding or sticking at all.
I have also used magnification and cannot 'see' a crack.???
So I probably will send this one back for review...

Anybody know the proper procedure for this, on these special knives????

Thanks in advance.......

 

[navihawk]

Teacher, all those little dark pits, lines and black stuff on the tang are from the stamping and heat treating process. They don't hurt the knifes abilities and are in my opinion quite traditional as the older knives tend to have the same thing. Other companies like say Case, don't show these marks because they finish their blades to a finer degree by tumbling them in media.
I like the marks myself.

 

[Berkley]

On my three, spear point blade only; where the spring locks into the tang when opened.. it is rough, pitted, and corroded. Not really rust, more like scale that would be a by product of heat treat. But very little of that surface is smooth... or even close to smooth.

One of the clip blades has some "discoloration" in that area, BUT... it is smooth.

The two in the photos below appear to look like mine. I was just wondering how many of the others were like this????

As others have noted, this seems to be a fairly common phenomenon in production knives, so much so in my experience that I noticed it but didn't deduct any mental style points.
For reference, here it is between two others that I grabbed more or less at random with the same characteristic - a 2003 large MooreMaker stockman (Camillus made IIRC) and the 2008 BF stockman by Northwoods.

I'd be unhappy if a custom had this cosmetic blemish, but at this price point it doesn't bother me as long as function is unaffected.

 

[defaultuser]

Yeah, yeah...late to the party but...here's some pics of mine (received it yesterday)

Thanks again to the Traditional BladeForums 2010 knife!!!

 

[mqqn]

Hi defaultuser (sorry - don't know your name...)

Wow - that last picture really makes that knife look huge!!

Great pictures, and thanks to all for posting up here.

best regards -

mqqn

 

[defaultuser]

Sorry Andy - name is Pierre.

Yeah well, it is a substantial knife for sure...just short of 4" closed. Just the wau I like 'em

 

[navihawk]

Finally got a chance to take some shots. not the best ones but I still need a new camera.(NO ECUSE)
I had to send my original back for warranty.Not going into details I just wasnt happy with the f/f. Anyways a few days after New years (I had to wait a bit because it was a SFO), I recieved my knife, and the f/f is now superb. I still emphasize that Queen cutsomer service is good to work with also.

I am still up in arms about making this an EDC, and it remains a safe Queen I have commited to using this one for a while........

 

[Mack]

Great pics Steve. I can't wait to get home and finally get to see mine up close.

 

[navihawk]

Great pics Steve. I can't wait to get home and finally get to see mine up close.

Your still not home yet Mack?

More of the knife. The pics don't due it justice, and the knife is by no means perfect. Those imperfections are just character to the knife.They have a commanding presence in a smaller than 4 inch knife.This particular knife has a very minimum amount of blade play which permits in an easier smoother opening, and this amount of play to me shows me the cutler knows something about fit. A smaller radius on the cam makes for a smoother open/close too. A few of my Queens have what I call a "soft stop" because they use a larger radius on the tang cam it stops a bit in the half position.

The ebony is nice. The rear has a burl like look to it with a knot in the center that splits the grain in two directions. I can't capture it on the camera. It fits the swell center perfectly. The front a nice strait grain and the ebony is as black as can be.
The walk and talk of the clip is heavier than the spear giving them each their own sound.

So:thumbup::thumbup: for you guys and promising stuff with Queen.
If anyone has a problem or something needs fixing don't hesitate to send it back. I believe they set things right, or try their best.

 

[Mack]

Yeah, probably another month.

 

[FLymon]

A few of my Queens have what I call a "soft stop" because they use a larger radius on the tang cam it stops a bit in the half position.

I haven't heard of that before. So they do that on purpose?
The Clip blade on mine feels like you describe, it has a "dead spot" in the middle, but the Spear does not. I figured it was just a bad radius on the Clip blade, but maybe it's the Spear they got wrong?

 

[Seals]

Obviously i love mine!(see avatar)It was an extra of another member.I feel quite fortunate to have gotten it.If mine was his reject i cant imagine what the keeper is like.Im thinking they were about equal.Yes,if it were a user i would definately reprofile both edges.But for show they are great and will cut.I sliced up the priority box it came in just to see. I hope Queen takes good care of those that are less than thrilled with their knife.But they did a beautiful job on mine including the packaging.:thumbup:

 

[navihawk]

I haven't heard of that before. So they do that on purpose?
The Clip blade on mine feels like you describe, it has a "dead spot" in the middle, but the Spear does not. I figured it was just a bad radius on the Clip blade, but maybe it's the Spear they got wrong?

I don't know. Some blades do it more than others. probably something they need to work out. I have gotten used to it I prefer a smooth open/close. My BF knife is smooth, but I can still feel a very slight pause halfway through as faint as it is. Some of the blade blanks may have half stops from the old days and someone there made the decision to do cam stops?

 

[neeman]

Many of the Queen knives I own, have this soft spot when opening.
I really like it as a 'feature', it is a neutral spot in the opening where I know the blade is not going anywhere, but it goes not snap like a half stop

 

[navihawk]

I know what you mean Neeman. I close my knives a few different ways and it's a good buffer without the jolt of the halfs.On the moose they are both equal and just bearly there. It's a nice walk and talk on both blades. They both have their own ring to them.