Info wanted about Queen knives

Plumberdv

Plumberdv

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I just purchased a Queen brand knife and would like to know something about the company and the quality of the knives they produce.

I just liked the looks of it and I'm sorta partial to the folding hunters.

"Queen Cutlery-2 blade folding hunter-curly maple handle- D-2 Steel Blades-Made in the USA-New in Box"

That's pretty much all I know about it right now.

Thanks for any help.
 
How are your sharpening skills? Do you posses the patience of a saint? :)

You might get lucky and get a Queen with a decent edge. If not, you'll need to bust out the stones and get to work. I'm a big fan of Queen knives...especially the ones with D2 blades. Fit and finish is usually quite good considering the price. I think you'll be happy with it.
 
Yikes! If there's anything that I'm good at, it's ruining a knife by trying to sharpen it!

Here's hoping it comes with a good edge.

Thanks
 
Great knife. Not a great edge. I finally got happy with mine after a guy at the gun show did his magic on his three different belt sharpeners. Cost me $5 if I recall. NOW it has an incredible edge. As in a scary sharp edge! Now it is a top favorite of my folding hunters. It is THE folding hunter I would reach for as a working knife.

This was a the San Antonio show. Any of y'all around SATX I can certainly recommend this guy if you happen to attend one of the SAXET shows.

My suggestion would be get the knife then find someone who can reprofile and sharpen the edge. Then you have an edge you can maintain. Nice thing about D2 is that once it is sharp it stays that way a long time.

Btw, hiya Charlie, Jackknife, & all. Someone must have left the door open; lookwhat wondered in on his yonderings. :D
 
Thanks for the link to the history and to everyone else. The auction said Curly maple but the dealers site says Birdseye Maple. It's a beauty and I got it for $37.50 delivered. It's brand new and the dealers site sells them for $67+ s/h.

It came sharp enough for me, maybe not beard shaving sharp, but good enough for now.
Here's a link to the picture of it.

http://www.queencutlerycollectors.com/catalog/images/BirdeyeMaple/39BEM.jpg

I think I'll start looking for some more.
 
Funny you should ask about the folding hunter. I've got one in the amber carved bone that I carry fairly often and really like. It's extremely well made and a great knife, as are all my other Queen-made knives, not to mention the fact that they are one of the best values around if you look at what you get for the $.

Like folks said, if you don't mind doing some work on the edge, the Queen knives are an excellent knife. If you are going to get more Queens, you might consider getting one of the Lansky sharpening systems that clamps on to the blade and holds the stone at the right angle.

Glad you are enjoying the knife!
 
D2 is a high chromium, high carbon, high vanadium tool steel. The chromium content is just below the threshold of what is considered stainless, so it is not classified as a stainless. It is some more hard stuff, and holds it's edge extremely well. D2 is very abrasion resistant, which is why it is so difficult to sharpen. Coarse to medium diamond hones will take it down fairly quickly though, and once you get the edge bevel to what you like, resharpening usually is fairly easy, as you're just taking off a minute quantity of metal to re-establish an edge. I have several Queens with the D2 steel, and I have really liked them a lot.
 
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