lambertiana
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Today at work I did a quick edgeholding comparison test to get a basic idea of the edgeholding characteristics of my new Queen stockman with D2 blades. For the comparison I used the following:
Queen stockman, D2
Buck master series 501, BG-42
Spyderco calypso jr ltwt, VG-10
Kissing Crane canoe, unknown carbon steel
I included the Kissing Crane canoe for a specific reason - from past, similar tests I have found that it performs better than any other carbon steel blade I have (except my Puma carbon steel), including blades from Case, Henckels, Eye Brand, Boker, Cold Steel Carbon V, and Old Timer. It also performs significantly better than my ATS-34 Benchmade.
The Test:
This was a very quick, limited test that involved the following:
Cardboard: A total of 8 linear feet in standard corrugated cardboard, both with the grain and across the grain.
Seasoned pine: A total of 20 one-inch whittling cuts.
Each knife started shaving easily, with the Spyderco having the best edge (that VG-10 is easy to get scary sharp). After the cardboard, the Spyderco would no longer shave, the other three still did. After the whittling, the Queen, Buck, and Kissing Crane all still shaved hair off my arm.
Granted, this is no Cliff Stamp test, but as I said, this was at work so it was all I could do at the time. In the limited scope of this test, the new Queen D2 was indistinguishable from Buck's BG-42 and Kissing Crane's carbon steel, and better than the VG-10. There were slight diffences in ease of cutting that could easily be attributed to blade edge geometry. Take these results at face value; your results may vary. I usually do cardboard/whittling tests because that represents the bulk of cutting I do. The only other thing I would like to try is some hemp or sisal.
Queen stockman, D2
Buck master series 501, BG-42
Spyderco calypso jr ltwt, VG-10
Kissing Crane canoe, unknown carbon steel
I included the Kissing Crane canoe for a specific reason - from past, similar tests I have found that it performs better than any other carbon steel blade I have (except my Puma carbon steel), including blades from Case, Henckels, Eye Brand, Boker, Cold Steel Carbon V, and Old Timer. It also performs significantly better than my ATS-34 Benchmade.
The Test:
This was a very quick, limited test that involved the following:
Cardboard: A total of 8 linear feet in standard corrugated cardboard, both with the grain and across the grain.
Seasoned pine: A total of 20 one-inch whittling cuts.
Each knife started shaving easily, with the Spyderco having the best edge (that VG-10 is easy to get scary sharp). After the cardboard, the Spyderco would no longer shave, the other three still did. After the whittling, the Queen, Buck, and Kissing Crane all still shaved hair off my arm.
Granted, this is no Cliff Stamp test, but as I said, this was at work so it was all I could do at the time. In the limited scope of this test, the new Queen D2 was indistinguishable from Buck's BG-42 and Kissing Crane's carbon steel, and better than the VG-10. There were slight diffences in ease of cutting that could easily be attributed to blade edge geometry. Take these results at face value; your results may vary. I usually do cardboard/whittling tests because that represents the bulk of cutting I do. The only other thing I would like to try is some hemp or sisal.