A little underwhelmed first slipjoint purchase.

[sodak]

Just cause a knife's modern doesn't make it tactical.

Thanks for the suggestions. I might give it another go.

You are quite right about the moderns not being necessarily tactical.

I prefer the modern Spyderco's for most tasks, but there are some Queens and Cases that are quite nice also. The slippies are much nicer for woodwork, due to the blades not being nearly as wide as modern folders. It also makes them better in food. They are much more aesthetically pleasing (to me).

Modern folders have been (for me) much more practical. Quicker to get to, easier to sharpen (due to the wider blade), and better cutting (due to the geometry), except for wood.

For me, the slippies are a trip down memory lane, but the moderns are more practical. Having said that, I always carry one of each so I can have my cake and eat it too. It's nice to pull out a beautiful Queen in mother of pearl when you are in Sunday clothes.

 

[mnblade]

I tried Queen, their knives are very attractive but my experience with them was rather frustrating. I ordered a Mountain Man (Schatt & Morgan 1 of 100) and a RAT cattleknife (also a limited edition) and they came with butterknife edges. I spent hours working on that RAT folder, since it has all the features I want in an EDC knife, but grinding D2 without power tools isn't easy, so I gave up. That's it with Queen for me.

It BLOWS ME AWAY that Queen execs let this continue.

 

[pinetree]

I've bought two Queens. A Mountain Man that went back and a Moore Maker Whittler (made by Queen). The Moore Maker's main blade has been a pain to open. I've worked on it with metal polish and it seems a little better. It is such a beauty I wish they'd work on QC. This is my most expensive slippie. I've been very happy with Boker and my Case has me served well. With Boker it is easier to find carbon blades with more traditional scales vs Case.

 

[jackknife]

My one and only experiance with Queen has been with my country cousin sodbuster. It arrived dull, and quite frankly the fit and finish was not up to my yellow Case soddie. I don't plan on buying any more queen's. If a knife comany can't deliver a sharp knife to the customer, it's sort of like buying a new gun and having to take it to a gunsnith to fix it to shoot. Not a tollerable situation, and reflective of company personel that dose'nt give a tinkers d--m. It is certainly not a company that will ever get my consumer dollars again. If Victorinox, Case, Wenger, Opinel, and Buck can deliver a sharp knife, then Queen has no exuse.

Like the old saying goes "Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me."

 

[Amos Iron Wolf]

I have that one, less than perfect, Canal Street trapper with D2 blades (Which I carried yesterday and today). While I may be disappointed in the fit and finish of it and of he weak action, I will give proper credit to the blades. The D2 blades came very sharp and not quite as thick as the Queen D2s I have. Really great blades in fact. I had heard something about Queen making the blades for Canal Street, but I really don't know about that. If so, then it would seem sad that Queen could make a really great D2 blade for someone else and not themselves.

To be fair, the stainless bladed Queens come pretty nice out of the box, both slippy and the one fixed blade I have. Most all of my Queens and my few S&Ms are very nice knives with only an exception or two. Still, I've gotten nearly all of them NIB in the $35-55 price range by being a cheap, ol' fart on ebay. I might be a little more critical of one or two more if I'd paid full price.

 

[davmgt]

It BLOWS ME AWAY that Queen execs let this continue.

ive had some similar experiences with Queen's edges. It can be quite frustrating. Lukily the newest Case knives I got recently renewed my faith in American slipjoints.